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Tuesday, April 9th:
*Trial set to begin (@ 9:30am PT) – CA – Blaze Bernstein (19) (Jan. 2, 2018, Lake Forest; found Jan. 9, 2018; he was stabbed 19 times in his neck; 14 times on the left, 5 on the right & 1 stab wound in his left knee) – *Samuel Lincoln Woodward (20/now 26) arrested (1/15/18) & charged (1/17/18) & arraigned (11/9/18) with 1 count of felony murder with a hate crime enhancement for killing someone because of their sexual orientation & sentencing enhancement-personal use of a knife. Plead not guilty (again on 11/9/18). $5M bail, bail revoked (11/9/18). In custody of the Theo Lacy jail.
Trial was set to begin on 7/15/22 with jury selection was vacated for competency evaluation. Found competent (10/21/22) to stand trial.
Trial began on 2/7/24 with jury selection & ended on 2/8/24.
Jury selection began on 2/21/24 declared a mistrial. (Due to outburst from Woodward. Woodward threw a cup of water at the judge).
Jury Selection began again on 3/5/24 & ended 4/4/24.
Trial set to begin on 4/9/24. Court DARK on Fridays.
Judge presiding. Prosecutor Todd Spitzer. Defense attorney Ken Morrison (from the Orange County Public Defender’s Office).
Court hearings from 2/2/18 thru 2/29/24 & Jury Selection Days 12 (3/6, 3/7, 3/13, 3/18, 3/19, 3/21, 3/25-3/29, 4/2/24) reference post #246 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ake-forest-2-jan-2018-8-arrest.618349/page-13
4/3/24 Wednesday, Jury Selection Day 13: No info available. Jury selection continues on Thursday, 4/4/24.
4/4/24 Thursday, July Selection Day 14: No info available. Jury selection is finished per article (post #250/page 13). Opening Statements begin on Tuesday, 4/9/24.
4/5/24 Friday, Motion Ex-Parte hearing held.
*Trial set to begin (@ 9:30am PT) – CA – Blaze Bernstein (19) (Jan. 2, 2018, Lake Forest; found Jan. 9, 2018; he was stabbed 19 times in his neck; 14 times on the left, 5 on the right & 1 stab wound in his left knee) – *Samuel Lincoln Woodward (20/now 26) arrested (1/15/18) & charged (1/17/18) & arraigned (11/9/18) with 1 count of felony murder with a hate crime enhancement for killing someone because of their sexual orientation & sentencing enhancement-personal use of a knife. Plead not guilty (again on 11/9/18). $5M bail, bail revoked (11/9/18). In custody of the Theo Lacy jail.
Trial was set to begin on 7/15/22 with jury selection was vacated for competency evaluation. Found competent (10/21/22) to stand trial.
Trial began on 2/7/24 with jury selection & ended on 2/8/24.
Jury selection began on 2/21/24 declared a mistrial. (Due to outburst from Woodward. Woodward threw a cup of water at the judge).
Jury Selection began again on 3/5/24 & ended 4/4/24.
Trial set to begin on 4/9/24. Court DARK on Fridays.
Judge presiding. Prosecutor Todd Spitzer. Defense attorney Ken Morrison (from the Orange County Public Defender’s Office).
Court hearings from 2/2/18 thru 2/29/24 & Jury Selection Days 12 (3/6, 3/7, 3/13, 3/18, 3/19, 3/21, 3/25-3/29, 4/2/24) reference post #246 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ake-forest-2-jan-2018-8-arrest.618349/page-13
4/3/24 Wednesday, Jury Selection Day 13: No info available. Jury selection continues on Thursday, 4/4/24.
4/4/24 Thursday, July Selection Day 14: No info available. Jury selection is finished per article (post #250/page 13). Opening Statements begin on Tuesday, 4/9/24.
4/5/24 Friday, Motion Ex-Parte hearing held.