Jury selection started this afternoon in Joshua Neff's 2025 case for battery and criminal threats. It has been assigned to Retired Judge John Feeney. Mr. Paul Gallegos is representing Neff. He is out of custody. I saw him at the courthouse today. Deputy District Attorney Rebecca Buckley-Stein is the prosecutor for the trial.
Mr. Gallegos filed a motion today to excuse "peace officers" on the jury panel. On 4/15, Mr. Gallegos filed a motion to limit testimony about a tracking device.
In his opening statement, Mr. Gallegos addressed the jury, "You are the people, the Court said Ms. Buckley-Stein is the People, but they will never be the people."
The DA is always referred to as the People in a case. I have seen Mr. Gallegos in court as a prosecutor, a defense attorney and years ago as a juror and Mr. Gallegos has a very unique style and demeanor in court.
Years before I started this blog, I was on a jury for the Fortuna school teacher accused of alleged molestation. It was a hung jury. Mr. Gallegos was the DA and prosecutor for that case. Judge Kaleb Cockrum who was with Conflict Counsel at that time was the defense attorney. When former DA Maggie Fleming retried the case, again it ended in a hung jury.
On 4/16, defense motion for mistrial denied by Judge Feeney. On 4/17, defense motion for acquittal was denied by Judge Feeney. Jury started deliberations on 4/18.
4/14 court minutes:
Previous posts:
https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2025/04/paul-gallegos-representing-joshua-neff.html?m=1
https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2024/08/da-rejects-apd-report-no-charges-filed.html?m=1
https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2024/08/something-in-humboldt-water-obtuse-or.html?m=1
https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2024/07/owner-of-minor-theatre-arrested-for.html?m=1
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