Judge to remain on Hibbing murder trial
A new trial date is expected to be set by Judge Rachel Sullivan in the Christmas Day 2018 shooting that killed one man and wounded another. 4:15 pm, May 13, 2021 ×
Jerome Dionte Spann
A judge whose impartiality was questioned by defense attorneys declined to remove herself from a Hibbing murder trial and received the backing of the district s chief judge.
The pair of rulings this month mean Judge Rachel Sullivan will remain on the case of Jerome Dionte Spann, who faces a mandatory life term if convicted of premeditated murder in the Christmas Day 2018 shooting death of 34-year-old Jeryel McBeth.
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Hibbing murder trial postponed as defendant seeks different judge
Jerome Spann, jailed since December 2018, will wait at least several more months before standing trial for the killing of Jeryel McBeth. 6:41 pm, Apr. 26, 2021 ×
Jerome Dionte Spann
A Hibbing murder trial has been postponed as a defense attorney argued the judge should recuse herself from hearing the case.
Jerome Dionte Spann, 31, was scheduled to appear for a bench trial starting Wednesday before Judge Rachel Sullivan in State District Court in Hibbing. He faces a mandatory life sentence if convicted of premeditated first-degree murder in the Christmas Day 2018 shooting death of 34-year-old Jeryel McBeth.