A #Hillsborough County circuit judge has denied requests from four defendants accused in the k-lling of Charles Jones, the #Jacksonville rapper known as #JulioFoolio to be tried separately, keeping the case on track for a joint trial, according to a court order filed. The rejected motion, which asked the court to separate the defendants into different trials or use separate juries, was filed by Rashad Trey’Vionne Murphy, Sean Andre Gathright and Isaiah Chance. Davion Vershard Murphy adopted the same arguments, the order states. During hearings on multiple pretrial issues, the parties agreed there was no “Bruton” issue, which is a reference to a U.S. Supreme Court rule limiting the use of a non-testifying co-defendant’s statements against another defendant. The remaining question for the judge was whether the state intended to introduce evidence that applied only to one defendant but could unfairly influence jurors against others. The judge identified two text messages the court s...