GUILTY AK - Kristy Manzanares, 39, killed aboard Emerald Princess, Juneau, 25 July 2017 *husband arrested*

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Niner said:
@Seattle1 - I see I have your name on this case. Wondering if there might be any court dates in the system yet?
TIA! :)
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It looks like the news report is the result of 2/25/19 motion hearing.

Here's snip from docket register #93 - 98, and the last entry was 2/5/19. I'll check later in the week if anything shows up referencing the motion hearing.

01/18/2019

93 TMB TEXT ORDER SETTING HEARING re 91 Unopposed Motion to Continue Trial filed by Kenneth Manzanares. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a Motion Hearing is set for 1/22/2019 at 2:30 PM in Juneau Courtroom before Judge Timothy M. Burgess. The Status Conference scheduled for 12:00 PM is VACATED. (NMG, CHAMBERS STAFF) (Entered: 01/18/2019)

01/18/2019
94 TMB TEXT ORDER GRANTING 92 Motion to Appear Telephonically as to Kenneth Manzanares (1). Counsel Mark A. Larraaga is directed to call 1-888-278-0296, Access Code 9623794 from a landline telephone five minutes prior to the scheduled start time. (NMG, CHAMBERS STAFF) (Entered: 01/18/2019)

01/22/2019
95 TMB TEXT ORDER as to Kenneth Manzanares: The hearing on unopposed motion to continue trial 91 previously scheduled for 1/22/2019 at 2:30 p.m. in Juneau, AK is HEREBY VACATED to be reset by separate order for a date TBD. (RMC, COURT STAFF) (Entered: 01/22/2019)

01/25/2019
96 TMB TEXT ORDER SETTING HEARING as to Kenneth Manzanares. The rescheduled Motion Hearing is set for 2/25/2019 at 4:00 PM in Juneau Courtroom before Judge Timothy M. Burgess. (NMG, CHAMBERS STAFF) (Entered: 01/25/2019)

02/04/2019
97 MOTION To appear telephonically by Kenneth Manzanares. (Larranaga, Mark) (Entered: 02/04/2019)

02/05/2019
98 TMB TEXT ORDER GRANTING 97 Motion to Appear Telephonically as to Kenneth Manzanares (1). Counsel Mark A. Larraaga is directed to call 1-888-278-0296, Access Code 9623794 from a landline telephone five minutes prior to the scheduled start time on 2/25/2019 at 4:00 PM AKST. (NMG, CHAMBERS STAFF) (Entered: 02/05/2019)
 
Seattle1 said:
It looks like the news report is the result of 2/25/19 motion hearing.

Here's snip from docket register #93 - 98, and the last entry was 2/5/19. I'll check later in the week if anything shows up referencing the motion hearing.

01/18/2019

93 TMB TEXT ORDER SETTING HEARING re 91 Unopposed Motion to Continue Trial filed by Kenneth Manzanares. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a Motion Hearing is set for 1/22/2019 at 2:30 PM in Juneau Courtroom before Judge Timothy M. Burgess. The Status Conference scheduled for 12:00 PM is VACATED. (NMG, CHAMBERS STAFF) (Entered: 01/18/2019)

01/18/2019
94 TMB TEXT ORDER GRANTING 92 Motion to Appear Telephonically as to Kenneth Manzanares (1). Counsel Mark A. Larraaga is directed to call 1-888-278-0296, Access Code 9623794 from a landline telephone five minutes prior to the scheduled start time. (NMG, CHAMBERS STAFF) (Entered: 01/18/2019)

01/22/2019
95 TMB TEXT ORDER as to Kenneth Manzanares: The hearing on unopposed motion to continue trial 91 previously scheduled for 1/22/2019 at 2:30 p.m. in Juneau, AK is HEREBY VACATED to be reset by separate order for a date TBD. (RMC, COURT STAFF) (Entered: 01/22/2019)

01/25/2019
96 TMB TEXT ORDER SETTING HEARING as to Kenneth Manzanares. The rescheduled Motion Hearing is set for 2/25/2019 at 4:00 PM in Juneau Courtroom before Judge Timothy M. Burgess. (NMG, CHAMBERS STAFF) (Entered: 01/25/2019)

02/04/2019
97 MOTION To appear telephonically by Kenneth Manzanares. (Larranaga, Mark) (Entered: 02/04/2019)

02/05/2019
98 TMB TEXT ORDER GRANTING 97 Motion to Appear Telephonically as to Kenneth Manzanares (1). Counsel Mark A. Larraaga is directed to call 1-888-278-0296, Access Code 9623794 from a landline telephone five minutes prior to the scheduled start time on 2/25/2019 at 4:00 PM AKST. (NMG, CHAMBERS STAFF) (Entered: 02/05/2019)
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Latest entry #99 was posted by the Court 2/27/99 and copied below:

02/25/2019

# 99 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Timothy M. Burgess: Hearing on Unopposed Motion to Continue Trial 91 as to Kenneth Manzanares held 4:07 PM to 4:17 PM on 2/25/2019. Court and counsel heard. Defendant's Unopposed Motion to Continue Trial 91 ; GRANTED. Court found excludable delay under 18 USC §§ 3161(h)(7)(B)(i) failure to continue would stop further proceedings or result in miscarriage of justice; (h)(7)(B)(ii) case unusual or complex; (h)(7)(B)(iv) to give reasonable time to prepare.

Status Conference set for 3/21/2019 at 10:00 AM; VACATED.

Final Pretrial Conference set for 5/20/2019 at 8:30 AM and Trial by Jury set for 5/20/2019 at 9:00 AM; VACATED.

Final Pretrial Conference reset to 9/9/2019 at 8:30 AM and Trial by Jury reset to 9/9/2019 at 9:00 AM in JUNEAU Courtroom before Timothy M. Burgess.

APPEARANCES: Defendant present, In-Custody (Telephonic); Jack S. Schmidt, AUSA; Jamie McGrady, FPD; Mark A. Larranaga, CJA (Telephonic); R. Joy Stancel, Official Court Reporter. (AXK, COURT STAFF) (Entered: 02/27/2019)
 
Niner said:
Oh darn.... can't access the article - can someone give a 10% synopsis on this article, please?
TIA! :)
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His attorney says both parties are hoping to reach a plea agreement to avoid trial. In court filings, they indicate they sought an expert to examine his mental state at the time of his wife's death, which they believe is a critical component to the resolution of the case. The judge has pushed the proposed trial date from May to a tentative date in September to give parties more time to reach a potential resolution.
 
Looks like they are STILL going for a plea deal....

Prosecutors seeking plea deal for St. George man accused of killing wife on cruise ship

June 16, 2019
ST. GEORGE — A plea deal appears to be in the works from federal prosecutors in the case of a man accused of killing his wife on a cruise ship.
[.....]
According to court documents filed Friday in U.S. District Court of Alaska, federal prosecutors asked that upcoming deadlines in Manzanares’ case be cancelled.

“A modification of the pre-trial deadlines is necessary in this matter as the parties still do not anticipate a trial in this case and are actively working towards a negotiated resolution in this matter,” assistant U.S. attorney Jack Schmidt wrote in a motion to expedite.
[.....]
Due to federal prosecutors asking for deadlines to be cancelled, it’s unclear whether the trial set for Sept. 9 will take place.

Manzanares’ attorneys didn’t object to cancelling the upcoming deadlines. In February, it was reported that his attorneys were also seeking a plea deal, and a trial that was formerly set for May 2019 was cancelled.


@Seattle1 - I don't have PACER, so wondering if you could look at the court site & see if they have any future court dates scheduled? TIA! :)
 
Southern Utah man charged with murdering wife on cruise ship may receive plea deal | Gephardt Daily

JUNEAU, Alaska, June 15, 2019 (Gephardt Daily) — Federal court documents suggest that attorneys in the first-degree murder case of Kenneth Manzanares — the Utah man charged in the 2017 beating death of his wife, Kristy Manzanares, on an Alaskan cruise ship — are negotiating a plea deal.

Federal court documents filed Friday and obtained by Gephardt Daily show that prosecutor Bryan Schroder, Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Alaska, has filed for a motion of “expedited consideration.”

“A modification of the pre-trial deadlines is necessary in this matter as the
parties still do not anticipate a trial in this case and are actively working towards a
negotiated resolution in this matter,” Schroder’s request says.

“I have contacted the defendant’s counsel, Jamie McGrady, and she does
not oppose the United States request for filing on shortened time.”

The trial had been set for October of this year, and was expected to last about four weeks, federal court documents say. Manzanares had pleaded not guilty in the first-degree murder case. If convicted on that charge, he would face a maximum sentence of life in prison.

No details of any plea deal have been announced.
 
Plea deal in the works for a Utah man accused of killing his wife on a cruise ship near Alaska

In court documents obtained by FOX 13, federal prosecutors ask for upcoming deadlines in the case of Kenneth Manzanares to be stricken.

“A modification of the pre-trial deadlines is necessary in this matter as the
parties still do not anticipate a trial in this case and are actively working towards a
negotiated resolution in this matter,” assistant U.S. Attorney Jack Schmidt wrote.

Defense attorneys also did not object to striking the deadlines. A previous trial date for Manzanares set for May was canceled. No new trial date has been set.
 
Niner said:
Looks like they are STILL going for a plea deal....

Prosecutors seeking plea deal for St. George man accused of killing wife on cruise ship

June 16, 2019
ST. GEORGE — A plea deal appears to be in the works from federal prosecutors in the case of a man accused of killing his wife on a cruise ship.
[.....]
According to court documents filed Friday in U.S. District Court of Alaska, federal prosecutors asked that upcoming deadlines in Manzanares’ case be cancelled.

“A modification of the pre-trial deadlines is necessary in this matter as the parties still do not anticipate a trial in this case and are actively working towards a negotiated resolution in this matter,” assistant U.S. attorney Jack Schmidt wrote in a motion to expedite.
[.....]
Due to federal prosecutors asking for deadlines to be cancelled, it’s unclear whether the trial set for Sept. 9 will take place.

Manzanares’ attorneys didn’t object to cancelling the upcoming deadlines. In February, it was reported that his attorneys were also seeking a plea deal, and a trial that was formerly set for May 2019 was cancelled.


@Seattle1 - I don't have PACER, so wondering if you could look at the court site & see if they have any future court dates scheduled? TIA! :)
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Here you go -- entries 3/15/19 to 6/17/19 or dockets 100 - 106. Expedited motions granted as pretrial motions were written as due on 6/17/19, and defense response by 7/15/19. Filings are now due on or before 8/12/19:

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03/15/2019
#100 NOTICE of Filing Proposed Second Amended Case Scheduling Order by Kenneth Manzanares (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(McGrady, Jamie) (Entered: 03/15/2019)

03/19/2019
#101 SECOND AMENDED CASE SCHEDULING ORDER as to Kenneth Manzanares signed by Judge Timothy M. Burgess on 3/19/2019. (NMG, CHAMBERS STAFF) (Entered: 03/19/2019)

06/14/2019
# 102 UNOPPOSED MOTION for Modification of Pre-trial Deadlines Filed on Shortened Time by USA as to Kenneth Manzanares. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Schmidt, Jack) (Entered: 06/14/2019)

06/14/2019
#103 MOTION to Expedite Unopposed and Filed on Shortened Time by USA as to Kenneth Manzanares. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Schmidt, Jack) (Entered: 06/14/2019)

06/14/2019
#104 DECLARATION of Counsel by USA as to Kenneth Manzanares #103 MOTION to Expedite Unopposed and Filed on Shortened Time filed by USA (Schmidt, Jack) (Entered: 06/14/2019)

06/17/2019
#105 TMB TEXT ORDER GRANTING 103 Motion to Expedite Consideration of 102 Unopposed Motion as to Kenneth Manzanares (1). (NMG, CHAMBERS STAFF) (Entered: 06/17/2019)

06/17/2019
#106 TMB TEXT ORDER GRANTING 102 Unopposed Motion for Modification of Pre-trial Deadlines Filed on Shortened Time as to Kenneth Manzanares (1). The Pretrial Deadlines set out in 101 Second Amended Case Scheduling Order at paragraphs 1-7 are modified to reflect that those filings are now due on or before August 12, 2019.</b) (NMG, CHAMBERS STAFF) (Entered: 06/17/2019)
 
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St. George man to take plea deal in wife’s murder aboard cruise ship, lawyer says


A St. George man accused of killing his wife aboard a cruise ship near Alaska intends to take a plea deal, his attorney said in a court filing.

Kenneth Manzanares plans to change his plea, his attorney, Rich Curtner, wrote in a filing in federal court in Alaska and obtained by FOX 13.

“The parties are in the process of finalizing the details of a plea, and request a change of plea date in early November at a time convenient to the Court,” he wrote.
 
CM/ECF District of Alaska Version 6.1 LIVE DB
U.S. District Court
District of Alaska (Juneau)
CRIMINAL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:17-cr-00010-TMB All Defendants

Case title: USA v. Manzanares
Magistrate judge case number: 1:17-mj-00023-LCL

Defendant (1)
Kenneth Manzanares

Date Filed # Docket Text
08/05/2019 107 NOTICE OF INTENT TO CHANGE PLEA as to Kenneth Manzanares (McGrady, Jamie) (Entered: 08/05/2019)
 
Niner said:
@Seattle1 - another article re plea deal - and was wondering if the 9/9 hearing is still on.

TIA! :)
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Defense had pretrial motions due by August 12, and looks like they filed notice of intent to change plea today -- next court date requested for November but no date.

Defense working on plea deal since Feb 2019 so no surprise - court will oblige.

I'll wait a couple days and see of court files response with date.

Best outcome for all here. MOO
 
St. George man to take plea deal in wife’s murder aboard cruise ship, lawyer says

A St. George man accused of killing his wife aboard a cruise ship near Alaska intends to take a plea deal, his attorney said in a court filing.

Kenneth Manzanares plans to change his plea, his attorney, Rich Curtner, wrote in a filing in federal court in Alaska and obtained by FOX 13.

“The parties are in the process of finalizing the details of a plea, and request a change of plea date in early November at a time convenient to the Court,” he wrote.

Federal prosecutors recently asked for upcoming court deadlines to be stricken, hinting that a plea deal was in the works.

Manzanares is accused of killing his wife, Kristy, aboard the “Emerald Princess” in 2017. She had been beaten to death inside her cabin, prosecutors said. FBI agents wrote in affidavits that witnesses had reported seeing blood in the room and Kristy Manzanares had a severe head wound. Kenneth Manzanares reportedly said “she would not stop laughing at me,” authorities alleged in filings. Passengers aboard the ship had reported hearing the couple fighting.
 
Attorneys for St. George man accused of killing wife on cruise ship file notice to change plea

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Attorneys for a St. George man accused of killing his wife on a cruise to Alaska in 2017 have filed a notice of intent to change his plea.

Kenneth Manzanares pleaded not guilty in August 2017 after he was indicted in the death of his wife, Kristy. People surrounding the couple’s cabin on the cruise ship reported hearing loud screaming, and a family member who found Kristy Manzanares’ body reported she saw Kenneth Manzanares drag her body toward a balcony on the ship.

When both federal prosecutors and Kenneth Manzanares’ attorneys met in November 2017, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Alaska stated it would not seek the death penalty if he was convicted.

The Associated Press reported Tuesday that Manzanares’ attorneys, in a filing with a federal court, said the parties involved in the case are working to finalize the details of a plea agreement. They asked for a court date in November.
 
Utah man to change plea in wife's Alaskan cruise death

According to new court filings, "the parities are in the process of finalizing the details of the plea" and hope to change the plea date to early November.

The couple originally booked an Alaskan cruise to celebrate their anniversary.

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FBI Special Agent Michael Watson stated in an affidavit that witnesses saw Manzanares with blood on his hands and clothing. He even told one witness that his wife "would not stop laughing at me," Watson recalled.

While the FBI was searching the room, Manzanares reportedly said “my life is over”

At the time of the murder, the cruise ship was about seven miles away from the coast of Forrester Island, placing it inside U.S. Federal jurisdiction.

Manzanares was later indicted and pleaded not guilty to the murder.

His trial was rescheduled for May 20, 2019 and was expected to last four weeks. However, the trial was delayed until September by U.S. District Court Judge Timonthy Burgess in order to give both parities time to talk.

In February, Manzanares' attorney told the Associated Press that both parities want to reach an agreement and avoid a trial.
 
Utah man accused of killing wife aboard cruise ship in Alaska set to accept plea deal

JUNEAU, ALASKA (ABC4 News) – The St. George man accused of killing his wife while aboard a cruise ship in Alaska is planning on accepting a plea deal, according to court documents.

The notice of the intent to change the plea was filed on behalf of Kenneth Manzanares by his attorney Rich Curtner on Monday in Federal Court.

“The parties are in the process of finalizing the details of a plea, and
request a change of plea date in early November at a time convenient to the Court,” as stated in the document.

Manzanares was arrested after a homicide aboard the Emerald Princess Cruise Line was reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigations July 25, 2017.
 
Friday, September 13th, 2019 11:59am

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Lawyers put off for months any trial in a cruise ship murder case and now have scheduled the case for a change of plea hearing.

A change of plea hearing has been set for Kenneth Manzanares of Utah on November 21 in US District Court.

He is accused of killing his wife Christy on board a cruise ship in Juneau on July 25, 2017. She died from a severe head injury.

Manzanares likely to avoid trial
 
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