Heads Up Suspects All Waive Preliminary Hearings

One by one they came in front of District Court Judge William Maruszczak who was presiding in Courtoom 6 of the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, instead of his usual, and way too small, District Court 38-1-09 courtroom.

Twenty-six of 27 defendants, some representing themselves, some with public defenders, and some with high profile, high priced defense lawyers, all agreed to waive their right to a preliminary hearing on the charges against them. (One defendant, who also waived a preliminary hearing, did not appear in the courtroom).

Those charges run the gamut of illegal drug crimes from posession, up to running a massive drug distribution network out of a Tredyffrin barbershop.

In the criminal indictment, officials alledge Anthony Dennis, along with his brother Michael Dennis distributed large quantities of cocaine to drug dealers throughout the Main Line, including Philadelphia, Montgomery and Chester counties.

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