GUILTY CA - Two women, three kids found slain in Modesto home, 18 July 2015

[cvaldez1975]

ugh a hole

Modesto capital murder case could be delayed for Martin Martinez

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

Preliminary hearing for man accused in 5 killings pushed back to August

http://www.modbee.com/news/local/crime/article131956789.html

A preliminary hearing for Martin Martinez in the slayings of five people was pushed back Friday morning until Aug. 21 when the prosecution and defense asked Stanislaus Superior Court Judge Ricardo Córdova to vacate the scheduled April 24 start date.

The defendant is charged with killing his girlfriend, Dr. Amanda Crews; her two daughters; his mother; and his niece July 18, 2015.

Deputy District Attorney Rick Mury said the prosecution and defense have discussed issues still being cleared up regarding discovery, including trouble with the hard drives of computers that were taken as evidence. He also said Chief Deputy District Attorney Annette Rees, who’s also prosecuting, has a trial starting earlier in April.

 

[0101ABA]

August preliminary hearing on track for suspect in Modesto’s Nob Hill Court killings

A Modesto man accused of killing five people in a northeast Modesto home nearly two years ago appeared in Stanislaus Superior Court on Monday morning.

The bespectacled Martin Martinez, 32, in red-and-white jail garb with his slicked black hair down past his shoulders, sat quietly during a five-minute pretrial hearing to confirm both sides were ready for the start of his scheduled Aug. 21 preliminary hearing.

 

[Niner]

:bump: up for the hearing coming up on Monday, August 21st!

:judge:

 

[0101ABA]

Modesto death penalty case begins with testimony from slain woman’s parents

A preliminary hearing for Martin Martinez, who is accused of killing his girlfriend, Amanda Crews, and four others, is expected to begin Monday with testimony from the Modesto woman’s parents.

(...)

Her mother’s health concerns make it necessary for her to testify soon, the judge said, and her parents will be called back to the witness stand if there’s any information in the digital data relevant to their testimony.

 

[gia2]

I came back here ready for news of the trial. I'd forgotten just how awful this crime was and how tragic.

 

[Niner]

Wonder if anyone will be covering this hearing? Tweets? Live-Stream?

TIA!

 

[Harmony 2]

Hi niner,
Hopefully more about the hearing will be out later today. I found this:

Next Court Date:
The next court date will be January 22, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. for further hearing to set Jury Trial.

https://www.stanct.org/people-vs-martinez-martin-1490008

 

[Niner]

Thanks for the update Harmony!! Very much appreciated!

:wave:

 

[Niner]

:bump: up for today's hearing:

Monday, January 22nd:
*Pretrial Hearing (@ 8:30am PT) - CA - Amanda Crews (38) (GF), her daughters Rachael (6 mos) & Elizabeth (6 yrs), Anna Brown Romero (57) his mom & Esmeralda Navarro (5 yrs) his niece murdered( in Modesto July 18, 2015) - Martin Martinez (32) accused of murder; DA will seek DP. Hearing to set trial date. Also awaiting trial for murder of Christopher Ripley (2 yrs) GF son; not scheduled yet.


:judge:

 

[Niner]

Just :bump: up to see if anyone has any "new" news on this one!

TIA!

 

[Niner]

Next Court Date:

The next court date will be March 21, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. for further hearing to set Jury Trial. The hearing will take place in Department 8 of the Superior Court of California, County of Stanislaus, located at 800 11th Street, First Floor, Modesto, CA. Judge Ricardo Cordova presiding.

 

[Niner]

:bump:

Wednesday, March 21st:
*Pretrial Hearing (@ 8:30am PT) - CA - Amanda Crews (38) (GF), her daughters Rachael (6 mos) & Elizabeth (6 yrs), Anna Brown Romero (57) his mom & Esmeralda Navarro (5 yrs) his niece murdered (in Modesto July 18, 2015) - Martin Martinez (32) accused of murder; DA will seek DP. Hearing to set trial date. Also awaiting trial for murder of Christopher Ripley (2 yrs) GF son; not scheduled yet.

 

[Niner]

Update:

Wednesday, March 21st:
*Pretrial Hearing (@ 8:30am PT) - CA - Amanda Crews (38) (GF), her daughters Rachael (6 mos) & Elizabeth (6 yrs), Anna Brown Romero (57) his mom & Esmeralda Navarro (5 yrs) his niece murdered (in Modesto July 18, 2015) - Martin Martinez (32) accused of murder; DA will seek DP. Hearing to set trial date. Also awaiting trial for murder of Christopher Ripley (2 yrs) GF son; not scheduled yet.
Next Court Date: The next court date will be April 30, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. for further hearing to set Jury Trial.

 

[Niner]

Monday, April 30th:
*Pretrial Hearing (@ 8:30am PT) - CA - Amanda Crews (38) (GF), her daughters Rachael (6 mos) & Elizabeth (6 yrs), Anna Brown Romero (57) his mom & Esmeralda Navarro (5 yrs) his niece murdered (in Modesto July 18, 2015) - Martin Martinez (32) accused of murder; held on $5M bail. DA will seek DP. Hearing to set trial date. Postponed from Mar. 21, 2018. Also awaiting trial for murder of Christopher Ripley (2 yrs) GF son; not scheduled yet.

 

[Niner]

Next hearing dates:

06/25/2018 Pretrial

Judicial Officer
Cordova, Ricardo

Hearing Time
8:30 AM


01/02/2019 Preliminary Examination

Judicial Officer
Cordova, Ricardo

Hearing Time
9:30 AM


Edited to add: There is another open case and same charges with the description of hearings as "Set Jury Trial". :dunno:

 

[Niner]

Monday, June 25th:
*Pretrial Hearing (@ 8:30am PT) - CA - Amanda Crews (38) (GF), her daughters Rachael (6 mos) & Elizabeth (6 yrs), Anna Brown Romero (57) his mom & Esmeralda Navarro (5 yrs) his niece murdered (in Modesto July 18, 2015) - Martin Martinez (32) accused & indicted (2/8/16) of 5 counts of 1st degree murder. Plead not guilty. $5M bail. DA seeks DP. Also for the murder of Christopher Ripley (2 yrs) GF son on Sept. 30, 2014 indicted (7/23/15) on 1 count of 1st degree murder; plead not guilty; 2 cases have been combined.
Today’s hearing to set jury trial date.

 

[Niner]

June 26th Update:

From court site:

08/29/2018 Pretrial
Judicial Officer Cordova, Ricardo
Hearing Time 8:30 AM

01/02/2019 Preliminary Examination
Judicial Officer Cordova, Ricardo
Hearing Time 9:30 AM

link: Stanislaus Superior Court Public Portal

 

[Niner]

Wednesday, August 29th:
*Pretrial Hearing & Set Trial Date (for Chris) (@ 8:30am PT) - CA - Amanda Crews (38) (GF), her daughters Rachael (6 mos) & Elizabeth (6 yrs), Anna Brown Romero (57) his mom & Esmeralda Navarro (5 yrs) his niece murdered (in Modesto July 18, 2015) - Martin Martinez (32) accused & indicted (2/8/16) of 5 counts of 1st degree murder. Plead not guilty. $5M bail. DA seeks DP. Also for the murder of Christopher Ripley (2 yrs) GF son on Sept. 30, 2014 indicted (7/23/15) on 1 count of 1st degree murder; plead not guilty; 2 cases have been combined.
Next Prelim Exam hearing 1/2/19.

 

[Niner]

Update:
for Chris:

• 10/01/2018 Setting of Jury Trial
  Judicial Officer: Cordova, Ricardo
  Hearing Time: 8:30 AM
  
  
• 01/02/2019 Setting of Jury Trial
  Judicial Officer: Cordova, Ricardo
  Hearing Time: 9:30 AM

for the 5 people:

• 10/01/2018 Pretrial
  Judicial Officer: Cordova, Ricardo
  Hearing Time: 8:30 AM
  
  
• 01/02/2019 Preliminary Examination
  Judicial Officer: Cordova, Ricardo
  Hearing Time: 9:30 AM

Wondering "why" they have 2 different names for the hearings....