Seating arrangements for victims, families and law abiding citizens while Marci continues to get the Humboldt Superior Court kid glove treatment

If Marci Kitchen is in Humboldt, why wasn't she present Friday when her plea form was submitted to the Court? It may have been a last minute development but if the families knew the evening before, then there was enough time for Marci Kitchen to be present in court.



So now, there is another hearing Monday for her to enter change of plea. Will sentencing be scheduled Monday or will there be another hearing set for Humboldt Superior Court's favorite defendant?

Why are seats being assigned in this case for a change of plea? Limited seats because the case is assigned to the smallest criminal courtroom.

Standing in the courtroom is suddenly an issue? This wasn't done in the Jason Warren case, the Gary Bullock case or the Juan Ferrer case. If any case warranted seating arrangements due to security issues, it should have been the Jon Goldberg case with all the daily drama in the courtroom audience from the victims' family and supporters despite repeated instructions from the bench. Standing in the courtroom is a security issue every day in some courtroom with people acting out at the Courthouse.

The families, friends and supporters for Kiya Kitchen and Faith Tsarnas have been well behaved despite this case dragging on for so long and the tragic death of two young girls. There is a lot of interest in this case and Faith Tsarnas' family is traveling from Southern California.

The Humboldt Superior Court should show some sensitivity and have decency to move this case to a larger courtroom. The jury room is also an option. There will still be the need for seating arrangements but there will be more room.

Will Marci Kitchen even show up? The defendant seems to be getting treated leniently while the victims and the public have to follow more rules than Marci has since July 2016.

The defendant and her prior private attorneys are responsible for dragging this case out for so long and the special treatment Marci Kitchen received.

The private attorneys created the situation that led taxpayers to foot Marci Kitchen's bills. They did nothing of consequence except making sure that Marci Kitchen got to travel and they made as much money as they could.

The defendant did not turn herself in for two months after Kiya Kitchen and Faith Tsarnas were found dead. She has shown no remorse for her actions. Despite all this, the victims, the families, the community members have been respectful. To insult the community by bringing up security when the case may resolve is disrespectful.

Conflict Counsel only took  this case over in March 2018 and that office has done a better job of representing the client while respecting the court procedure and moving this case along. Judge  Kaleb Cockrum was only assigned to this case at the end of April 2018. The Humboldt Superior Court Judges that handled this case before him set this lax tone with Marci Kitchen.

The only time Marci Kitchen did not get her way was when Visiting Judge Graham Cribbs denied her motion to travel on March 12.

Recent posts:
https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2018/08/change-of-plea-scheduled-for-marci.html?m=1

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2018/08/this-is-what-marci-kitchen-is-charged.html?m=1

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2018/08/if-you-thought-plea-in-marci-kitchen.html?m=1