The Syracuse 32-year-old allegedly involved in a boating hit-and-run on Skaneateles Lake that resulted in two deaths has an April trial date.
On Tuesday, an Onondaga County Court judge set Craig Cordes's trial date for Monday, April 7.
In July, authorities said, Cordes drove a motorboat into another boat on Skaneateles Lake. John Kelly, a 32-year-old police officer living in Richmond, Va, and his girlfriend, Heather Wilkins, 26, both died as a result of the collision.
The court denied Cordes's motion to dismiss the case against him. Cordes was a University of Arizona law student at the time.
In November, a grand jury indicted him on charges of first-degree vehicular manslaughter, boating while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to render aid in distress, reckless operation of a vessel and failure to yield right of way. At the time, he pleaded not guilty.
Cordes' Syracuse attorney James McGraw and the county district attorney representatives will meet on Thursday, April 3, to ensure both attorneys want to continue with a trial.
In July, authorities said, Cordes drove a motorboat into another boat on Skaneateles Lake. John Kelly, a 32-year-old police officer living in Richmond, Va, and his girlfriend, Heather Wilkins, 26, both died as a result of the collision.
The court denied Cordes's motion to dismiss the case against him. Cordes was a University of Arizona law student at the time.
In November, a grand jury indicted him on charges of first-degree vehicular manslaughter, boating while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to render aid in distress, reckless operation of a vessel and failure to yield right of way. At the time, he pleaded not guilty.
Cordes' Syracuse attorney James McGraw and the county district attorney representatives will meet on Thursday, April 3, to ensure both attorneys want to continue with a trial.
