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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; A Luzerne County judge has set a date for the trial to begin in the case of the men accused of fatally shooting another man in Wilkes-Barre.</p><p>The order comes a day after Robert Rodriguez and Isaiah Jennings both entered not guilty pleas in the case.</p><p>According to the order signed Wednesday by Luzerne County Judge Joseph F. Sklarosky Jr., jury selection will begin Dec. 3 in the case.</p><p>Sklarosky&#8217;s order only names Rodriguez, 23 of Plymouth Township, and it was not immediately clear if the same schedule would be used to apply to Jennings, 20, of Wilkes-Barre. There was not another order filed applying specifically to Jennings by Wednesday afternoon.</p><p>The pair are both charged with counts of homicide, attempted homicide and conspiracy. They allegedly met with Oliver in February for a drug transaction and an alleged plan to rob him, before shooting him and his girlfriend Ingrid Vanessa Batista inside a house on Hutson Street. Oliver later died from his injuries.</p><p>On Tuesday, Sklarosky set a trial date in a separate case against Rodriguez. He&#8217;s accused of shooting Lamont Garcia in the abdomen a few days prior to the Hutson Street shooting, allegedly after becoming angry over a botched tattoo. The trial in that case begins Sept. 24. </p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Patrick Kernan</p><p>pkernan@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Patrick Kernan at 570-991-6386 or on Twitter @PatKernan</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Trial date set in WB homicide case