Rhodes withdraws plea change, trial back on

The trial for Franklin Rhodes appears to be headed to trial after all.
Rhodes, of Churdan, is accused of severely injuring a child as a result of a March 2014 incident. He is accused of causing severe injury to an infant. Rhodes was set to stand trial several times this year, with the trial date pushed back to allow time for his attorneys to finish preparing his defense.
The trial was originally slated to come to a close with an Alford plea in the coming weeks, but a decision by Rhodes and his attorney to withdraw that plea brings disappointment for Calhoun County Attorney Tina Meth-Farrington.
The trial is now set for March 20.
Read the full story in the February 21 edition.