GUILTY NC - William “Andy” Banks, 39, Raleigh, met someone about selling his car, 12 Sept 2020 *ARREST*

[Niner]

I have been searching for past half hour and cannot find a single thing on a court date for JM.
I will keep looking-- I have only searched NC counties so maybe he was moved ??
I will try to find it.

He is in Wake County, NC. I have his last hearing on 10/9/20.

Thanks for trying find him though!

 

[Niner]

@Spartygirl - was wondering if there might be any updates on this case yet?

TIA!

 

[Spartygirl]

He is in Wake County, NC. I have his last hearing on 10/9/20.

Thanks for trying find him though!

I still keep checking and nothing yet
it goes from Joshua to Kelly--no Justin. this is Wake county
Could he be elsewhere??

 

[Niner]

I still keep checking and nothing yet
it goes from Joshua to Kelly--no Justin. this is Wake county
Could he be elsewhere??

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Thanks for checking this out! Probably nothing on his middle name? Fernando?

 

[Spartygirl]

This is still the only thing I can find--from his arrest
GENERAL DISTRICT COURT ONLINE CASE INFORMATION SYSTEM (state.va.us)

 

[Spartygirl]

Thanks for checking this out! Probably nothing on his middle name? Fernando?

Ive been looking in VA and NC and cannot find a darn thing.
I keep checking but will look under Fernando also

 

[Spartygirl]

Nothing in Wake county under Justin or Fernando
I dont think he was moved but I checked the State of NC and all counties also and cannot find him.
I will keep checking weekly

 

[Spartygirl]

According to "Remembering Andy" page, run by his family,
there are NO court updates and it is being moved to Supreme court. I will keep checking on his page for updates.
Im linking the page here, since it is run by family so I think it is within TOS plus it has such beautiful Christmas posts and lit candles in his memory. T shirts can be purchased also
#livelikeandy

(20+) Remembering Andy Banks | Facebook

 

[imstilla.grandma]

"We know he's celebrating up in heaven in whatever Caribbean island or mountains they have up there ... he's hanging, having a great time," said Holly Haygood, Andy Banks' longtime friend.

On Sunday, Andy would have turned 40 years old. Tragically, his life was cut short in September.

"The day-to-day is very surreal for me," said Mark Banks, Andy's brother.
'Very surreal': Family, friends remember Raleigh man on what would have been his 40th birthday

 

[borndem]

Indeed @borndem.
I will not be surprised in the least if our DA (Lorrin Freeman) puts forth a death charge on this case. And, I never saw this article before, but I think you'd like it very much.

Just getting back to this case! Please forgive the belated thanks!
So good to hear from you!

Wow! Thanks, friend @Madeleine74 for this article on Howard Cummings -- what a fighter he was, in his own way, at his own pace in the courtroom -- I can still see in my mind's eye the day he defied BCooper's slimy attorney and said he (HC) was ready to go to the NC Bar Association and challenge that little you-know-what "Right now, let's go!!" ... the little guy backed-off, shut his mouth, and sat down.
My DH knows Howard and has gone fishin' with him... He's a very fine man.
----
Anyway, we may indeed see the DP dangled in JM's face...
Freeman doesn't mess around, either.
Thanks again .. for the link!

 

[Niner]

@borndem - here's the one I was talking about! Any new court dates?

TIA!

 

[borndem]

The only Merrit,J or Merritt,J found was a "Jamesha Merritt" in Wake County, so we wait and keep looking.

 

[Niner]

The only Merrit,J or Merritt,J found was a "Jamesha Merritt" in Wake County, so we wait and keep looking.

Thanks for taking the time to look this up!

 

[JudgeJoe]

Bumping for justice for Andy Banks. This one seems so open & shut. Yet still we wait. Looking forward to sentencing.

 

[borndem]

I just checked the Wake County Courts Docket for "J. Merritt" and again found only "Jamesha Merritt."

 

[Niner]

I just checked the Wake County Courts Docket for "J. Merritt" and again found only "Jamesha Merritt."

His full name is Justin Fernando Merritt and the Judge did change his bond to no bond. At least he is sitting in jail...

and thanks (again!) for checking!

 

[borndem]

...Nekādu problēmu!

When looking on the docket, the name lookup can only be last name and then one initial, i.e., Doe,J -- that's why the system sometimes will bring back a "stray."

 

[JudgeJoe]

Checking in. Waiting for justice.

 

[borndem]

Has Wake County ever put anyone on trial for the Death Penalty and successfully put anyone on Death Row? I can't think of any, and I've been here 20 years.

There have been 8 persons put on NC's Death Row since 2011, and one was from Wake County. (see NC DPS: Death Row Roster ).

The last person executed in North Carolina was Samuel Flippen, who was put to death on Aug. 18, 2006 for the murder of his 2-year-old stepdaughter.Dec 20, 2013

 

[Niner]

@borndem - I just noticed on post #688 - that his case was moved to Superior Court - maybe that is why you haven't been able to find him. Can you access that?

TIA!

Last hearing I have was on 10/9/20.