CA - Robert Limon, 38, murdered, Tehachapi, 17 Aug 2014

[Knox]

Looked for news on the change of venue hearing held today. Nothing so far ...

 

[PMLsmom]

COV Deferred until potential jurors answer questionnaires...

http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-...man-accused-of-conspiring-to-kill-her-husband

 

[Knox]

BAKERSFIELD — A Kern County judge on Tuesday said he wants prospective jurors questioned before he decides whether the trial of accused murderer Sabrina Limon should be moved outside Kern County as the defense has requested.

Judge John R. Brownlee also denied a defense motion to sequester the jury throughout the trial, but said the m
otion could be revisited depending on jurors’ answers.
Brownlee, however, noted the concerns of attorney Richard Terry regarding possible tainting of the jury pool.

After the 30-minute hearing, the judge informed the media of steps he’s taking to help prevent a potential mistrial in the highly publicized case of Limon, who prosecutors allege conspired with her lover, former Redlands firefighter Jonathan Hearn of Hesperia, in the killing of her husband three years ago at his workplace in Tehachapi.

Brownlee said he’s denying video and photographic coverage inside the courtroom during jury selection. He said it’s his plan to allow only one video camera and one still camera in the courtroom once opening statements begin, and no photos or video will be allowed of any child witnesses.

And any interviews conducted by the media during the trial, Brownlee said, must be held not only outside the presence of jurors, but outside the courthouse as well. Jury selection is likely to begin early next week.

Limon’s attorney, Richard Terry, said Tuesday if jurors aren’t sequestered there’s likely to be “some sort of poisoning of the jury” during the trial as a result of media coverage.
Prosecutor Eric Smith, however, said he believed a warning from Brownlee to jurors not to watch, read, or listen to any coverage of the case would be sufficient.
Brownlee said he will take “extra precautions” in admonishing the jury to avoid trial coverage, and will revisit the motion to sequester if necessary.
http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/20...sabrina-limon-murder-trial-out-of-kern-county

 

[cvaldez1975]

sierra lamar jury wasn't even sequestered

BAKERSFIELD — A Kern County judge on Tuesday said he wants prospective jurors questioned before he decides whether the trial of accused murderer Sabrina Limon should be moved outside Kern County as the defense has requested.

Judge John R. Brownlee also denied a defense motion to sequester the jury throughout the trial, but said the m
otion could be revisited depending on jurors’ answers.
Brownlee, however, noted the concerns of attorney Richard Terry regarding possible tainting of the jury pool.

After the 30-minute hearing, the judge informed the media of steps he’s taking to help prevent a potential mistrial in the highly publicized case of Limon, who prosecutors allege conspired with her lover, former Redlands firefighter Jonathan Hearn of Hesperia, in the killing of her husband three years ago at his workplace in Tehachapi.

Brownlee said he’s denying video and photographic coverage inside the courtroom during jury selection. He said it’s his plan to allow only one video camera and one still camera in the courtroom once opening statements begin, and no photos or video will be allowed of any child witnesses.

And any interviews conducted by the media during the trial, Brownlee said, must be held not only outside the presence of jurors, but outside the courthouse as well. Jury selection is likely to begin early next week.

Limon’s attorney, Richard Terry, said Tuesday if jurors aren’t sequestered there’s likely to be “some sort of poisoning of the jury” during the trial as a result of media coverage.
Prosecutor Eric Smith, however, said he believed a warning from Brownlee to jurors not to watch, read, or listen to any coverage of the case would be sufficient.
Brownlee said he will take “extra precautions” in admonishing the jury to avoid trial coverage, and will revisit the motion to sequester if necessary.
http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/20...sabrina-limon-murder-trial-out-of-kern-county

 

[Knox]

sierra lamar jury wasn't even sequestered

Right? Is it because it's Kern County? Can't find a dozen people in a city of over 378,000 who haven't heard of the case and agree not to watch the news during the trial?

 

[cvaldez1975]

one of my coworkers was on the cary stayner jury. he did get the change of venue to santa clara county from tuolomne, but she was sequestered!

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

Admissibility of accused killer Sabrina Limon's statements to detectives at issue

http://www.bakersfield.com/news/admissibility-of-accused-killer-sabrina-limon-s-statements-to-detectives/article_ab728d96-88e2-11e7-b0fa-a3c09eed8cef.html

A Kern County prosecutor acknowledged Thursday that investigators violated accused killer Sabrina Limon's Miranda rights when they continued to speak with her after she asked for an attorney following her initial arrest three years ago.

But Limon, prosecutor Eric Smith said, later reinitiated conversations with detectives both the day of her arrest and the following day, after she was booked into jail. She spoke freely and voluntarily, Smith said, and was not coerced nor offered leniency.

Smith argued he should be allowed to enter those conversations into evidence at Limon's trial.

 

[Knox]

Jury selection is expected to begin Monday.
http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/20170824/admissibility-of-accused-killer-sabrina-limons-statements-to-detectives-at-issue

Wondering if this thread can be moved to the trial section yet?

 

[Knox]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Jury selection is underway for the trial of a woman accused of conspiring with her lover to kill her husband.

The media has been blocked from covering the jury-selection process.

The defense has also asked for a change of venue, and the judge said he'll make that determination base on how jury selection unfolds.
http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/jury-selection-underway-for-woman-accused-in-husbands-murder

 

[Knox]

No word on whether the judge decided on a change of venue?

 

[Knox]

http://www.bakersfield.com/news/cha...cle_746012ee-94ac-11e7-a275-c3058bb490ae.html

Trial begins Monday, Judge allowed live streaming.

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

Live stream link:

[video=youtube;ZwdiT9QBCBY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwdiT9QBCBY"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwdiT9QBCBY[/video]

 

[Knox]

Live stream link:

[video=youtube;ZwdiT9QBCBY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwdiT9QBCBY"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwdiT9QBCBY[/video]

Thank you, listening now. Co-working describing BNSF yard where Robert was killed.

 

[Knox]

Smith said Hearn then bought a "burner" phone to use for contacting Limon. The two then came up with the plan to kill her husband the next time he was called in to relieve a co-worker at a remote BNSF building in Tehachapi.

After Limon provided him with directions and her husband's work schedule, Hearn drove to the building and found her husband alone, Smith said. He shot him twice with a .45-caliber handgun fitted with a homemade silencer.

Hearn drove him and contacted Limon, both by text and phone call, to let her know her husband was dead, Smith said.

In his opening statement, Terry noted some have referred to the Limon case as a "love triangle."

"It's not a love triangle," Terry said. "I would call it more of a love polygon."

He said Limon and her husband, Robert Limon, lived in Helendale and were involved in a swingers group where they engaged in sex with other couples. They'd been living that kind of lifestyle for years.

When Sabrina Limon met Hearn in 2012 while handing out samples at Costco, Terry said, she was flattered by the attentions of a younger man who made her feel important, "not just some sex toy that her husband kind of passed around."

Hearn, described as highly intelligent, manipulated Limon while at the same time fulfilling some need in her, Terry said. He carried out the killing alone and afterward took advantage of her, according to the attorney.

"She was vulnerable," Terry said. "She felt loved. She felt she needed someone to lean on, and he was there to fill that role."

Hearn has been in custody since 2014. Sabrina Limon was originally arrested with him, but released due to insufficient evidence. She was rearrested in January after Hearn agreed to testify.
http://www.bakersfield.com/news/tri...cle_7c6b550e-956d-11e7-8074-7721d46e9142.html

 

[CountryGirl]

Anyone watching?

 

[Knox]

Anyone watching?

I am, loosely.

 

[Knox]

KGET News‏ @KGETnews
Robert Meyer, KCSO homicide investigator takes the stand. 9th person to testify so far.

 

[cvaldez1975]

can anyone be on the twitters?

 

[Knox]

Trial concluded for the day. No new revelations, just the DA laying the foundation for the case.
Sabrina kept her head turned away from the camera all day.

Opening statements start at 13:23
[video=youtube;xnb9CpZNduw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnb9CpZNduw[/video]

 

[CountryGirl]

https://youtu.be/jxha4IhQ5EM