Donnell Graham Murder Case Moves Forward

The murder case against , who is accused of murdering Patrick Xavier Ward in Bel Air, moved forward Thursday morning after a pretrial conference hearing.

A criminal motions hearing is scheduled later this month.

Graham's lawyers, Samuel Delgado and David Wooten, appeared on his behalf for a scheduled conference and pretrial conference Thursday in .

No substantial change in the case took place during the hearing.

Delgado told Patch the case is ongoing and a criminal motions hearing is scheduled on March 12.

From there, Graham and his defense team will determine whether to accept a plea agreement or continue to trial.

A trial date of April is scheduled in the case.

In addition to the murder charge, Graham faces charges of first-degree assault, two counts of first-degree burglary, two counts of armed robbery, robbery, attempted robbery, theft less than $1,000, attempted theft less than $1,000 and carrying a dangerous weapon with intent to injure.

The charges stem from an alleged burglary gone wrong in August 2011, according to police.

Graham allegedly , who was legally blind and lived in an from Graham, inside Ward's apartment, according to court documents. Ward died that night.