GUILTY PA - Drue Burd, 22, Accused felon in death of Angela Beard (16 mos), Altoona, Blair Co, May 2018

[Richrd]

Awaiting Next (Upper) Court Date
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Accused Felon:
(Mr.) Drew Scott Burd, 22

CBS News:​

Defense Seeks To Bar Death Penalty Against Pennsylvania Man Charged In Smothering Death Of 16-Month-Old Girl

Altoona Mirror:
Defense seeks to bar death penalty

Some Court DocketS:
https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/Report/CpDocketSheet?docketNumber=CP-07-CR-0002126-2018&dnh=qqyILrnQcozjrRLh7ADifA==
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https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/Report/CpCourtSummary?docketNumber=CP-07-CR-0002126-2018&dnh=qqyILrnQcozjrRLh7ADifA==
via: Case Search

Google™ Supplements & Updates:​

Angela Beard - PA - Google Search
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& = And - [AMP' err sand]
§ = Section / Silcrow - [SILL' crow]
§§ = Sub-Section - [Double-Silcrow]
™ = Trademark
CP = (Upper) Court of Common Pleas
DA = District Attorney
DP = Death Penalty
LE = Law Enforcement
LWOP = Life With-Out Parole
MJ = (Lower) Magisterial District Judge Court
PD = Police Department as well as Public Defender
Roper Defense = No Death Penalty for Juveniles
via = by-way-of

May Prompt Justice Be Served.
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[YaYa_521]

Awaiting Next (Upper) Court Date
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Accused Felon:
(Mr.) Drew Scott Burd, 22

CBS News:​

Defense Seeks To Bar Death Penalty Against Pennsylvania Man Charged In Smothering Death Of 16-Month-Old Girl​

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RSBM

Defense attorneys are asking a Pennsylvania judge to bar prosecutors from seeking the death penalty [snip] citing a psychiatrist’s conclusion that he was only 19 and had the brain development of a juvenile.

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Burd was charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, strangulation and related charges in the May 2018 death of 16-month-old Angela Beard. Prosecutors alleged that he told investigators he put his hand over the child’s mouth and nose to make her fall asleep.

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The judge says she expects to rule within 90 days, and Burd’s case will likely be slated for trial early next year.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Burd murder trial set for Sept.

HOLLIDAYSBURG — The death penalty trial of an Altoona man charged with smothering his former girlfriend’s 16-month-old daughter has been set for the last three weeks of September, Blair County President Judge Elizabeth A. Doyle said Wednesday. The defendant is 23-year-old Drue Scott Burd, who...

www.altoonamirror.com

 

[Rikissa]

From 29 December 2023, Drew Scott Burd wanted to withdraw his guilty plea from 2022.

Burd: Guilty plea forced

An Altoona man who was sentenced to life in prison 17 months ago after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in the death of a 16-month-old child now wants to withdraw his plea, stating he was “forced to plead guilty in fear of no other avenue.” Drue Scott Burd, 25, was sentenced to life...

www.altoonamirror.com

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