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Hearings Set in Teen Beating Case
Last Modified: Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 11:48 p.m.
The criminal cases against five teenage girls charged with the videotaped beating of a former Mulberry High School cheerleader continue to move along, but no trial dates have been set.
- Videotaped Beatings
- Video: Sheriff Discusses the Beating
- Video: Beaten Teen's Parents Speak Out
- Video: Beating Suspects - First Appearance
- Audio: 911 Call from Video Taped Beating Case
- Affidavits - Teenagers Charged as Adults
- Affidavits - Teenagers Charged as Juveniles
- Gag Order Documents
- Photo Gallery: Beating Case Court Appearances
- Victoria Lindsay's Statement
- Witness' Statement
- Suspects' and Victim's Statement
- Videotaped Teen Beating Draws National Attention
- Plea Deals Offered in Video Beating Case
- Near-Fight Preceded Video Beating
- High Bail Set For Beating Case Suspect
- Notice Filed to Sue Judd Over Inquiry Remarks
- House Arrest Lifted for Beating-Case Teen
- Teens' Interviews Shed More Light on Beating Case
- Judge Grants Beating-Case Teen More Freedom as She Awaits Trial
- Defendant Names Aggressors in Videotaped Beating
- 3 Cleared In Beating Incident
- Charges Dropped Against Three in Teen Beating
- Suspect in Beating Must Keep Mum on Case
- Teen Beating Suspect Can Get Job, But Can't Talk
- Suspect Wants to Discuss Beating
- New Video Documents More of Beating
On Tuesday, Circuit Judge Keith Spoto scheduled pretrial hearings for the girls Nov. 18.
Brittini Hardcastle's lawyer requested that her client's curfew be extended so she can attend church two nights a week.
The judge asked that the lawyer submit a proposed order.
Meanwhile, lawyers have scheduled an Oct. 15 deposition of the alleged victim in the case, Victoria 'Tori' Lindsay, court records show.
Originally, eight teenagers were accused of participating in the March 30 beating.
However, charges were dropped against three teens because of insufficient evidence.
Hardcastle, 18, Mercades Nichols, 17, Kayla Hassall, 15, April Cooper, 15, and Brittany Mayes, 17, still face charges of battery and kidnapping related to the beating.
Nichols, Mayes and Hardcastle also face a charge of tampering with a witness.
All five are out on bail.
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October 8, 2008 6:42:24 am
RE: Link
Life In Prison
October 8, 2008 7:06:15 am
Kinda harsh.. Maybe they should have gone into the kitchen and got a knife and stabbed her ,left her to bleed on the street. Then they would only get 8 years if they can blame it on their hard life and mama.
These girls should not get a harder sentence than the young man who stabbed and KILLED another young man because he didn't know the knife would go that deep.
October 8, 2008 8:24:47 am
ALL I CAN SAY IS IT IS ABOUT TIME.......
October 9, 2008 3:15:54 am
I have an idea, most of these charges will be reduced and these girls will get probation. Unfortunately, this is the way our justice system works. I would say, just by seeing the short video I saw, that at least 6 months in the county jail would do them all good.
October 21, 2008 1:57:50 pm
i actually know half of these girls from school and stuff like that. and i know that they did wrong but she probably did something to get them that mad to fight her. stuff like this happens everyday in places where i live but it doesn't make national headlines. I WONDER WHY?????
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