{"id":595886,"date":"2023-10-29T03:00:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T00:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/young-dolph-murder-trial-judge-recuses-himself-on-court-order\/"},"modified":"2023-10-29T03:00:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T00:00:15","slug":"young-dolph-murder-trial-judge-recuses-himself-on-court-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/young-dolph-murder-trial-judge-recuses-himself-on-court-order\/","title":{"rendered":"#Young Dolph Murder Trial: Judge Recuses Himself On Court Order"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Young Dolph murder trial now has to find another judge to preside over the case, per an app<\/a>eals court order brought by the attorneys for one of the defendants.<\/p>\n

According to The Associated Press<\/a><\/em>, Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee recused himself as of Friday (October 27) and asked the clerk of the court to assign a new judge to the high-profile case.<\/p>\n

Coffee\u2019s recusal came as a result of a motion filed by Luke Evans, the lawyer for the co-defendant Justin Johnson, who claimed that Coffee couldn\u2019t be impartial \u201cafter the judge failed to inform him about an order limiting Johnson\u2019s ability to communicate with people outside the jail other than Evans,\u201d per the AP<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Coffee all but confined Johnson to administrative segregation \u2014 meaning that he would be \u201cdenied all telephone, writing, and visitation privileges (excluding attorney visitation) until the disposition of this case\u201d \u2014 as a result of the release of a song back in 2022 called \u201cNo Statements,\u201d which was reportedly recorded on a contraband cell phone.<\/p>\n

According to Evans, Coffee\u2019s order against his client was \u201cpunitive,\u201d since he didn\u2019t let the defense know that he was issuing the order before he did so, and the appeals court agreed.<\/p>\n

Coffee had set the trial date for March 11, 2024, but it\u2019s not clear whether this date will continue to stand now that he\u2019s recused himself. It\u2019s also not clear when a new judge will be named to preside over the case.<\/p>\n

According to\u00a0Billboard<\/em><\/a>, Johnson and his co-defendant Cornelius Smith have pleaded not guilty to a myriad of charges, including first-degree murder.<\/p>\n

A motive for the killing has not been disclosed.<\/p>\n

The murder case appeared to hit a roadblock over the summer when an individual whom law enforcement considered a \u201cperson of interest\u201d was shot and killed. According to ABC24<\/a><\/em>, Joshua Taylor was found dead on the corner of Spottswood Avenue and Buntyn Street in the Orange Mound district of Memphis.<\/p>\n

Authorities had no leads and as a result, were asking the public for their help in identifying his potential killer or killers. Taylor, who also went by the name \u201cCEO Teezy,\u201d was first named as a person of interest in Dolph\u2019s murder in February 2022 alongside Devin Burns.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile,\u00a0Johnson and Smith\u00a0were arrested and accused of being the prime shooters. Both were given ultimatums to find defense lawyers and according to court documents, Smith obtained a lawyer while Johnson was appointed one.<\/p>\n

At the time, Jemarcus Johnson, 26 \u2014 who was accused of helping two people (Justin Johnson \u2014 who is Jemarcus\u2019s brother \u2014 and Cornelius Smith) evade police capture after Young Dolph\u2019s murder \u2014 pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.<\/p>\n

He also admitted to taking possession of his brother\u2019s cell phone and car so authorities would not think Justin was in Memphis. He faces between six and 12 years in prison for his role in Dolph\u2019s murder.<\/p>\n

\u201cConspiracy is a wide range of things,\u201d Shelby County prosecutor Paul Hagerman previously said in court. \u201cThey include people that were acting in the conspiracy before the murder happened. But also the people that were acting afterward. The charges that have been filed now against Jemarcus make it clear that he did things afterwards.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jemarcus\u2019 plea came shortly after it was revealed his brother Justin was caught with drugs and a cell phone while held in the Shelby County Jail.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Young Dolph\u2019s first posthumous album\u00a0Paper Route Frank<\/em> was released in December 2022. The project features 2 Chainz,\u00a0Gucci Mane,\u00a0Key Glock, Big Moochie Grape and Snupe Bandz.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n