After putting forth a motion for a quick and speedy trial, a trial date was set in the murder case against Larayna and Anthony Manning in Christian Circuit Court Wednesday afternoon.
The Mannings are represented by Jason Pfiel and Shannon Powers, who told Judge Andrew Self they were ready to set a trial date—Pfiel had also filed a motion that the trial be set with in the next 180 days.
Judge Self then put the case on to start trial October 4, with the expectation it would last approximately a week.
They then also set a final pretrial sentence for August 30. Larayna Manning is charged with murder and first-degree robbery, while Anthony Manning is charged with complicity to murder and complicity to robbery in the October 2020 shooting death of Calvin “Cue” Taylor on North Kentucky Avenue.
As previously reported, Hopkinsville police allege Anthony Manning drove his mother to Taylor’s home and went inside after hearing gunfire. Drugs, cash and a safe were missing from Taylor’s home when police began the investigation and police say Taylor’s mouth and wrists were duct-taped, indicating there had been a robbery.
