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Trial postponed for retired Springfield Police Det. Kevin Burnham, accused of stealing over $385K
Trial postponed for retired Springfield Police Det. Kevin Burnham, accused of stealing over $385K from evidence roomSPRINGFIELD - A new trial date of March 20 was set Tuesday for Kevin Burnham, a retired Springfield Police detective accused of stealing more than $385,000 from the department's evidence locker.
Defense lawyer Charles Dolan requested a continuance of the trial date, which was Tuesday. Continuances of trial dates and other court procedures are commonplace in Hampden Superior Court.
Dolan did not give a reason for the request for the continuance, which Judge Edward J. McDonough allowed. The prosecution had no objection.
When a case reaches a trial date it is assigned to a specific judge's session and that judge will determine when a trial will start. Or it can be put in the pool awaiting assignment to a judge.
Read more: http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/12/trial_postponed_for_retired_sp.html