Wednesday, Sept. 26th:
*Review Hearing (for weapons/drug charges) (@ 9am CT) - MI - Gabrielle "Gabby" Barrett (4) (Jan. 1, 2018 died due to severe burns) – only for *Candice Renea Diaz (24) "mom" charged (1/20/18) with 4 counts: felony murder, 2nd degree murder, 1st degree child abuse & torture. Charged (5/11/18) with conspiracy to commit 1st degree child abuse and conspiracy to commit 2nd degree child abuse charges. Plead not guilty. Held without bond.
6/28/18 Update: Next hearing (re weapons & drug possession 7/26, postponed from 5/18). No update as of 7/27 re murder charges.
7/26/18 Update: Hearing is for weapons & drug possession NOT Murder charges.
7/26/18 Update #2: Hearing continued to 8/23 for weapons/drug charges.
8/2/18 Update: After two competency examinations for Diaz — one by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Center for Forensic Psychiatry, the other by a doctor retained by her attorney David Cripps — the defendant was deemed mentally able to stand trial, Cripps said during Wednesday's hearing. Chief Judge Tina Brooks Green ordered a Sept. 4 preliminary examination. (For murder charges).
8/6/18 Update: Had bond review hearing.
8/23/18 Update: Re weapons/drug charges hearing continued to 9/26.
9/4/18 Update: Competency hearing held, bound over for trial, next arraignment hearing re murder charges on 9/11.
9/11/18 Update: Next Prelim hearing for murder charges is 10/30.
*Brad Edward Fields (28) BF charged (1/20/18) with 4 counts: felony murder, 2nd degree murder, 1st degree child abuse & torture. 5/11/18 charged with conspiracy to commit 1st degree child abuse and conspiracy to commit 2nd degree child abuse charges. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. BF was found competent to stand trial in April, 2018. Trial was to start 8/13/18 cancelled moved to 9/11/18. 7/13/18 Update: Hearing for today was reset to 7/26/18; trial for 8/13 has been cancelled. Hearing on 8/13 reset to 8/6. Trial starts 9/11/18.
7/26/18 Update: Final pretrial hearing on 8/6.
8/6/18 Update: Hearing on 8/6: witness list filed, trial still a go for 9/11.
9/11/18 Trial started - 9/20/18 Update: Day 8: Closing arguments given. Judge read jury instructions. Jury will start deliberations at 2:15pm & leave at 4:30pm. After deliberating (less than an hour? Verdict was post @ 2:50pm): Felony murder – Guilty Murder 2nd degree – Guilty Child abuse 1st degree – Guilty Torture – Guilty Conspiracy to commit child abuse 1st degree – Guilty Conspiracy to commit child abuse 2nd degree – Guilty. Sentencing on Oct. 9th.