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*Sentencing Hearing @ 9am PT - CA - Sierra LaMar (15) (Mar. 16, 2012) - Antolin Garcia-Torres (26) found guilty of 1st degree murder & attempted kidnapping of 3 other women-expected sentence - LWOP from 9-14-17 date: The sentencing hearing for the man convicted of killing missing teen Sierra LaMar was abruptly postponed Thursday after defense attorneys moved to disqualify the judge for failing to disclose a potentially significant conflict of interest, which they claim is grounds for a new trial in the capital case. The defense learned Wednesday after working with Judge Vanessa A. Zecher for more than a year that she had once represented the prosecutions lead investigator, Sheriffs Sgt. Herman Leon, whose integrity has become a major issue in the Sierra trial and in another recent murder case. According to multiple sources, the judge said she did not recall representing Leon until defense attorneys brought up the issue as grounds for disqualifying her from sentencing him Friday, and for a new trial. The motion for disqualification is set to be heard in late October, most likely by a judge from outside the county. 10/4 Update: Next court hearing date Oct. 16th. 10/16 Update: moved to Nov. 6th at 9am New court date for the sentencing and the judge situation to December 12, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept. 40. 11/16 update - Judge denies motion to disqualify judge & new trial.Sentencing Today!
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*Sentencing Hearing @ 9am PT - CA - Sierra LaMar (15) (Mar. 16, 2012) - Antolin Garcia-Torres (26) found guilty of 1st degree murder & attempted kidnapping of 3 other women-expected sentence - LWOP from 9-14-17 date: The sentencing hearing for the man convicted of killing missing teen Sierra LaMar was abruptly postponed Thursday after defense attorneys moved to disqualify the judge for failing to disclose a potentially significant conflict of interest, which they claim is grounds for a new trial in the capital case. The defense learned Wednesday after working with Judge Vanessa A. Zecher for more than a year that she had once represented the prosecutions lead investigator, Sheriffs Sgt. Herman Leon, whose integrity has become a major issue in the Sierra trial and in another recent murder case. According to multiple sources, the judge said she did not recall representing Leon until defense attorneys brought up the issue as grounds for disqualifying her from sentencing him Friday, and for a new trial. The motion for disqualification is set to be heard in late October, most likely by a judge from outside the county. 10/4 Update: Next court hearing date Oct. 16th. 10/16 Update: moved to Nov. 6th at 9am New court date for the sentencing and the judge situation to December 12, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept. 40. 11/16 update - Judge denies motion to disqualify judge & new trial.Sentencing Today!
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