Keith Davis Jr. granted new trial by Baltimore judge, setting stage for fifth murder trial

Deborah Katz Levi, his public defender, asked for a new trial because of a ruling last year by the state’s highest court. In a case called Kazadi v. State, the Maryland Court of Appeals held that a judge must, if an attorney requests it, ask prospective jurors about legal concepts including the defendant’s right not to testify and the presumption of innocence.