Why was the decision to continue the Yang motion so last minute?

Motion to continue Seng Yang's jury trial scheduled for today but was put over to trial assignment, at the last minute after an email from Presiding Judge Hinrichs was sent to Judge Lawrence Killoran in court this morning.

This after everyone present waited around in court for a while including a Hmong court interpreter who came here from Sacramento.

Sexually violent predator Joshua Cooley's grandparents at courthouse today in support of another registered sex offender

They were in Courtroom 5 with a woman who briefly interacted with Ryan Landowski, a registered sex offender  who has two other co-defendants for his most recent arrest by Arcata Police Department in January 2019.

EPD conducting extra traffic patrols this morning

Eureka Police Officer A. Jansen was conducting a traffic stop a few minutes ago. This is a part of extra patrols this morning. So if you see EPD vehicles on 6th or I  or other areas  in the vicinity, you know why.

Chad Smith pornography urls also included gay, lesbian, bi and ladyboy searches

Former DA investigator and forensics expert Martin Perrone agreed with Chad Smith's attorney, Ms. Andrea Sullivan, that the people's collection and presentation of pornography URLS viewed by Smith was selective.

Three hours testimony on Chad Smith's favorite porn site, sexually explicit urls and images of daddy daughter , doggie style and anal sex

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Will narcissistic sociopath charged with raping his own daughter and forcing her to participate in porn force a third lengthy consecutive sex abuse trial?

Motion to continue Seng Yang's trial was filed by the District Attorney. Ruling on that motion is scheduled for 4/25.

Trial assignment is scheduled for 4/26. Jury trial for 4/29.

Yang refuses to waive time. His case has been trailing the Cory Fisher case and now the Chad Smith case. Yang recently withdrew his time waiver and it was after Chad Smith.

Deputy District Attorney Stacey Eads is the specially assigned prosecutor for all three cases. Yang created this mess. He had a plea offer he refused, then he wasted time on Marsden motions and he refuses to listen to his attorney. All this has been covered in recent, detailed posts.

Incompetence or abuse of power? Read the petition filed by Travis Schneider against Brian Gerving and the City of Eureka

"A (writ of) mandamus is an order from a court to an inferior government official ordering the government official to properly fulfill their official duties or correct an abuse of discretion. "

Travis Schneider requests a court order  to get Brian Gerving and the City of Eureka to fulfill their ministerial duties  and monetary compensation.

For more on writ of mandate, specifically California law, click on this link:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/mandamus

USlegal.com: "Ministerial duty refers to the official duty of a public officer wherein the officer has no room for the exercise of discretion, and the performance being required by direct and positive command of the law. The powers and duties of public officers are, in general, classified as ministerial and discretionary."

The only source of sex acts between them is Jane Doe #1's words."

Yesterday, EPD Detective Amber Cosetti was questioned by Chad Smith's attorney,Ms. Andrea Sullivan,  for over an hour. She was questioned about several emails. A different perspective and questions were raised during cross examination.

Trial confirmation for Jorden Sterling continued by defense

Trial confirmation for robbery suspect Jorden Sterling scheduled for this morning was continued to May 1 at the request of Sterling's attorney, Mr. Russ Clanton. Jury trial is May 6.

Samantha Luna's jury trial scheduled for July 15

Trial setting for Samantha Luna's case was scheduled this morning. She stood silently in court. Her attorney, William Panzer, asked Judge Kaleb Cockrum when motions should be filed.

Trial confirmation is on June 24. Jury trial is July 15. Deputy District Attorney Jessica Acosta is the prosecutor for this case.

City of Arcata hosts training on gun violence restraining orders

On Thursday, April 25, 2019 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the D Street Neighborhood Center, 1301 D Street, the City of Arcata is hosting training for law enforcement, attorneys and court personnel on gun violence restraining orders. 

Daddy-daughter porn and Chad Smith's proclivity for redheads made Jane Doe #1 dye her hair

EPD Detective Amber Cosetti was the third witness to testify on April 23 in Chad Smith's jury trial. After Jane Doe #1 said she wrote her journal entry out of anger, the first investigation into sexual abuse allegations was suspended.

Laptops, electronics bedding collected when search warrant was served on Chad Smith's home

Eureka Police Department Senior Detective Ron Harpham assisted EPD Detective Amber Cosetti in the Chad Smith case.

If looks could kill; a few jurors express their disgust and anger about Chad Smith

Have certain jurors made up their mind about Chad Smith without hearing all the evidence?

A few jurors have glanced over at Chad Smith during the course of jury trial with reactions but there are at least three who feel very strongly about him.

Woman who dumped seven puppies in a trash bin in Coachella arrested

Officers with the Riverside County Department of Animal Services arrested 54-year-old Deborah Sue Culwell today.

She is the woman who was seen on video dumping a plastic bag filled with seven puppies in a trash bin in Coachell. Culwell had 38 dogs living in her home which was filthy.

Future dates for murder and homicide suspect Richard Dean to be set next week

Murder and homicide suspect Richard Dean jury trial for April 22 was already vacated after trial confirmation. Today, defense motion to continue was granted. Setting of the jury trial scheduled for 4/25 was rescheduled to 4/30.

EPD, City of Eureka Councilmembers and Supervisor Virginia Bass say no to Joshua Cooley

I interviewed EPD Chief Steve Watson on the same the day Judge JohnFeeney made the decision to place sexually violent predator Joshua Cooley in Eureka on "transient release."

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2019/04/eureka-police-chief-vehemently-opposed.html?m=1

Sotolongo's case for destroying jail property and murder now scheduled on the same date

Murder suspect Gearold Sotolongo recently got arraigned on another charge of destroying jail property.  The dates set on his recent case were vacated and a hearing on both cases is scheduled for the next hearing.

Setting for jury trial is scheduled for May 1.