New Trial Date For Teen Charged With Murder

The trial date for , the 17-year-old charged with stabbing to death , has been changed to April, one of his lawyers said. Graham is next scheduled to appear in court for a pretrial hearing in March.

Graham, of the 200 block of Fairwood Road, is charged with first-degree murder and related offenses in the killing of Patrick Xavier Ward, 29, in August. A state prosecutor said Graham admitted to killing Ward.

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

Both conferences took place behind closed doors in judges' chambers, the first with Judge Emory Plitt and the second with Judge William Carr.

Graham previously had a trial date scheduled for later this month, but that date has been changed to April 16, Delgado told Patch Thursday. A pretrial hearing in the case is scheduled to take place March 1.

"Then we'll see whether this trial will go forward," Delgado said, adding that there is still the possibility for a plea agreement or dismissal.

Along with murder, Graham faces other charges including 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.