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Man who shot and killed a Burton police officer as a teen will no longer serve life in prison Updated Apr 29, 2021; Posted Apr 29, 2021 A judge's gavel and the scales behind it are the best recognized symbols of judicial authority. Facebook Share BURTON, MI – A man who shot and killed an on-duty Burton police officer in the 80s when he was 16 years old will no longer serve a life sentence. Shane Patrick Richey, now 54 years old, was resentenced to 40 to 60 years in prison with credit for time served by Genesee Circuit Judge Celeste D. Bell Wednesday, April 28. Richey has credit for nearly...

Criminal jury trials in Genesee County Circuit Court on hold until April 28 Updated Mar 10, 2021; The new delay will push the restart of criminal jury trials back to the end of April. Circuit Court judges met Wednesday, March 10 to discuss when trials could realistically resume, landing on April 28 as the next tentative start date, Circuit Court Administrator Barbara Menear said. Jury trials had been set to restart March 2, but after COVID-19 cases rose in the county, the date was tentatively pushed back to March 10. Related: It is “not realistic” to continue delaying trials week to week...

Restart of Genesee County Circuit Court jury trials delayed after county sees coronavirus spike Updated Mar 02, 2021; GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- Criminal jury trials in Genesee County Circuit Court scheduled to restart this week have been delayed until at least Wednesday, March 10 after Genesee County saw a spike in COVID-19 cases. Chief Judge Duncan Beagle told MLive-The Flint Journal on Tuesday, March 2 -- the date jury trials were due to restart following a Feb. 26 announcement -- about the latest delay. Genesee County now has a seven-day average positivity rate above of 5% on coronavirus diag...