I have been keeping notes - so these are pretty long ones - which I will shorten up!
Friday, Dec. 8th:
*Arraignment Hearing (
revised murder charges) (@ am ET) - GA -
LaTania 'Janell' Carwell (16) (Apr. 17, 2017, Augusta; found Mar. 8, 2018) –
*Leon Lamarr Tripp (38/now 44) step-dad arrested (5/23/17) & indicted & charged (3/13/18) of 2 counts of murder, kidnapping with bodily injury, cruelty to children in the 1st degree & concealing a death. Plead not guilty. Bond $500K
. DA will seek DP.
Indicted &
re-charged (11/14/23) with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, family violence, cruelty to children & concealing death of another.
*Indicted &
charged (10/3/23) & arraigned (10/20/23) with possession of contraband by inmate. Plead not guilty.
Court info from 2/2/18 thru 9/25/23 reference post #34 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...d-mom-stepdad-charged-augusta-2.649996/page-2
10/3/23 Update: Indictment on possession of contraband by inmate. Notice of subsequent indictment. Notice of lead prosecutor. Notice of defendant's election to proceed, consolidated motions & demands for discovery, statements, scientific reports & other enumerated motions. Arraignment hearing on 10/20/23.
10/25/23 Update: Possession: Arraignment hearing & Tripp plead not guilty. State’s Demand for Discovery. Murder: #14: Notice of non-waiver of rights. #16: Notice of invocation of 5th & 6th Amendment rights under the constitutions of the US & State of GA. #17: Tripp assertion of 4th Amendment rights, revocation of any prior waiver & motion to require the State to comply with HIPAA. #39: Constitutional challenge to OCGA 16-5-1 & 16-5-2 as applied based on failure to provide intermediate crimes of conviction in violation of the 6th Amendment. #47: Tripp's objection to admission of reports from State Crime Lab. Certificate of Service of defense motions. Entry of appearance. Motion #48 to reserve the right to challenge the unconstitutional composition of the petit jury. Motion #12 for disclosure of any possible basis for recusal of Judge. Motion #13 to prevent ex parte communication between the State & the Court. Motion #18 for complete recordation & transcript of all pretrial & trial proceedings. Motion #19 for court reporters' tapes & notes to be made a part of the record of these proceeding. Motion #20 to dismiss the indictment due to the unconstitutional composition of the Grand Jury. Motion #21 for an Order to preserve all evidence & to preclude any additional State testing or examination of evidence that would alter, reduce or destroy evidence w/o notice to the defense & prior court approval. Motion #22 for production of scientific & expert reports. Motion #23 to inspect, examine & test physical evidence. Motions #24 for an Order directing the State to provide dates of birth & Soc. Sec. #s of all State witnesses. Motion #25 for disclosure of criminal records of State witnesses. Motion #26 for disclosure of psychiatric & behavioral history of State's witnesses. Motion #29 for disclosure of electronic surveillance. Motion #3 to prohibit prosecutorial misconduct & to limit the prosecutor's opening & closing statements/arguments. Motion #31 to require investigative agencies to preserve notes on all interviews & investigative actions. Motion #32 to require investigative agencies to preserve notes on all interviews & investigative actions. Motion #36 to strike B7 statutory aggravating circumstance. Motion #37 to strike the term "Capital Felony" listed in the OCGA 17-10-30(B)(2) Statutory aggravating circumstance. Motion #38 to bar introduction of statutory aggravating evidence. Motion #4 for disclosure of any improper bias or prejudice, grounds for any legal claim or possible bias for DQ of DA, court personnel or other State actors involved in anyway in this case. Motion #40 to declare OCGA 17-10-35 & 17-10-30 et seq. unconstitutional because GA's DP statutory scheme does not require a jury to find beyond reasonable doubt all requisite facts necessary for a death sentence to be constitutionally imposed upon. Motion #41 Motion in Limine to allow presentation of evidence as to proportionality of the death sentence under Locker v. Ohio. Motion #42 to require a jury finding on the issue of proportionality as raised in OCGA 17-10-35. Motion #43 to bar the prosecution from seeking imposition of the death penalty because it is being sought based upon the worth & status of the victim. Motion #44 for all evidentiary matters to be heard in camera. Motion #5 for an Order requiring the DA to respond in writing to all contested motions. Motion #6/6A Notice of intent to abide by the ABA guidelines for the appointment & performance of defense counsel in death penalty case, ABA guidelines & supplemental guidelines. Motion #61 to prevent death qualification of the jury. Motion #62 for disclosure of all relationships between prospective jurors & the DA's office. Motion #63 for a special venire that represents a cross-section of the community, for personal service on those jurors who do not respond to summons & for the Court to determine all excusals. Motion #65 for an Order directing that alternate jurors not be publicly identified until the deliberation process begins. Motion #67 for an Order expanding time for preparation for jury selection. Motion #69 for an instruction to the jury before voir dire regarding the trial process in a potential life w/o parole/death penalty. Motion #7 for compliance with Rule 22. Motion #70 to restrict judicial rehabilitation of potential jurors regarding death & life qualification. Motion #71 to preclude the use of preliminary jury qualification questions in OCGA 15-12-164. Motion #72 for individual voir dire of jurors & sequestration of jurors during voir dire. Motion #73 to protect jury from exposure to victim's family or friends. Motion #75 to limit conversations between jurors & bailiffs. Motion #76 for an Order enquiring that the bailiff's oaths of office be administered publicly & in the presence of the assembled jurors. Motion #77 to disqualify all potential jurors who knew or were acquainted with the victims of their families. Motion #78 for compensation at current wages & reimbursements to primary caregivers for day care costs for jurors. Motion #79 to exclude members of the Police Dept. & members of other law enforcement agencies from sitting in the courtroom in uniform. Motion #80 for an Order appointing an impartial witness monitor. Motion #81 to prevent prejudicial security measures. Motion #82 to limit jury exposure to extra judicial excessive displays of emotion. Motion #83 for an Order appointing non-law enforcement personnel as jury bailiffs. Motion #84 for a daily transcript. Motion #86 for a change of venue. Motion #87 to strike the OCGA 17-10-30(B)(2)statutory aggravating circumstance. Motion #9 to strike & quash those portions of the unified appeal that require waiver of constitutionally protected rights.
11/2/23 Update: Possession: State's Discovery responses, Motions Notices & demands.
11/6/23 Update: Murder: eFiling defense Motion #91, motion to require the State to prove that Tripp is not intellectually disabled or, in the alternative, to declare the guilty but intellectually disabled statute unconstitutional. eFiling motion #89 Notice of intent of defense to raise issue of insanity, mental illness or intellectually disability & non-waiver of rights. eFiling Motion #90, motion to declare unconstitutional the current scheme of OCGA 17-7-131 which requires an intellectually disabled capital defendant to prove intellectual disability in the culpability phase of trial or in the alternative. eFiling Motion #93, Motion for an Order requiring evaluators to set forth with specificity all areas of inquiry they propose to cover during a compelled exam or evaluation of Tripp. 11/7/23 Update: eFiled: Motion #92 motion in Limine to prohibit State from presenting improper, irrelevant & prejudicial evidence during trial in violation of the U.S. Supreme Court's rulings in Moore v. Texas. eFiled: Motion #95 Motion for Daubert hearing on admissibility of expert report finds & conclusions. eFiled: Motion #94 Motion to declare unconstitutional the current scheme of OCGA 17-131-131 because the statutory definition of intellectual disability no longer comports with the modern clinical guidelines.
11/14/23 Update: New indictment. Notice of subsequent indictment. indicted & charged (11/14/23) with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, family violence, cruelty to children & concealing death of another.
11/21/23 Update: Possession on 11/2/23 docket update: State's discovery responses, motions notices & demands.
11/20/23 Update: Possession: efiled: Entry of appearance & Notice of defendant's election to proceed under O.C.G.A. section 17-16-1 Et Deq. & consolidated motions & demands for discovery, statement, scientific reports & other enumerated motions. Murder: Next arraignment hearing for new murder charges on 12/8/23.
ALSO:
*Arraignment Hearing (r
evised murder charge) (@ am ET) - GA -
LaTania 'Janell' Carwell (16) (Apr. 17, 2017, Augusta; found Mar. 8, 2018) –
*Tanya Faye Tripp (35/now 41) "mom" arrested (5/23/17), charged & indicted (3/13/18) of 2nd degree murder, concealing a death & harboring a fugitive. Plead not guilty. $500K bond.
Indicted &
re-charged (11/14/23) with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, family violence, cruelty to children in the first degree & concealing the death of another.
Failed to provide accurate info regarding the circumstances of her daughter’s abduction.
Trial was set to begin on 1/28/19, delayed to start 8/5/19-continued no date.
Court info from 2/7/19 thru 6/30/20 reference post #938 here:
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10/1/20 Update: Next calendar call hearing on 10/14/21. 3/1/22: Defendant's letter. 6/3/22 Update: Next Calendar Call hearing on 6/30/22. 9/14/22: Defendant’s letter. 11/14/22: Defendant’s letter. 3/27/23: Application for leave of absence filed by Deshala Dixon. 5/3/23: Defendant’s letter.
10/26/23 Update: State's Discovery responses, motions, notices & demands.
11/14/23 Update: Notice of subsequent indictment. Indictment issued for Malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, family violence, cruelty to children in the first degree & concealing the death of another. 11/20/23 Update: Arraignment hearing on new murder charges on 12/8/23.
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