FL FL - Yessinia Suarez, 28, & 2 children, Deltona, 22 Oct 2013 #1 *L. Toledo guilty*

[What'sThatClue]

Blaine Tolison ‏@BTolisonWFTV [video=twitter;615533509994749952]https://twitter.com/BTolisonWFTV/status/615533509994749952[/video] .@WFTV TODAY #LuisToledo accused of killing wife, children begins 2 days of pre-trial hearings in death penalty case. pic.twitter.com/AoXE2VO2ao

 

[What'sThatClue]

Trial delayed until January 2016.

http://m.wesh.com/news/trial-delaye...gn=wesh&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it

 

[What'sThatClue]

To read public records and documents, including depos, relating to this case:

http://app02.clerk.org/menu/default.aspx

Accept by inputting your name, on next page input the accused name (Toledo Luis) in the name boxes, click search.
Choose case (iirc, 2ns case from top).
Then choose "docket" from links at top of page. You'll see a list of documents and filings. Click on the pdf on the far right to choose which document to view.

Yeah, gotta jump through a few hoops but the documents are interesting, imo.

 

[OkieGranny]

http://www.wesh.com/news/defense-attorneys-want-toledo-trial-moved-out-of-volusia-county/36802794

The defense attorneys for the Volusia County man accused of murdering his family want the trial moved out of the county...

Toledo, a man who allegedly murdered his wife and two stepchildren, was once the third-highest ranking Latin King gang member in Florida. That information, according to the judge, is too inflammatory for a jury to hear...

The trial is set to start Jan. 11. The duration could be anywhere from four to six weeks.

 

[OkieGranny]

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...trial-murder-st-augustine-20151221-story.html

A judge on Monday ordered the death-penalty trial for accused triple-murderer Luis Toledo to be held in St. Augustine.

Circuit Judge Raul Zambrano granted a motion for change of venue filed by Toledo's attorneys.

 

[OkieGranny]

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...trial-delay-florida-death-20160115-story.html

A judge in Volusia County on Friday agreed to postpone the upcoming trial of Luis Toledo, a gang member accused of killing his wife and her two children, in light of this week's high court's ruling about Florida's death penalty....

A new date has not been set, court spokeswoman Ludmilla Lelis said.

In his decision filed Friday morning, Circuit Court Judge Raul A. Zambrano wrote that there is a "high danger" the rules surrounding Florida's death penalty rules might change in the middle of the trial if it were to go on as scheduled.

 

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Luis Toledo's lawyers withdraw motion for speedy trial

At Friday's hearing, Toledo's lawyers withdrew a motion for a speedy trial, without explanation.

The judge said Toledo had to be forcibly taken to court Friday, although Toledo told the judge during the hearing that he cooperated with authorities and arrived voluntarily.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/luis-toledos-lawyers-to-demand-speedy-trial

 

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A "Santeria" shrine assembled by a jailed Deltona man accused of killing his wife and her two children, which included pictures of the missing family with apparent drops of blood on them, was confiscated from his cell.

The shrine Volusia County jail reports and depositions state was found in suspect Luis Toledo's cell, also included a newspaper clipping photo with a red mark through the name of Circuit Judge Raul Zambrano, who is presiding over the murder case.

Toledo’s shrine also had a paper cup filled with water, an orange and dried bread. Toledo had apparently fashioned a cross from a ripped white T-shirt. A nose and eyes appeared to have been smeared on a cast Toledo had taken from his left hand.

The cast was stuffed with gauze and another newspaper clipping, a report said. This clipping had a photo of Yessenia Suarez, 28, and her two children, Thalia, 9, and Michael, 8. On each was a red dot, apparently made with blood, a correction's officer said in a deposition. The items were arranged in a ritualistic way, "possibly 'Santeria,' " according to a jail report dated March 27 when the items were found. Another picture showed Toledo with a red dot on him.

http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20160505/NEWS/160509747/0/search

 

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The murder trial of Central Florida man accused of killing his wife and her two children is on hold until the fall. This October will mark three years since Luis Toledo's wife and her two children disappeared from Detlona.

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Last week, a Miami-Dade circuit judge declared that the state's new law is unconstitutional, saying it should require a unanimous decision from the jury to impose the death penalty. Florida's Supreme Court will take up the matter of 10-2 juries next month.

There will be another status hearing in the Toledo case on August 19.

http://www.fox35orlando.com/news/local-news/142667110-story

 

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Luis Toledo, the man accused of killing his wife and her two children, has filed a handwritten motion on his own demanding speedy trial, meaning his trial could be held within 45 days.

http://www.news-journalonline.com/n...-hand-written-request-for-speedy-murder-trial

A man accused of killing his wife and her two children appeared in court Monday after he submitted a handwritten request for a speedy trial. The request by Luis Toledo, 34, would have had his trial starting in 45 days.

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Defense attorney Jeff Dean asked that the motion be stricken. The judge did just that, but cautioned the defendant.

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There is a tentative trial date of Jan. 9.

http://m.wesh.com/news/triple-murder-suspect-in-court-after-requesting-speedy-trial/41735888

 

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State seeks clarification on death penalty as victims' family waits

But Toledo’s trial has been delayed as first the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Florida’s death penalty sentencing scheme. The Legislature passed a new law this year requiring a 10-2 vote. But then the Florida Supreme Court struck that down, saying a jury’s recommendation for death must be unanimous for a judge to be able to impose death.

The Florida Attorney General’s Office has now asked the state Supreme Court to clarify its decision, according to a motion. The Attorney General’s Office wants to know whether the current law can be used as long as the jury is required to be unanimous in its death recommendation.

http://www.news-journalonline.com/n...tion-on-death-penalty-as-victims-family-waits

 

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Luis Toledo’s death penalty trial in killings of Deltona family set for Oct. 2

The trial for Luis Toledo, the Deltona man accused of killing his wife and her two children, is set to start with jury selection on Oct. 2 in St. Augustine.

 

[Kamille]

Luis Toledo’s death penalty trial in killings of Deltona family set for Oct. 2

It's about time! In most cases I'd say they shouldn't have a problem with a unanimous vote for the DP for someone who killed two children but this is Florida and there are no bodies so I'm not optimistic in this case.

:notgood:

MOO

 

[Kamille]

Death penalty to remain on the table in Luis Toledo case

DeLAND, Fla. - The death penalty will remain on the table for a 35-year-old Volusia County man who is accused of killing his wife and her two children, a judge ruled Friday morning during a hearing.

Volusia County Circuit Judge Raul Zambrano ruled on two motions made by defense attorneys aimed at preventing the prosecutors from pursuing the death penalty against Luis Toledo.

http://www.wftv.com/news/local/luis...ling-wife-children-appears-in-court/538683000

 

[Kamille]

Judge rejects Toledo’s defense claims that death penalty is unconstitutional

DELAND — A judge rejected claims that Florida’s death penalty was being retroactively applied to Luis Toledo, the Deltona man accused of killing his wife and her two children.

Circuit Judge Raul Zambrano also denied a defense motion that argued that Florida’s death penalty was so broad it could be applied to virtually any first-degree murder case in the state.

http://www.news-journalonline.com/n...claims-that-death-penalty-is-unconstitutional

 

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Inmate claims Luis Toledo confessed to killing Deltona family

Michael Lamothe told investigators Toledo told him and another inmate that he “beat the crap” out of his wife, Yessenia Suarez, in their Deltona home, then choked and broke the necks of her children Thalia Otto, 9, and Michael Otto, 8.

The bodies of the mother and children have never been found, and Toledo did not reveal where he hid them, but Lamothe said the murder suspect told him that he used the chemical lye to help dispose of them.

 

[Kamille]

Don't think this guy is very credible. Pretty risky doing all this jailhouse "ratting" on "former" high ranking gang members.

MOO

 

[CluelessWonder]

I saw a curious site today near the I-4 exit that is about two miles west of the home where they were last seen. There were some cars parked and people milling around. I wondered if it might be a group searching. But maybe it was unrelated. I've thought of going to look for them many times.

 

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Luis Toledo’s attorneys ask to sequester jury in death penalty trial

The hearing on the defense motion to sequester the jury, which means removing them from public contact during the trial, is scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday before Circuit Judge Raul Zambrano at the Volusia County Courthouse in DeLand.

Jury selection is scheduled to begin on Oct. 2 in St. Augustine for the long-delayed trial which is expected to last several weeks.

 

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Luis Toledo: Death penalty remains on table for man accused of killing wife, children

The death penalty will remain on the table for a 35-year-old Volusia County man who is accused of killing his wife and her two children when his case goes to trial Monday, a judge ruled Friday.

Attorneys for Luis Toledo tried to convince Volusia County Circuit Judge Raul Zambrano to strike the death penalty, saying prosecutors failed to follow some procedures. But their motion was denied.