CA - Paul Perez, 57, killed 5 of his infant children in 2007, Yolo Co, *Arrest in 2020*

[Niner]

04/05/2021 *Preliminary
Original Type: *Preliminary
Judicial Officer: Reed, David W.
Hearing Time: 9:00 AM
Result: Held
Comment: Hearing Continued
Parties Present:
Defendant: PEREZ, PAUL ALLEN
Attorney: YOLO COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER
Plaintiff: The People of the State of California
District Attorney: YOLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY

04/05/2021 *Preliminary
Judicial Officer: Reed, David W.
Hearing Time: 1:30 PM
Cancel Reason: Vacated
Comment: Hearing Continued

04/05/2021 Remanded to the Custody of the Sheriff. Bail is set in the
Comment: amount of NO BAIL (OTP-CDCR)

04/09/2021 *Preliminary
Judicial Officer: Reed, David W.
Hearing Time: 1:30 PM
Comment: Hearing Continued


link: Superior Court of California - County of Yolo

 

[Niner]

I "think" this hearing is still a go at 10am & the 1:30pm one was cancelled from what I can understand....


04/09/2021 *Preliminary
Criminal/Traffic Minute Order
Judicial Officer: Reed, David W.
Hearing Time: 10:00 AM
Comment: Hearing Continued

04/09/2021 *Preliminary
Judicial Officer: Reed, David W.
Hearing Time: 1:30 PM
Cancel Reason: Vacated
Comment: Hearing Continued


link: Superior Court of California - County of Yolo

 

[Niner]

Friday, April 9th:
*Preliminary Hearing (@ 10am PT) – CA – Nikko Lee Perez (approx.. 3 mos. when found; b. Nov. 8, 1996 in Fresno, found March 29, 2007 east of Woodland in an irrigation slough & was wrapped in a Winnie the Pooh blanket & a layer of plastic before being placed in a metal cooler. The cooler was weighed down with heavy objects & submerged in the slough, located about 15 miles northwest of Sacramento. He suffered a fractured skull & other blunt force trauma. He also had healing fractures, including broken ribs, that showed a pattern of abuse), Kato Allen Perez (b. 1992 in Merced, known to be dead), Mika Alena Perez (b. 1995 in Merced, not found), Nikko Lee Perez (b. 1997 in Fresno, not found) & Kato Krow Perez (b. 2001 in Fresno, not found) - *Paul Allen Perez (30 @ time of first crime/57/now 59) arrested (1/21/20) & charged (1/22/20) & arraigned (1/28/20) with 5 counts of premeditated murder with special circumstances of lying in wait, torture & multiple victims, 4 counts of assault on a child under 8 with force likely to produce great bodily injury resulting in death & criminal enhancements for his prior convictions. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Remanded to Sheriff’s custody (3/24/21) no bond.
Info on children & court info from 1/28/20 thru 3/23/21 reference post #100 here:
CA - Paul Perez, 57, killed 5 of his infant children decades ago, Yolo Co, 2007, *Arrest in 2020*
3/24/21 Update: Hearing held & continued. Present: Defendant, Yolo County Public defender & Yolo County DA. Witnesses testified: Stephen Jerguson, investigator for Yolo County DA’s office, Brian Roller, found baby Nikko in Woodland slough, Dr. Jason Tover, pediatric forensic pathologist, Yolo County Dep coroner Laurel Weeks, Sgt. Juan Ceja, Sheriff’s Lt. Gary Hallenbeck & Woodland police Det. Mathew Jameson. Plead not guilty. Remanded to the custody of the Sheriff. Bail is set - no bail. Preliminary hearing continued to 4/5/21.
4/5/21 Update: Parties present: Judge David Reed, defendant, Yolo County public defender, State of Calif AD. Defendant remanded to custody of Sheriff. No bail. Next preliminary hearing continued to 4/9/21.

 

[Niner]

04/09/2021 *Held to Answer
Comment: **(Not held to answer as to CTS 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a & 5a)**

04/09/2021 Remanded to the Custody of the Sheriff. Bail is set in the
Comment: amount of NO BAIL (OTP-CDCR)

04/09/2021 Filed
Comment: DECLARATION OF NANCY MARTINEZ REGARDING CLOSURE OF PRELIMINARY HEARING

04/09/2021 Filed
Comment: DECLARATION OF JENNIFER MELGOZA REGARDING CLOSURE OF PRELIMINARY HEARING

04/12/2021 Reporter's Transcript Filed
Comment: Preliminary Hearing 04/09/21, Vol.9

04/12/2021 Reporter's Transcript Filed
Comment: Preliminary Hearing 04/09/21, Vol.10

04/26/2021 *Arraignment on Information
Judicial Officer: Reed, David W.
Hearing Time: 1:15 PM


link: Superior Court of California - County of Yolo

 

[Niner]

On the counts 1a, 2a, etc. - I see that those are charges for murder (torture) "special circumstance" enhancements.

 

[Niner]

Monday, April 26th:
*Arraignment on Information Hearing (@ 1:15pm PT) – CA – Nikko Lee Perez (approx.. 3 mos. when found; b. Nov. 8, 1996 in Fresno, found March 29, 2007 east of Woodland in an irrigation slough & was wrapped in a Winnie the Pooh blanket & a layer of plastic before being placed in a metal cooler. The cooler was weighed down with heavy objects & submerged in the slough, located about 15 miles northwest of Sacramento. He suffered a fractured skull & other blunt force trauma. He also had healing fractures, including broken ribs, that showed a pattern of abuse), Kato Allen Perez (b. 1992 in Merced, known to be dead), Mika Alena Perez (b. 1995 in Merced, not found), Nikko Lee Perez (b. 1997 in Fresno, not found) & Kato Krow Perez (b. 2001 in Fresno, not found) - *Paul Allen Perez (30 @ time of first crime/57/now 59) arrested (1/21/20) & charged (1/22/20) & arraigned (1/28/20) with 5 counts of premeditated murder with special circumstances of lying in wait, torture & multiple victims, 4 counts of assault on a child under 8 with force likely to produce great bodily injury resulting in death & criminal enhancements for his prior convictions. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Remanded to Sheriff’s custody (3/24/21) no bond.
Info on children & court info from 1/28/20 thru 3/24/21 reference post #103 here:
CA - Paul Perez, 57, killed 5 of his infant children decades ago, Yolo Co, 2007, *Arrest in 2020*
4/5/21 Update: Parties present: Judge David Reed, defendant, Yolo county public defender, State of Calif AD. Defendant remanded to custody of Sheriff. No bail. Next preliminary hearing continued to 4/9/21. 4/12/21: Reporter's transcript of preliminary hearing, Vol 9 & 10 filed.
4/9/21 Update: Hearing held. Held to answer, but not held to answer as to Counts 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a & 5a. No bail, remanded to the custody of the Sheriff. Declarations filed of Nancy Martinez & Jennifer Melgoza regarding closure of preliminary hearing. Reporter's transcript filed of preliminary hearing on 4/9/21, Vol. 9 & 10. Next arraignment on information on 4/26/21.

 

[CptCari]

It started out fuzzed out for me but then when I X'd out the "support local journalism" promo box I could read the article.

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Wow..it is so crazy that this went on for so long. The mother and living daughter must be so traumatized and now they have to relive it all.

 

[lisette]

OMG!! I can't believe that a mother would allow this to happen time and again and not tell somebody!! I am not victim bashing...It's just so hard to understand. She must have been terrified of him.. But...Those poor babies!!!

 

[Lusitana]

OMG!! I can't believe that a mother would allow this to happen time and again and not tell somebody!! I am not victim bashing...It's just so hard to understand. She must have been terrified of him.. But...Those poor babies!!!

My guess is that she was abused too.

 

[cvaldez1975]

My guess is that she was abused too.

daily

 

[Niner]

04/26/2021 *Arraignment on Information
Original Type: *Arraignment on Information
Criminal/Traffic Minute Order
*Arraignment on Information:
link: Superior Court of California - County of Yolo

Judicial Officer: Reed, David W.
Hearing Time: 1:15 PM
Result: Held
Parties Present
Defendant: PEREZ, PAUL ALLEN
Attorney: YOLO COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER
Plaintiff: The People of the State of California
District Attorney: YOLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY

04/26/2021 Not Guilty Plea on Complaint

04/26/2021 Time Waived

04/26/2021 Remanded to the Custody of the Sheriff. Bail is set in the
Comment: amount of NO BAIL

06/01/2021 *Trial Setting Conference
Judicial Officer: Reed, David W.
Hearing Time: 9:00 AM
Cancel Reason: Vacated

06/01/2021 *Trial Setting Conference
Judicial Officer: Reed, David W.
Hearing Time: 1:30 PM


link: Superior Court of California - County of Yolo

 

[Niner]

Yolo DA won't seek death penalty in local infanticide case - Davis Enterprise

May 27th:

WOODLAND — The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office filed court documents Thursday saying prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against a former Yolo County man accused of killing his five infant children.

Paul Allen Perez, 59, was ordered last month to stand trial on multiple first-degree murder charges with special circumstances in connection with the deaths of his four sons and one daughter, who prosecutors say were brutally abused and killed between 1992 and 2001. The remains of one infant boy were found in Yolo County in 2007.

If convicted, Perez faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. Attorneys in the case are scheduled to appear Tuesday [6/1/21] in Yolo Superior Court to set a trial date.

 

[FLmom777]

Yolo DA won't seek death penalty in local infanticide case - Davis Enterprise

May 27th:

WOODLAND — The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office filed court documents Thursday saying prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against a former Yolo County man accused of killing his five infant children.

Paul Allen Perez, 59, was ordered last month to stand trial on multiple first-degree murder charges with special circumstances in connection with the deaths of his four sons and one daughter, who prosecutors say were brutally abused and killed between 1992 and 2001. The remains of one infant boy were found in Yolo County in 2007.

If convicted, Perez faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. Attorneys in the case are scheduled to appear Tuesday [6/1/21] in Yolo Superior Court to set a trial date.

If no death penalty for a man that killed his own babies over many years then what case would merit it?

 

[Melt71]

If no death penalty for a man that killed his own babies over many years then what case would merit it?

Maybe they are lacking the evidence to show the special circumstances? Info from a commercial law site but still nice and clear:

Capital Punishment (The Death Penalty) in California (shouselaw.com)

The most common crime that can earn the death penalty in California is a particular variant of California murder law (Penal Code 187) known in California law as “special circumstances murder.” .27

Special circumstances murder (also known as capital murder) is first-degree murder where one or more special circumstances are present. These include:

• Prior murder convictions or more than one murder conviction,28
• Murder by use of a bomb or poison,29
• Murder of a law enforcement officer, firefighter, witness, judge, prosecutor, or jury member,30
• Murder involving torture,31
• Murder in connection with gang activity,32 and
• Murder in connection with another serious felony.33

There are several other, less common crimes that can be punished with the death penalty in California. These are:

1. Treason (going to war against the state, or supporting others who do),34
2. Committing perjury in order to cause the execution of someone who is innocent,35
3. Sabotaging a train with the result that someone is killed,36
4. Assaulting someone with a deadly weapon and killing them while serving a life sentence in state prison,37 and
5. Intentionally interfering with preparations for the U.S. to go to war, with the result that someone is killed.38

3. Death sentences in California: factors to consider
If a jury decides that a defendant committed special circumstances murder, or one of the other capital crimes we listed above, that doesn’t mean that s/he will necessarily receive the death penalty.

The punishment for these crimes is EITHER the death penalty OR life in prison without the possibility of parole.39 It is up to the jury to decide which one the defendant will receive.40 This will be decided by the jury after the defendant has been found guilty, in a separate “penalty phase” of the trial.41

 

[FLmom777]

Maybe they are lacking the evidence to show the special circumstances? Info from a commercial law site but still nice and clear:

Capital Punishment (The Death Penalty) in California (shouselaw.com)

The most common crime that can earn the death penalty in California is a particular variant of California murder law (Penal Code 187) known in California law as “special circumstances murder.” .27

Special circumstances murder (also known as capital murder) is first-degree murder where one or more special circumstances are present. These include:

• Prior murder convictions or more than one murder conviction,28
• Murder by use of a bomb or poison,29
• Murder of a law enforcement officer, firefighter, witness, judge, prosecutor, or jury member,30
• Murder involving torture,31
• Murder in connection with gang activity,32 and
• Murder in connection with another serious felony.33

There are several other, less common crimes that can be punished with the death penalty in California. These are:

1. Treason (going to war against the state, or supporting others who do),34
2. Committing perjury in order to cause the execution of someone who is innocent,35
3. Sabotaging a train with the result that someone is killed,36
4. Assaulting someone with a deadly weapon and killing them while serving a life sentence in state prison,37 and
5. Intentionally interfering with preparations for the U.S. to go to war, with the result that someone is killed.38

3. Death sentences in California: factors to consider
If a jury decides that a defendant committed special circumstances murder, or one of the other capital crimes we listed above, that doesn’t mean that s/he will necessarily receive the death penalty.

The punishment for these crimes is EITHER the death penalty OR life in prison without the possibility of parole.39 It is up to the jury to decide which one the defendant will receive.40 This will be decided by the jury after the defendant has been found guilty, in a separate “penalty phase” of the trial.41

This one meets the special circumstance of more than one murder.

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, June 1st:
*Trial Setting Conference Hearing (@ 1:30pm PT) – CA – Nikko Lee Perez (approx.. 3 mos. when found; b. Nov. 8, 1996 in Fresno, found March 29, 2007 east of Woodland in an irrigation slough & was wrapped in a Winnie the Pooh blanket & a layer of plastic before being placed in a metal cooler. The cooler was weighed down with heavy objects & submerged in the slough, located about 15 miles northwest of Sacramento. He suffered a fractured skull & other blunt force trauma. He also had healing fractures, including broken ribs, that showed a pattern of abuse), Kato Allen Perez (b. 1992 in Merced, known to be dead), Mika Alena Perez (b. 1995 in Merced, not found), Nikko Lee Perez (b. 1997 in Fresno, not found) & Kato Krow Perez (b. 2001 in Fresno, not found) - *Paul Allen Perez (30 @ time of first crime/57/now 59) arrested (1/21/20) & charged (1/22/20) & arraigned (1/28/20) with 5 counts of premeditated murder with special circumstances of lying in wait [special circumstances were dismissed], torture & multiple victims, 4 counts of assault on a child under 8 with force likely to produce great bodily injury resulting in death & criminal enhancements for his prior convictions. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Remanded to Sheriff’s custody (3/24/21) no bond. DP will not seek DP.
Info on children & court info from 1/28/20 thru 4/5/21 reference post #106 here:
CA - Paul Perez, 57, killed 5 of his infant children decades ago, Yolo Co, 2007, *Arrest in 2020*
4/9/21 Update: Hearing held. Held to answer, but not held to answer as to Counts 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a & 5a. No bail, remanded to the custody of the Sheriff. Declarations filed of Nancy Martinez & Jennifer Melgoza regarding closure of preliminary hearing. Reporter's transcript filed of preliminary hearing on 4/9/21, Vol. 9 & 10. Next arraignment on information on 4/26/21.
4/26/21 Update: Parties present: Judge David Reed, defendant Perez, Yolo County public defender & Yolo County DA. Waived formal arraignment complaint reading, pled not guilty. No bail. State has not decided on DP yet. Next trial setting conference on 6/1/21 @ 1:30pm.
5/27/21 Update: The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office filed court documents Thursday saying prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against a former Yolo County man accused of killing his five infant children.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Perez is due for a trial setting conference on July 12.

Trial postponed for suspect in multiple infant murders – Daily Democrat

 

[Niner]

That headline for the article is wrong - no trial date has been set yet. Should read pretrial hearing was postponed....

06/01/2021 *Trial Setting Conference
Judicial Officer: Reed, David W.
Hearing Time: 9:00 AM
Cancel Reason: Vacated

07/12/2021 *Trial Setting Conference
Judicial Officer: Williams, Peter M.
Hearing Time: 9:00 AM


link: Superior Court of California - County of Yolo

 

[Reasonable & Just]

He just kept making baby boys and killing them. A serial killer who makes his own victims. 5 sons. What a world.

 

[Niner]

Monday, July 12th:
*Trial Setting Conference Hearing (@ 9am PT) – CA – Nikko Lee Perez (approx.. 3 mos. when found; b. Nov. 8, 1996 in Fresno, found March 29, 2007 east of Woodland in an irrigation slough & was wrapped in a Winnie the Pooh blanket & a layer of plastic before being placed in a metal cooler. The cooler was weighed down with heavy objects & submerged in the slough, located about 15 miles northwest of Sacramento. He suffered a fractured skull & other blunt force trauma. He also had healing fractures, including broken ribs, that showed a pattern of abuse), Kato Allen Perez (b. 1992 in Merced, known to be dead), Mika Alena Perez (b. 1995 in Merced, not found), Nikko Lee Perez (b. 1997 in Fresno, not found) & Kato Krow Perez (b. 2001 in Fresno, not found) - *Paul Allen Perez (30 @ time of first crime/57/now 59) arrested (1/21/20) & charged (1/22/20) & arraigned (1/28/20) with 5 counts of premeditated murder with special circumstances of lying in wait [special circumstances were dismissed], torture & multiple victims, 4 counts of assault on a child under 8 with force likely to produce great bodily injury resulting in death & criminal enhancements for his prior convictions. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Remanded to Sheriff’s custody (3/24/21) no bond. DP will not seek DP.
Info on children & court info from 1/28/20 thru 4/26/21 reference post #116 here:
CA - Paul Perez, 57, killed 5 of his infant children decades ago, Yolo Co, 2007, *Arrest in 2020*
5/27/21 Update: The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office filed court documents Thursday saying prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against a former Yolo County man accused of killing his five infant children. Next trial setting conference hearing on 6/1/21. 6/1/21 Update: The trial setting conference was postponed for six weeks due in part to the fact that the primary investigator in Perez’s case abruptly retired. Perez is due for a trial setting conference on 7/12/21.