No postponement of murder trial for Terrance Tate

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Terrance Tate

YOUNGSTOWN — Judge R. Scott Krichbaum has rejected a defense request for a 30-day postponement of the capital murder trial of Terrance Tate, which is scheduled to begin Monday.

The defense made a motion Wednesday to delay the trial to give the forensic pathologist it engaged as an expert enough time to review the case materials, which the pathologist didn’t receive until Monday.

The defense lawyers also said the psychologist they have selected for the penalty determination phase hasn’t yet received the necessary records, conducted evaluations and interviewed witnesses.

Tate, 23, of Hilton Avenue, faces an aggravated murder charge with a death penalty specification in the fatal beating of Javonte Covington on his first birthday in April 2006.

Read more in Thursday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com