JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The man convicted once of shooting and killing Kalil McCoy in 2011 will have his retrial heard before a new judge.
No new date has been set for Frederick Wade's retrial, which was delayed again because of the change. It had been slated to start Nov. 7.
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Wade will be back in court Dec. 6.
Wade was found guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of his 20-year-old former Jackson High School classmate. He was sentenced to 25 years to life, but that conviction was overturned by the 1st District Court of Appeal, which cited faulty jury instructions in his first trial.
It’s been five years since McCoy’s death. According to police, Wade and three friends were with McCoy in Wade's SUV when there was an argument. Wade was accused of pulling out a handgun and pointing it in her direction. Wade claimed that as he was pulling the gun out, it discharged, hitting McCoy in the head.
Prosecutors said the four men dumped McCoy's body in a field. The other three in the car pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact and were sentenced to prison.