Still Missing CA - Classic (Orson West, 3) & Cincere (Orrin West, 4) Calif. City, *parents charged* 21 Dec 2020 #7

[Laughing]

Waiting for Trezell to decide to represent himself next.

Oh, please, nooooooo

jmho ymmv lrr

 

[Knox]

We have a law like that here in Utah as well.

New Utah Law Keeps Convicted Murderer From Parole Unless Body Found

A new law may bring closure to families like that of missing Spanish Fork teenager Kiplyn Davis. The law says convicts are not eligible for parole until they help detectives find their victims bodies.

ksltv.com

I had no idea such a law existed!! I really, really, like it!!!

 

[Knox]

01/20/2023, 08:30AM	Metro Division - 1415 Truxtun	RH	READINESS
01/30/2023, 08:31AM	Metro Division - 1415 Truxtun	01	JURY TRIAL

Justice for Orrin & Orson​

71
DAYS

18
HOURS

57
MINUTES

18
SECONDS

Time until Monday, January 30, 2023 at 8:31:00 am

 

[fidgeypie]

I cannot wait for the new year. I want to see these babies get justice. I've followed the case from the beginning.

 

[TheLoadedGoat]

We will be here for the biys until justice is done!

 

[Snoop Sister]

I cannot wait for the new year. I want to see these babies get justice. I've followed the case from the beginning.

Me too…I have been following the case from the start. I also thought the foster parents were guilty from the start.

 

[Laughing]

I cannot wait for the new year. I want to see these babies get justice. I've followed the case from the beginning.

I want the two little rambunctious boys to have justice -- without their adopted siblings needing to testify in court....

 

[PommyMommy]

DEC 21, 2022

2 years since Orrin & Orson West reported missing,toy drive and candlelight prayer planned

Wednesday, December 21, 2022, marks two years since four-year-old Orrin and three-year-old Orson West were reported missing from their adoptive parent’s home in

bakersfieldnow.com

Wednesday, December 21, 2022, marks two years since four-year-old Orrin and three-year-old Orson West were reported missing from their adoptive parents’ home in California City.

[...]

Trezell and Jacqueline West pre-trial readiness date is set for January 20, 2023 and a jury trial date on January 30, 2023.

A toy drive was being held Wednesday morning at the Big Shotz Bar and Grill in Lancaster for the missing brothers with dozens lined up the street.

A candlelight prayer was planned for Wednesday evening, December 21, 2022 at 5 p.m. in front of the Kern County Superior Court, located at 1415 Truxtun Avenue.

Also see:

Trial in the disappearance of Orrin and Orson West set to begin in January

Community members held a candlelight vigil for the boys two years to the day after they were first reported missing from California City. The boys' adoptive parents are set to stand trial for murder.

www.turnto23.com

'Bring them home, Lord': Vigil remembers Cal City brothers missing for 2 years

Two years ago Wednesday, California City brothers Orrin and Orson West went missing from their adoptive parents’ home, and pain surrounding that instance continues to hurt their family.

www.bakersfield.com

 

[PommyMommy]

DEC 21, 2022

Toy drive, vigil held 2 years after Orrin, Orson West reported missing

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Two years have passed since the community was rocked by the disappearance of two young boys in California City. Dec. 21, 2020, was the day Orrin and Orson West we…

www.kget.com

[...]

A toy drive in honor of the boys was held Wednesday at Big Shotz Bar & Grill in Lancaster, and a group gathered for a candlelight vigil outside Kern County Superior Court on Truxtun Avenue in the evening.

Members of Orrin and Orson’s biological family attended the event in Lancaster. They said they were extremely thankful that so many people are keeping the boy’s names alive.

“It’s been two years since today that they were reported missing. They were reported deceased by the DA three months before they were reported missing. It’s frustrating,” Rosanna Wills, an extended family member of Orrin and Orson, said.

[...]

A gag order remains in effect and limited details have been released regarding the evidence that led to the Wests being indicted.

Multiple lawsuits are pending, with the boys’ biological parents suing the county and arguing negligence by the Department of Human Services contributed to the deaths. Human Services ignored reports of suspected abuse by the Wests, according to a suit filed by the boys’ mother.

 

[Knox]

Nineteen days until the pre-trial readiness hearing. Really hoping the trial goes forward as scheduled with no further delays!
KGET televised the Sabrina Limon trial, hoping this trial will be televised as well? Who can we contact to ask?

 

[Mominmi]

Praying for the boy’s loved ones and hoping the trial goes on as scheduled. May justice be Done.

 

[katydid23]

Yes, I wonder if it will be televised. I am thinking probably NOT because of all the minors and the adoption/foster care connection on top of it. I hope it is but I think we will be lucky if they at least allow live tweeting from court.

 

[Knox]

Seven more days until the trial readiness hearing -

Hearing Date/Time​	Hearing Location​	Div/Dept​	Hearing Type​
01/20/2023, 08:30AM	Metro Division - 1415 Truxtun	RH	READINESS

 

[UrsulaWrenn]

I hope it will be televised. I followed this story from the beginning and immediately believed the foster parents had done something, although I wasn't sure if they had just failed to watch the boys or had done something nefarious.

 

[Laughing]

I hope it will be televised. I followed this story from the beginning and immediately believed the foster parents had done something, although I wasn't sure if they had just failed to watch the boys or had done something nefarious.

I still hope they plead, so that the older 4 rambunctious boys are saved from testifying.

Can minors in Cali testify via video? Asking @gitana1


In this state -- the defendant has the right to face their accuser so no video testimony.

(Even if the victim is 4. This victim had 2 older brothers, also victims, so the perp is in prison for life, but the littlest guy collapsed in the courtroom sobbing. IMHO unfair to the already traumatized child.)

 

[UrsulaWrenn]

I still hope they plead, so that the older 4 rambunctious boys are saved from testifying.

Can minors in Cali testify via video? Asking @gitana1


In this state -- the defendant has the right to face their accuser so no video testimony.

(Even if the victim is 4. This victim had 2 older brothers, also victims, so the perp is in prison for life, but the littlest guy collapsed in the courtroom sobbing. IMHO unfair to the already traumatized child.)

Oh, good point. I would not want to see the other children harmed further by having to testify.

 

[gitana1]

I still hope they plead, so that the older 4 rambunctious boys are saved from testifying.

Can minors in Cali testify via video? Asking @gitana1


In this state -- the defendant has the right to face their accuser so no video testimony.

(Even if the victim is 4. This victim had 2 older brothers, also victims, so the perp is in prison for life, but the littlest guy collapsed in the courtroom sobbing. IMHO unfair to the already traumatized child.)

California Code, Penal Code - PEN § 1347 | FindLaw

California Penal Code PEN CA PENAL Section 1347. Read the code on FindLaw

codes.findlaw.com

 

[Laughing]

California Code, Penal Code - PEN § 1347 | FindLaw

California Penal Code PEN CA PENAL Section 1347. Read the code on FindLaw

codes.findlaw.com

Wonderful! Thanks so much! From @gitana1 's link:

the court in a criminal proceeding, upon written notice by the prosecutor made at least three days prior to the date of the preliminary hearing or trial date on which the testimony of the minor is scheduled, or during the course of the proceeding on the court's own motion, may order that the testimony of a minor 13 years of age or younger at the time of the motion be taken by contemporaneous examination and cross-examination in another place and out of the presence of the judge, jury, defendant or defendants, and attorneys, and communicated to the courtroom by means of closed-circuit television

bbm

 

[TheLoadedGoat]

Is anyone covering the readiness hearing today?

 

[Frodosdojo]

I'm guessing KGET. Hopefully the case goes to trial on the 30th, as planned.