Status Hearing for Convicted Murders Not Called or Held

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A status hearing for two defendants convicted of murder was not called or held on May 22.

Rodney Brown and Leonard Bishop are appealing their 1996 conviction of first-degree murder while armed, assault with the intent to kill while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence and carrying a pistol without a license. The two men were convicted of killing Andre Newton and injuring four others in a shooting on the 600 block of 46th Place, SE on Nov. 25, 1994.

The status hearing has yet to be rescheduled.