Trials & Sentencings set for May, 2022

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Update!

Wednesday, May 25th:
*Trial continues (Day 28)-VERDICT REACHED! (Day 2) (@ 9am PT) – OR - Daniel Craig Brophy (63) (June 2, 2018, Portland) – *Nancy Lee Crampton-Brophy (68/now 71) “wife” arrested (9/5/18), charged (9/6/18) & arraigned (9/17/18) with felony murder & unlawful use of a weapon. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Bond was denied (4/29/20).
Trial began on 3/14/22 with jury selection & ended 3/18/22. Trial began on 4/4/22 (expected to last to 5/20/22, but will go longer). Prosecutors rested their case on 4/21/22. Defense started their case on 4/27/22 & then on 5/2/22. Defense rested their case on 5/18/22. State rested their rebuttal case on 5/19/22. Defense started their sur rebuttal case on 5/19/22. Defense rested their sur rebuttal case on 5/20/22. Closing arguments on 5/23/22 & Jury started deliberations: ~6 ½ hours (calculated: started ~10:30am to 5pm-ate lunch while deliberating). 5/24/22 deliberations: ~ 3 hours. Total deliberations: 9 ½ hours.
Court hearings from 9/6/18 thru 2/18/22 & Jury selection Day 1-5 (3/14 to 3/18/22) & Trial Day 1-27 & Verdict Watch (Day 1) (4/4 to 5/24/22) & 5/13/22 reference post #385 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...tute-3-june-2018-wife-arrested.375803/page-20
5/25/22 Wednesday, Trial Day 28, Verdict Watch (Day 2): Brophy found GUILTY of 2nd degree murder. "Yes" to the two follow up questions on the Jury instructions & verdict form.
1 - During the commission of a felony, defendant caused or threaten the use of a firearm?
2- During the commission of a felony, defendant and victim were married during the commission of this felony?
for more info see post #396 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...tute-2-june-2018-wife-arrested.375803/page-20
Sentencing hearing on 6/13/22 @ 9am.

 

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Update - change of plea!!

was to have a hearing tomorrow, 5/27/22:
*Docket Call Hearing (@ 9am CT) – TX – Ashton Ness (16 mos. old) (August 19, 2018) – *Blair Michael Ness (27/now 30) (father) arrested & charged (8/22/18), indicted (10/25/18) & arraigned (11/26/18) with capital murder of a person under 10 years of age. Plead not guilty. $1.5M Surety Bond.
Trial was set to begin on 7/27/20 continued to 10/26/20 was continued to COVID to 2021 continued to 1/24/22 & continued to 6/6/22 was cancelled Ness plead guilty on 3/11/22.
Court info from 11/26/18 thru 7/17/20 reference post #61 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...y-father-lewisville-19-aug-2018.386125/page-4
7/17/20 Update: Next docket call hearing on 10/16/20 & trial is set to begin on 10/26/20. 10/15/20 Update: Trial on 10/26/20 has been cancelled due to COVID. Defense wants no hearing at this time. 3/5/21: State's application for Subpoena(s): Homewav, DSCO Jail Medical record & DCSO Jail Records Custodian; Subpoena returned Served (LE) - Homewav, DSCO Jail Medical records & DCSO Jail records custodian.
3/26/21 Update: Plea Bargain Data/Continuance Data on 3/26/21. Next Docket call on 1/14/22 & trial set to begin on 1/24/22. 4/7/21: State's application for subpoena issued to Gadsden Independent School District, to Socorro ISD, to El Paso ISD, to Los Lunas public schools, to Las Cruces public schools. Subpoena returned served-Los Lunas public schools. State's application for subpoena to Albuquerque public schools. Subpoena returned served: El Paso ISD, Gadsden Ind. school district, Socorro ISD. 4/8/21: Subpoena returned served: Albuquerque public schools & Las Cruces public schools.
12/10/21: Motion for Continuance. State's agreed to motion for continuance. Court setting/plea bargain data/continuance data/ Docket Call hearing of 1/14/22 continued on 5/27/22. And trial on 1/24/22 was reset to 6/6/22.
3/7/22: 3rd Discovery Stipulation. Plea bargain data. 3/11/22 Plea hearing. Court's admonition of Statutory & Constitutional rights & defendant's acknowledgment. Waiver of jury - felony plea of guilty. Defendant's waivers & judicial confession, waiver of appeal, notice of intent to destroy evidence & waiver of preservation & Art. 38.43 rights, waiver of preservation of evidence & Art. 38.34 rights & Order: approving plea, waivers, agreements & consents. Docket call hearing on 5/27/22 & trial on 6/6/22 have been cancelled. Plead guilty to capital murder & sentenced life in State prison, Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice. Jail Credit 1299 Days. Concurrent with Prior Sentence.

 

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Update!!

Friday, May 27th:
*Trial continues (Day 8)-VERDICT REACHED! (@ 8:30am ET) - FL – Daniel Eric Markel (41) (shot to death July 18, 2014, Tallahassee) - *Katherine Magbanua (32/now 37) (Garcia's wife) arrested (Oct. 2016) & charged with 1st degree murder & 1 count conspiracy & 1 count solicitation of murder were brought together into one case on Tuesday (3/20/18). Plead not guilty. Held without bond.
Murder for Hire hit man. They split a $100K payoff for murder. KM has rejected several offers of immunity for her testimony.
First trial started on 9/23/19 & the jury started deliberations on 10/10-10/11/19 with a total of 11 hours of deliberations. They found Garcia guilty. A mistrial declared for Magbanua. (10-2 for guilty). Will remain in jail as a charged co-conspirator & the State will try her case again.
Re-Trial began on 5/16/22 with jury selection. 12 jurors & 2 alternates (7 women & 7 men). Trial began on 5/18/22. State rested their case on 5/25/22. Defense began their case on 5/26/22 & rested their case on 5/26/22. Jury started deliberations on 5/27/22 (12:45pm to 8:45pm). Total hours of deliberations: ~ 8 hours.
Court info & trial from 9/23/19 thru 5/13/22 & Jury Selection Days 1-2 (5/16-5/17/22) & Trial Day 1-7 (5/18-5/26/22) reference post #734 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...hassee-18-july-2014-arrests-11.620240/page-37
5/27/22 Friday, Trial Day 8: Judge Wheeler read jury instructions. Closing arguments or State by Georgia Cappleman & defense by Tara Kawass. Jury started deliberations at 12:46pm ET.
for more info see post #746 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...hassee-18-july-2014-arrests-11.620240/page-38
JURY QUESTION! “Judge could we please get an inventory list of the evidence so that we can navigate what communications are here?”
Post #749-Page 38
@ 1:38pn: The jury is asking the judge for an inventory list of the evidence so they can navigate the phone calls. The court is sending one back to them now.
After 4 hours (about 4:30pm) of deliberations jurors have another question. Jurors want to use the headsets provided during trial. They could be reviewing phone wiretaps or the Dulce Vida tape at this point in their deliberations.
After 8 hours (about 8:45pm) of deliberations a verdict. GUILTY of 1st Degree Murder, GUILTY of Conspiracy to Commit Murder & GUILTY of Solicitation to Commit Murder. Will have a PSI report done & sentencing in about 30 days. No date set yet.
for more info on verdict read:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpBFvo-692A
Accomplices:
*Charles Jay Adelson (45) – First appearance & bond hearing on 4/26/22. 4/26/22: Bond denied. Defense attorney asks for an Arthur hearing. No further info or dates yet as 5/27/22.
*Sigfredo Garcia (34) – 10/10/19: found guilty of 1st degree murder. Guilty of conspiracy. Not guilty of solicitation. Sentenced to LWOP for murder plus 30 years for conspiracy charge. 11/4/19: Motion to Withdraw as Counsel: Mauricio Padilla; Motion to Withdraw as Counsel: Saam Zangeneh. His appeal was denied.
*Luis Rivera (33) charged with 1st degree murder. Took a plea deal (Oct. 2016) & plead guilty to 2nd degree murder. Will testify against Garcia & Magbanua. Will receive 19-year sentence to run concurrently with his 12 year Federal time, which he is already serving.
POIs: Wendi Adelson (ex-wife of Markel), her mom Donna Sue Adelson (68) & father Harvey Adelson. Investigators have not charged any of these people in the Adelson family in connection with Markel’s death, except Charlie; but say Adelson’s mother & brother – Donna & Charlie Adelson – paid $100K to have Markel killed following the couple’s contentious divorce so their two young sons could move to South Florida.

 

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For the week of Tuesday, May 31st:

*Trial continues (Day 2) (@ 9am ET) - FL - 11 year old boy (Dec. 25, 2020, @ Mrs. Potato restaurant, Orlando) – *Timothy Lee Wilson II (34 @ time of crime/35) (stepfather) arrested & charged (1/6/21) & arraigned (2/9/21) with 2 counts of 1st degree false imprisonment of a child under 13 (punishable by life), 3 counts of 1st degree aggravated child abuse (with weapon), 4 counts of 1st degree felony aggravated child abuse & 1 count of 3rd degree child neglect. Plead not guilty. $31K Surety bond. Posted bond (1/12/21) & released.
Trial began on 5/25/22.
Case info & Court info from 1/6/21 thru 5/24/22 reference post #94 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...g-if-he-needs-help-january-2021.556342/page-5
5/25/22 Wednesday, Trail Day 1: Only hearing. Information filed. Electronic copy sent to bondsman: Moncrief Bonding Agency & document sent to private attorney Leslie A. Sweet, Esq. Next trial date is 5/31/22 for a hearing.
*Kristen Nicole Swann (31 @ time of crime/32) (“mom”) – Pretrial conference hearing on 6/7/22 & trial set to begin on 6/20/22.



For the rest of week - see June, 2022 trials & hearings. Will bring over the link in a bit.

 

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For the rest of the week - June 1st to the 3rd - see thread:

Trials & Hearings for June, 2022

For the week of Wednesday, June 1st thru Friday, June 3rd: Thursday, June 2nd: *Trial set to begin (@ 9am PT) – CA – Diego Villa Torralba (newborn-12 hours old) (July 19, 2019, Oxnard; strangled after birth) - *Andrea Torralba Comacho (20/now 23) ”mom” arrested (7/19/19), charged (7/23/19) &...

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Update!

Friday, May 20th:
*Sentencing Hearing (Federal) (@ 11am MT) - CO - *Francisco “Pancho” Ramirez (38/now 39) arrested & charged (12/16/20) & indicted (2/3/21) with 2 counts of possession of a firearm & ammunition by a prohibited person, 2 count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, 2 counts of possession with intent to distribute heroin & 2 counts of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. (Federal charges). Plead not guilty. Held without bond.
Trial was set to begin on 1/24/22 was vacated Ramirez will plead guilty on 1/27/22.
Re affidavit & court info from 6/24/21 to 1/27/22 reference post #393 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...und-conejos-co-nov-2020-arrest.551534/page-20
1/27/22 Update: Plead guilty (1/27/22) & sentencing on 5/20/22.
5/20/22 Update: Possession with intent to distribute meth-181 months imprisonment, consisting 121/months as to Count 2, 60 months as to Count 4, to be served consecutive to Count 2. This sentence is to run consecutive to any sentence that may be imposed. 5 years supervised release as to both counts to run concurrent with each other. $200 special assessment fee. Dismissed: Possession of a firearm & ammunition by a prohibited person & possession with intent to distribute heroin. Highest offense level (Terminated)-Felony.