{Charleston, West Virginia}...Thirty-six year old Donald Raines appeared in Judge Tod Kaufman's courtroom for a pre-trial motion hearing Friday after being accused of killing Jerry Baldwin. Charleston Police say Raines fatally shot Baldwin after an argument over a girlfriend last November. Raines claims the shooting was done in self-defense. A grand jury indicted Raines on a manslaughter charge in January. He was scheduled to go to trial this coming Wednesday, but his defense attorney made a number of motions the court believed couldn't be satisfied by then. His trial is scheduled for September 12th.Saturday, June 9, 2012
Charleston Murder Trial Set
{Charleston, West Virginia}...Thirty-six year old Donald Raines appeared in Judge Tod Kaufman's courtroom for a pre-trial motion hearing Friday after being accused of killing Jerry Baldwin. Charleston Police say Raines fatally shot Baldwin after an argument over a girlfriend last November. Raines claims the shooting was done in self-defense. A grand jury indicted Raines on a manslaughter charge in January. He was scheduled to go to trial this coming Wednesday, but his defense attorney made a number of motions the court believed couldn't be satisfied by then. His trial is scheduled for September 12th.