Probation Violation Is Denied by Killer
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Lionel Tate, the teen sentenced to life in prison in a 6-year-old girl’s death but later freed, did not violate probation because officers illegally searched him after his mother ordered him to leave their home, his lawyer said.
At a hearing, Circuit Judge Joel Lazarus set a trial for Oct. 29 on charges that Tate, 17, had violated probation by leaving his apartment this month while under house arrest and carrying a weapon. No bail was set and Tate remained in jail.
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