East Lansing resident Yumar Burks will not face trial until this summer for allegedly shaking and punching his infant son to death, court officials confirmed Wednesday.
After a short hearing Wednesday morning, Judge Clinton Canady of Ingham County’s 30th Circuit Court ruled to waive Burks’ Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial. The trial will commence in June or July, officials said.
Burks, 27, is charged with homicide and child abuse in relation to the death of his son, 6-month-old Antonio Burks, who was pronounced dead March 25, 2011.
Court officials said as of now, there is no projected date for when the trial will be completed.
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