MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – The sister-in-law of an alleged drug “kingpin” has asked to be tried separately from him and her sister in an upcoming federal trial.
Exavieria Deagnes “D.D.” Maxie, 36, previously went on trial with Glennie Antonio “Little Man” McGree and Echandeza Dianca Maxie, but that ended in a mistrial last week after U.S. District Judge Terry Moorer expressed concern that the length of the trial jeopardized the availability of some jurors.
The case is scheduled to be tried again next month in front of a different jury. But D.D. Maxie’s lawyer, Maxine Walters, argues in a court filing that it would be unfair for her to be tried with the other defendants because she is not charged with any of the drug-related counts…