Judge Feeney grants DA's motion to file 2nd amended information, Bullock now charged with five counts

Judge John Feeney met privately with attorneys and DA Investigator John Burke. When court opened, jury selection for February 8 and trial date was confirmed. An additional trial readiness is scheduled for February 4 at 4 p.m..

Judge Feeney said that he had met with the attorneys and "they are close to finalizing a jury questionnaire."

Mr. Kaleb Cockrum who represents Bullock did not oppose the filing of the second amended information. Bullock is now charged with five counts. He reentered his plea of guilty not by insanity.

Count 1 murder with three special allegations: infliction of torture, murder committed while engaging in first degree residential burglary, murder committed during carjacking. Count 2 and 3 are both first degree residential butglary. Count 4 Vehicle theft. Count 5 arson of inhabitated structure.

One of the changes in the second amended information is that Bullock is charged with two counts of burglary, one for breaking into the rectory and another burglary committed upstairs.

Mr. Cockrum disagreed and said the facts will show at trial that there were not two burglaries committed.

Bullock's mother and step father were present in court.

Bullock hearing continued until tomorrow morning due to impacted calendar

Trial confirmation and a ruling on the Humboldt County District Attorney's office to amend charges in the Gary Lee Bullock case was scheduled for 4 p.m. this afternoon.

It was continued until tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m. Judge Feeney's calendar today was full, he was still calling 2 p.m. cases as of 4 p.m.

Jan 29, 2016

DA files another motion to amend charges in Gary Lee Bullock case set for jury trial on February 8 for the death of Fr. Eric Freed

A trial readiness conference is scheduled for 4 p.m. for the jury trial for Gary Lee Bullock. The District Attorney's office filed a motion to amend information on January 28, 2016. That motion will also be heard on February 1.

The District's Attorney's office has already filed and was granted their a first amended information to add the special allegation of car jacking. See this link for more information http://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2015/03/bullock.html

Deputy District Attorney Stacey Eads who was co-prosecuting the case with DDA Andrew Isaac has now been assigned to CAST. For the last hearing, only Mr. Isaac was present.