Sade Robinson homicide; Maxwell Anderson trial delayed
MILWAUKEE - The trial of Maxwell Anderson has been pushed back from Dec. 9 to May 2025. That change was made in a pretrial hearing on Monday, Dec. 2.
Anderson is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and arson of property other than a building. He is accused of killing Sade Robinson after a date – and then dismembering her before dumping her body parts across Milwaukee County.
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On Monday, the defense filed a motion to adjourn, on the grounds that the defense needed more time to go over discovery evidence and expert analysis of Anderson's phone.
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"Our expert believes that there’s evidence on Mr. Anderson's phone that suggests that he was using the internet – presumably at his home – during that time frame and that another person would have been driving Ms Robinson’s car around," defense attorney Anthony Cotton said.
The state said it was prepared to head to trial next week, but judge Laura Crivello said she didn't want to leave anything open on appeal, if Anderson is convicted, and agreed to the delay.
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The court granted the motion and set a new trial date of May 27, 2025.
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"The state’s contention has always been that Maxwell Anderson left the house around 12:45 with Sade's car, and her body, and was driving around town throughout the night," Assistant District Attorney Ian Vance-Curzan said.