CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Just as jury selection was set to begin at the Linn County courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Henry Dinkins and his defense team waived their right to a jury trial.
That means the case will now go back to a Scott County judge to make a singular decision from the bench.
The case will now be addressed by Judge Henry Latham at the Scott County Courthouse on Thursday, Aug. 10 at 1 p.m.
Dinkins stands accused of murdering 10-year-old Breasia Terrell in July 2020.
In a bench trial, there is no jury. A judge will evaluate all the evidence and make a finding, not a verdict.
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