A trial is scheduled for this summer for a man charged in connection with the 2010 killing of a 15-year-old girl from Pinckneyville.
Chad Bennett's trial will be Aug. 5 in Perry County.
Bennett was charged in October with first-degree murder, home invasion and burglary in the death of Sidnee Stephens, who authorities say was shot and strangled before her body was found in a creek.
Three other people who carried out the killing are serving prison terms ranging from 37 to 60 years.
Bennett has pleaded not guilty.
A judge has said that while Bennett and Dakota Wall, who is a co-defendant in the case and Stephens’ half-sister, may not have actually committed the crimes themselves, they were involved in planning or took part in the Pinckneyville girl's death.
(Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
(Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
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