Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, April 20, 1995 TAG: 9504200076
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: JAN VERTEFEUILLE STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
A Roanoke jury acquitted Marshall.
Now Marshall is back in court, this time facing federal charges. Police allege she supplied dealers with crack cocaine and that her Kellogg Avenue Northwest home was a "stash house" for large amounts of crack and cash.
She pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court in Roanoke on Wednesday.
Asked if her sister would testify for her again, Marshall had no comment.
Marshall, 26, stood trial last May, when her sister, Lisa Hodges, then 27, claimed to be the drug dealer who sold a rock of crack to an undercover officer.
"I'm scared, because I don't want the charge," Hodges testified then. "But I can't let [Marshall] take it, because she didn't do it."
The sisters' mistaken identity claim came as a surprise to Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Dennis Nagel during the trial.
"I doubt it would be successful a second time," he said.
Hodges was not charged after her sister's trial because the undercover officer continued to insist that it was Marshall who sold him the drug.
Marshall was released on personal recognizance Wednesday.
Her boyfriend, Richard Henry, also pleaded not guilty Wednesday. Police charge that he worked for Marshall, picking up money from dealers.
by CNB