Next week, jury trial is scheduled for attempted homicide and murder suspect Luigi Rocco Messina. He has three 2023 cases on calendar today. Will the trial proceed? Which judge will it be assigned to?
At Readiness Conference today, the trial was confirmed but court minutes do not indicate assignment to any judge when I checked at 12:47 p.m. Seven days time estimate. Spanish interpreter required for witness.
The last hearing was on 5/20 for Messina's Marsden motion which was denied by Judge Steven Steward.
I reported on his arrest in 2023. At the time of his arrest, the charges included one victim; an acquaintance. Ms. Andrea Sullivan has been appointed to represent Messina. Deputy District Attorney Carolyn Schaffer has appeared on the cases for most hearings.
https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2023/09/no-bail-for-attempted-murder-suspect.html?m=1#more
Messina punched Deputy Public Defender Casey Russo and spit on former Deputy DA and private attorney Zachary Curtis who is now a Deputy Conflict Counsel.
Attacks on public defenders in the jail also happen but those are in a private and restricted area. In an open courtroom or a public area courthouse, you get to see what public defenders and even some private attorneys endure.
In 2023, I reported on Deputy Public Defender Jason Sheets being attacked by "Bongo Bob" and Mr. Russo being attacked in the courtroom by an inmate.
https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2023/10/two-deputy-public-defenders-assaulted.html?m=1
"Bongo Bob" is not Messina. In 2023, "Bongo Bob" aka Richard Needham had 27 cases in the local court system. He faced no real consequences for punching Mr. Sheets. The 2023 case in which Mr. Sheets was the victim was dismissed. CARE court obviously did not work. Needham picked up another 2024 case for assault and battery; again dismissed. Again CARE did not work for Needham. In 2025, Needham has 35 cases.
https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2023/10/bongo-bob-slugs-deputy-public-defender.html?m=1
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