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Update: Ramirez Case Continued to Dec. 17
Eric Ramirez, 20, of Oxford, is charged with misconduct with a motor vehicle and other crimes stemming from the March 9 crash.
The Oxford man accused of driving the car in which a 15-year-old local teenager died in March plans to enter a plea of not guilty at Derby Superior Court.
Eric Ramirez has been charged with misconduct with a motor vehicle, reckless driving and engaging police in pursuit stemming from a March 9 crash that killed 15-year-old Brandon Giordano. On Wednesday, his case was continued to Dec. 17 without Ramirez appearing in court.
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His attorney, Tara Knight, said that the next time Ramirez appears in court, he plans to enter a pro-forma not guilty plea. "Pro forma" is a Latin term for "as a matter of form." In court, it is a ruling made as a formality in order to move matters along, according to Nolo's plain-English law dictionary.
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