March 28, 2011 - Scheduling Conference

A Scheduling Conference is scheduled for Monday, March 28, 2011 at 9:00 am before Judge William Barrett in the Third District Court, Salt Lake Department, 450 South State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Update on December 20th Scheduling Conference

The defense had submitted a motion to the judge last week to excuse the defendant from appearing in court Monday. The motion was granted. The defendant was assaulted in jail in October and due to his continued injuries was excused from appearing.

The defense also asked for and was granted a three-month delay. The delay was asked for due to a personal problem encountered by the defense's staff member responsible for completing a key element of the documentation for the defense. The defense also pointed out to the judge how busy they were with other cases. The prosecution objected and asked that the process be moved along as it had already undergone significant delays. Nevertheless, the judge granted the delay after a brief discussion. Another scheduling conference is scheduled for Monday, March 28, 2011.

Update on June 14th Scheduling Conference

The defendant did not show up to this hearing.

The defense team once again asked for another 6-month delay explaining that the initial work is completed, but now it needs to be evaluated by an expert. Apparently, there are not enough personnel resources because capital cases take priority.

The prosecution pushed to get the trial scheduled, but at this point there is another scheduling conference set for December 20th.

Update on May 24th Scheduling Conference

The defense asked for ANOTHER 6 months to get their timeline ready to show the defendant had diminished capacity. They claimed one of their staff was too busy to help get the information ready. Judge William Barrett told them to get what information they did have to the prosecuting attorneys and scheduled another scheduling conference on June 14th.