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Judge denies motion to quash, refuses bond reduction in Michelle Cormier indictment
Summary
In a hearing on charges tied to a fentanyl-related death, the judge denied a defense motion to quash the indictment and refused to reduce Michelle Cormier’s $500,000 bond, leaving the case on the trial docket.
A judge in the 252nd District Court denied a defense motion to quash an indictment against Michelle Cormier and refused a request to reduce her $500,000 bond, leaving her case set for the trial docket.
The court considered a motion to quash that challenged the indictment’s mens rea requirement under the statutory language referenced by defense counsel. The judge said the indictment alleges that Cormier “knowingly deliver[ed] a controlled substance, namely fentanyl,” and denied the motion to quash, saying the statute and the indictment require a showing that the…
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