Report: Norwood's Lawyers Seek To Postpone Trial

Update, 4:00p.m.: WTOP is reporting in a news story that Norwood's lawyers are seeking to supress statements she made in interviews with police, citing court documents.

Citing court records, WTOP reports that Norwood's lawyers have asserted she was not read her Miranda rights and was not afforded an attorney during certain interviews.

Original Post, 2:20p.m.: WTOP is reporting that lawyers for the at Bethesda’s Lululemon store are seeking to postpone an October trial date.

Brittany Norwood stands accused of killing her co-worker, Jayna Murray, at the Bethesda Avenue sports apparel shop in March. At an Aug. 17 hearing, lawyers for Norwood told a judge they are still in search of an expert witness to testify at the trial, according to a report in The Gazette. The lawyers suggested they may seek to use Maryland’s equivalent of the insanity defense at trial, according to The Gazette.

Monday, WTOP reported in a tweet that Norwood’s lawyers are asking for a delay of the trial and an insanity defense is “likely.” Online court records indicate that Norwood’s lawyers filed a motion to postpone the trial Aug. 19.  A hearing on the motion is set for Aug. 30.

Currently, an eight-day jury trial is slated for Oct. 24.