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Wednesday, March 10th:
*Evidentiary Hearing (Day 1 of 2) (@ 8:30am AKST) – AK – Sophie Sergie (20) (April 26, 1993, Fairbanks) - *Steven Harris Downs (18 @ time of crime/44/now 46) arrested (in Auburn, Maine), charged (2/15/19), indicted (3/14/19) & arraigned (8/6/19 & 8/14/19) with 1st degree intentional murder & 1st degree sexual assault. Plead not guilty. Held without bond, changed to $1M (8/6/19). Bond changed (8/16/19) to $550K.
DNA GEDMatch/Parabon Nanolabs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP)). The Downs case may be the first real test of the limits of DNA forensics in criminal prosecutions — that this case may even reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
Trial was set to begin on 3/8/21 has been continued to 1/3/22.
Court information from 2/19/19 thru 2/2/21 reference post #96 here:
AK - Sophie Sergie, 20, UAF student, murdered, Fairbanks, 26 April 1993 *Arrest in 2019*
2/3/21 Update: No info yet. Evidentiary hearing continue on 2/4/21. 2/4/21 Update: No info yet. Omnibus, Calendar Call & evidentiary hearing (day 5 of 5) on 2/5/21. 2/4/21 Update: Order on Oral motion for SW to be unsealed & provided to Counsel for the defendant on records-granted. Evidentiary hearing continues on 2/5 & a Calendar call & Omnibus hearing on 2/5/21. Omnibus hearing on 2/18/21 & Calendar call hearing on 2/23/21 have been reset.
2/5/21 Update: Omnibus (2/18) & calendar call (2/23) hearings have been continued. Trial has also been reset. Next evidentiary hearings on 3/10/21 & 3/11/21.
2/24/21: Order on Oral Motion for SW to be unsealed & provided to Counsel for the defendant on record-granted. 2/10/21: Motion on Statutory Authority governing Title 12 communication; related to order for SW to be unsealed. 2/23/21: Opposition to Motion in Limine to exclude evidence or opinion testimony pertaining to the timeframe that DNA came into contact with the victim; State of Alaska Motion #10: Defendant's motion in Limine to exclude evidence re DNA coming into contact with victim. Motion #12: Defendant's Motion in Limine to exclude all evidence of DNA. Future hearings set: Omnibus hearing on 12/2/21, Calendar Call hearing on 12/7/21 & pretrial conference hearing on 12/20/21 & trial set to begin on 1/3/22.
*Evidentiary Hearing (Day 1 of 2) (@ 8:30am AKST) – AK – Sophie Sergie (20) (April 26, 1993, Fairbanks) - *Steven Harris Downs (18 @ time of crime/44/now 46) arrested (in Auburn, Maine), charged (2/15/19), indicted (3/14/19) & arraigned (8/6/19 & 8/14/19) with 1st degree intentional murder & 1st degree sexual assault. Plead not guilty. Held without bond, changed to $1M (8/6/19). Bond changed (8/16/19) to $550K.
DNA GEDMatch/Parabon Nanolabs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP)). The Downs case may be the first real test of the limits of DNA forensics in criminal prosecutions — that this case may even reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
Trial was set to begin on 3/8/21 has been continued to 1/3/22.
Court information from 2/19/19 thru 2/2/21 reference post #96 here:
AK - Sophie Sergie, 20, UAF student, murdered, Fairbanks, 26 April 1993 *Arrest in 2019*
2/3/21 Update: No info yet. Evidentiary hearing continue on 2/4/21. 2/4/21 Update: No info yet. Omnibus, Calendar Call & evidentiary hearing (day 5 of 5) on 2/5/21. 2/4/21 Update: Order on Oral motion for SW to be unsealed & provided to Counsel for the defendant on records-granted. Evidentiary hearing continues on 2/5 & a Calendar call & Omnibus hearing on 2/5/21. Omnibus hearing on 2/18/21 & Calendar call hearing on 2/23/21 have been reset.
2/5/21 Update: Omnibus (2/18) & calendar call (2/23) hearings have been continued. Trial has also been reset. Next evidentiary hearings on 3/10/21 & 3/11/21.
2/24/21: Order on Oral Motion for SW to be unsealed & provided to Counsel for the defendant on record-granted. 2/10/21: Motion on Statutory Authority governing Title 12 communication; related to order for SW to be unsealed. 2/23/21: Opposition to Motion in Limine to exclude evidence or opinion testimony pertaining to the timeframe that DNA came into contact with the victim; State of Alaska Motion #10: Defendant's motion in Limine to exclude evidence re DNA coming into contact with victim. Motion #12: Defendant's Motion in Limine to exclude all evidence of DNA. Future hearings set: Omnibus hearing on 12/2/21, Calendar Call hearing on 12/7/21 & pretrial conference hearing on 12/20/21 & trial set to begin on 1/3/22.