I dunno -- I have a hard time believing the defense here about anything -- especially any willingness to help the state get this case on track. IMO, they are pushing for the videos here for a reason. I wish the defense would have been asked on the record if they've viewed them. JMO
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Found this recap of the June 9 hearing.
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Thanks, @Cindizzi. Perhaps the defense is more anxious to have videos and/or piecemeal data from the last evaluation available for their "out of state" evaluator than they are to get the case on track and a trial date set. MOOFound this recap of the June 9 hearing.
Letecia Stauch may not head to trial until next year, 3 years after 11-year-old stepson's murder | KRDO
Attorneys at the El Paso County Courthouse indicated Thursday that another delay may push Letecia Stauch's trial to 2023. She's facing murder charges in the death of her 11-year-old stepson Gannon Stauch in January of 2020.
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“I was hoping that we would be much much further along at this point, but there isn’t anything I can do about this either,” Judge Gregory Werner said in court Thursday about the delays.
Josh Tolini, Stauch's attorney, asked Judge Werner to order CMHIP to release some of their documents/recordings from their evaluation with Stauch to both legal teams to move the process along. The judge indicated he would issue that order.
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Have to wonder just what the heck is going on. JMO
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Wow, just... wow. First of all, I am not sure I believe the defense is really all that "frustrated" about another delay. Imo, LS is hoping to delay this trial indefinitely.Frustration mounts as mental health evaluation still isn't complete for accused child killer Letecia Stauch | KRDO
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The woman accused of murdering her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon Stauch, in January of 2020 is claiming that she wasn't sane at the time of the crimes. Five months after making that claim to a judge, her mental health evaluation still is not complete amid a major backup at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo.
The judge and attorneys from both sides expressed their frustration about the delay in court Thursday, with Judge Gregory Werner saying there wasn't anything he could do to move this process along.
Stauch refused to be transported from the jail for her court appearance Thursday, and once again did not face the judge or Gannon's family in court. This follows a pattern of requesting to stay at the jail "due to her mental health" and the stress she might go through if she did appear in court. The judge did say in court Thursday that he was planning to require her to appear until he found the report wasn't ready yet.
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ITA. I refuse to believe that her Defense team is doing all they can to further these proceedings.
Part of the problem, I think, is that we don't have any basis for comparison. At least I don't. I expect that with the start of the COVID pandemic about 2 1/2 years ago, a number of defendants have appeared for motions hearings virtually or not at all but were represented by counsel. So it may not be as weird as it seems for jailed defendants to not be hauled to court these days for brief appearances. COVID has changed alot of stuff.
But why make overworked jail personnel drag her in for what was a non-hearing? What purpose would her presence have served yesterday? (Not in general, but yesterday) And like it or not, the judge has a responsibility to ensure she gets a fair trial. Treating her like Hannibal Lecter especially for a non-hearing probably isn't the best way to do that.That's exactly what Judge Werner said he would do and yet,here she is,not bloody appearing AGAIN. It's about time he followed through on his promise and if she won't cooperate he should have her wheeled in strapped to a cart a la hannibal lecter. Its not the flipping Lietecia show and its about time someone reminded her
I think you are right. It scares me to think they could actually get piece meal test data and random videos to share with the court. They probably have knowledge about some 'cray cray' videos that were taken and would love for the court to see how mentally unfit she is.
I believe that’s exactly what the completed report will show-personality disorder(s) with a side of malingering. The only hope for the defense is to get a few samples of crazy Letecia released prior to the curtain coming down on her bad acting.I think you are right. It scares me to think they could actually get piece meal test data and random videos to share with the court. They probably have knowledge about some 'cray cray' videos that were taken and would love for the court to see how mentally unfit she is.
Whereas, if they waited for the full report, it might say she was diagnosed malingering and the video was misleading.
She is just a brat.ITA. I refuse to believe that her Defense team is doing all they can to further these proceedings.
As far as her not being present in Court, I didn’t see any Tweets today regarding that. But now I think it was unclear to the reporters due to WebEx being down. I wonder if the Judge was trying to make her appear virtually since she refused to be in person.
Sounds like she and her Defense did not file a Motion to exclude her presence like they have done in the past.
I cannot fathom how she is getting away with this.
Here is another report on her not being there :
Letecia Stauch hearing delayed again, judge makes 'unorthodox' move
The mental health evaluation of Letecia Stauch is still not complete after months of waiting, according to an El Paso County judge.gazette.com
Stauch was originally slated to be present in court on Thursday, but ultimately did not appear.
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