Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The teen charged in the murder of a 13 year-old girl in Powell appears in court.
Fifteen year-old Malakiah Harris was in court Wednesday morning as Juvenile Court Judge Tim Irwin oversaw the status hearing, checking in on the defense and prosecution. Harris’ attorney says he is making progress on the defense’s investigation, while the prosecution says they are waiting on forensics testing.
The prosecution made a request of Judge Irwin asking that Harris’ siblings be barred from the neighborhood where Savannah Copeland, the victim, lived and the Judge agreed and requested the children stay away from the area.
Copeland’s body was found, stabbed, on a walking trail in Powell last year. Her death prompted the passing of the Savannah Grace Copeland Act, which increased funding for child advocacy centers.
Harris will next appear in court September 26 at 8:30 a.m.
