A trial date was set for a Hopkinsville man charged in a 2021 fatal shooting on Sharpe Street.
Mory Burse is charged with murder and appeared before Judge Andrew Self in Christian Circuit Court Monday morning while his attorney, Ramon McGee and special prosecutor G.L. Ovey appeared via Zoom.
During the pretrial conference, Judge Self said he wanted to set a trial date in this case with McGee saying he could be ready by August, but Ovey stated he didn’t think he could be ready for a jury trial until January because he just got this case and already has several other murder trials scheduled in the 56th Judicial Circuit.
click to download audioMcGee argued that a January trial date would mean his client would have been incarcerated for several years on pretrial detention and they are trying to get the earliest trial date possible. After hearing arguments from both sides, Judge Self set the trial for January to allow both attorneys time to prepare for the trial adequately.
click to download audioJudge Self set the jury trial to begin on January 8, 2024, with McGee stating that he would be filing another bond reduction motion before a pretrial conference scheduled for August 21st.
click to download audioBurse is charged in the death of 48-year old Devon Kendrick following a report of shots fired on Sharpe Street in July of 2021.
