Judge denies Cortnee Brantley's request for bench trial; second trial to start on Monday
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Courtnee Brantley mugshot (Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office)
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Posted: 09/04/2012
The girlfriend of accused police officer killer Dontae Morris will receive a jury trial, not a bench trial, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Cortnee Brantley's attorney had hoped that she would get a bench trial because of all the pre-trial publicity that surrounded the case.
A jury deadlocked last month in Brantley's trial stemming from charges that she covered for Morris.
Morris is charged with killing two Tampa police officers during a traffic stop in 2010.
Brantley's second trial starts on Monday.
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