NORFOLK, Va. — A judge at Naval Station Norfolk denied a defense motion Thursday to suppress cellphone evidence in the case of Seaman Jermiah Copeland, who is accused of killing fellow sailor Angelina Resendiz.
During the hearing, attorneys addressed three motions: a request to suppress the search of Copeland’s cellphone, a motion against what the defense called an unreasonable multiplication of charges, and a reconsideration request regarding an expert pathologist expected to testify at trial.
The judge ruled only on the cellphone motion on Thursday…