PERRY, Ga. — This story has been updated to reflect that the hearing date has been moved by the judge from Friday to Monday at the request of the defense attorney.
A teen sentenced to life in prison in September for killing one of his classmates back in fall 2016 will be back in court next week.
Dakota White’s lawyers filed a motion in September, arguing that the May guilty verdict was unfair and was not supported by the evidence against him.
They also claim that his public defender mishandled the case.
A hearing on the motion before Judge Edward Lukemire is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17.
Back in May, it took a jury just 20 minutes to deliberate and convict Dakota White guilty on all counts.
White was charged with malice murder, felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, concealing the death of another and tampering with evidence in the October 2016 death of Sam Poss.
Poss was reported missing on Oct. 15, 2016 and his body was found days later in the woods.
The same day his body was found, Dakota White and Brandon Warren were arrested and charged with his death.
Poss' killing was the city of Perry's first homicide since 2008.