Commonwealth's Attorney Stephanie Morales continues to remain hopeful a judge will reconsider his decision to not let a witness testify in a murder case, which led to the case being dismissed.
First-degree murder charges against Jamal Cannon were dismissed last week by a Portsmouth Circuit Court judge after he determined prosecutors violated rules regarding when and how information must be turned over to the defense. It was the second major Portsmouth criminal case to be dismissed in less than a month for discovery violations.
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All charges against Dewanna Seward, who ran a home daycare in Portsmouth, were dismissed after a defense attorney claimed prosecutors mishandled the case.
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