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Trial opens in stabbing of teen near Columbia mall

Jul 1, 2008
Story Timeline:  104 days

Defense says role of accused was minor By Tyeesha Dixon | Sun reporter A teenager on trial for his role in a knife attack on another teen outside a Columbia mall should not face an attempted-murder charge because he was not the one who stabbed the victim, the defendant's attorney argued yesterday. The only crime committed by Cordero Dante Taylor, 16, was drug possession, Taylor's attorney, Gabriel A. Terrasa, said during opening statements in Howard County Circuit Court. Taylor is one of two teens charged in the January attack on Julian Lichtenstein, a Baltimore County resident who was stabbed several times after a drug deal went bad in the parking lot of The Mall in Columbia. A resident of Forestville in Prince George's County, Taylor also is charged with attempted second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault,... [read full story]                    

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