GUILTY AZ - Navneet Kaur, 30, Phoenix, 30 March 2007 *Arrest*

[Niner]

Here's what I have:

Thursday, July 11th:
*Trial continues (Day 16) (@ 10:30am PT) – AZ – Navneet Kaur (30) (March 30, 2007, Phoenix) - *Avtar Singh Grewal (44/32 @ time of crime) charged (3/30/07), indicted (4/3/07) & arraigned (9/23/11) with 1st degree murder & 2nd degree burglary. Plead not guilty. $4M bond. Juan Martinez, Prosecutor
Extradited from India to U.S. (9/14/11).
Trial started 6/3/19. Jury is 13 people. (Started at 16: 3 jurors have been excused). Trial should last about 3 months. (Day 1-3 was jury selection).
Trial information from Days 1 thru 13 (6/3/19 to 7/3/19) reference post #85 here:
Found Deceased - AZ - Navneet Kaur, 30, Phoenix, 30 March 2007 *Arrest*
7/8/19 Day 14: Defense witness: Avtar Grewal resumes the stand. Defense counsel addresses the Court regarding a particular line of questioning in cross-examination. Counsel moves for a mistrial. IT IS ORDERED denying the defendant’s motion for mistrial. Trial continues on 7/9.
7/9/19 Day 15: Defense witness: Avtar Grewal continues. Court & Counsel discuss scheduling. Trial continues on 7/10.
7/10/19 Day 16: No info from court site yet. Trial continues on 7/11.
7/11/19: Court was dark. Trial continues on 7/15.


The only info I don't have & it is not yet updated on the court site is for 7/10. Maybe there will be an update over the weekend. I'll keep my eye out on the site.

 

[Niner]

Nothing yet updated on the court site, but I think I figured out "why" 7/11 was dark. Juan has another case:

AZ - 7 killed, 3 injured in W Phoenix shootings, April-June 2016 *Arrest*

and it had a hearing on 7/11.

 

[Niner]

Monday, July 15th:
*Trial continues (Day 17)-Closing Arguments (@ 10:30am PT) – AZ – Navneet Kaur (30) (March 30, 2007, Phoenix) - *Avtar Singh Grewal (44/32 @ time of crime) charged (3/30/07), indicted (4/3/07) & arraigned (9/23/11) with 1st degree murder & 2nd degree burglary. Plead not guilty. $4M bond. Maricopa County Juan Martinez, Prosecutor
Extradited from India to U.S. (9/14/11).
Trial started 6/3/19. Jury is 13 people. (Started at 16: 3 jurors have been excused). Trial should last about 3 months. (Day 1-3 was jury selection).
Trial information from Days 1 thru 15 (6/3/19 to 7/9/19) reference post #101 here:
Found Deceased - AZ - Navneet Kaur, 30, Phoenix, 30 March 2007 *Arrest*
7/10/19 Day 16: No info from court site yet. Closing arguments should start on 7/15. Trial continues on 7/11.
7/11/19: Court was dark. Trial continues on 7/15.

 

[pocketaccent]

Great news for JM! I'm happy for him and Kaur's family and friends. Jurors must have reached the verdict really really quickly after closing arguments today.

Avtar Grewal found guilty of murdering his estranged wife in 2007
jury has found 44-year-old Avtar Grewal guilty of 1st-degree murder in the murder of his estranged wife in 2007.

Grewal is scheduled to be sentenced on August 23.
This story is developing. Please check back for updates.

 

[Niner]

Update!

Monday, July 15th:
*Trial continues (Day 18)-Verdict: Guilty (@ 10:30am PT) – AZ – Navneet Kaur (30) (March 30, 2007, Phoenix) - *Avtar Singh Grewal (44/32 @ time of crime) charged (3/30/07), indicted (4/3/07) & arraigned (9/23/11) with 1st degree murder & 2nd degree burglary. Plead not guilty. $4M bond. Juan Martinez, Prosecutor
Extradited from India to U.S. (9/14/11).
Trial started 6/3/19. Jury is 13 people. (Started at 16: 3 jurors have been excused). Trial should last about 3 months. (Day 1-3 was jury selection).
Trial information from Days 1 thru 15 (6/3/19 to 7/9/19) reference post #101 here:
Found Deceased - AZ - Navneet Kaur, 30, Phoenix, 30 March 2007 *Arrest*
7/10/19 Day 16: Jury not present. The Court has received & reviewed the State’s Motion to Amend the Indictment & the defendant’s Objection to Amending the Indictment to Include Unlawful Imprisonment as the Underlying Felony in the Burglary. Counsel present argument to the Court. Defense witness: Avtar Grewal. Defense counsel moves for a judgment of acquittal-denied. Defense rests. State rebuttal witnesses: Mandeep Singh. Sandeep Singh. State rests. Jury gone for day. The Court has received and reviewed an e-mail from the State in which the State requests Court amend the Burglary in the Second Degree instruction (unlawful imprisonment). Counsel present arguments to Court. Request overruled. The Court has also received and reviewed an e-mail from the State in which the State requests the Burglary in the Second Degree definition include “theft”. Counsel present arguments to the Court. Request-denied. The Final Jury Instructions and verdict forms are argued, settled and prepared. No objections to the prepared instructions. Defense counsel advises the Court they are not presenting a sur-rebuttal case. Closing arguments should start on 7/15. Trial continues on 7/11.
7/11/19 Day 17: No info available on court site. Trial continues on 7/15.
7/16/19 Day 18: Closing arguments. Jury deliberated (until 2pm) with a verdict of guilty of all counts. Sentencing scheduled for 8/23.

 

[YESorNO]

Avtar Grewal speaks to ABC15 from jail after murder conviction (with clip)

Jul 26, 2019

"PHOENIX — Less than two weeks after a jury found Avtar Grewal guilty of first-degree murder, Grewal has spoken exclusively to ABC15 from behind bars.

From jail, Grewal called ABC15, maintaining he was not allowed to discuss everything he wanted to during the trial.
When asked about the jury finding him guilty of first-degree murder, he said the prosecutor "twisted my testimony."

He also placed some blame on his own attorneys.

"My lawyers, they were ineffective, they didn't do their job," Grewal said...

ABC15 asked Grewal how often he thinks about the day his wife died.

"Every day," he said. "Every moment."

ABC15 also asked if he regrets killing his wife, which he maintained during the trial wasn't planned, nor intentional, and was the result of a scuffle.

"Yeah, I do," he said.

Grewal says he often thinks back to what happened.

"I'm not a career criminal, I never got a driving ticket before," he said. "I wish I had died [and] she hadn't."

Grewal claims he turned down an offer of a second-degree plea deal roughly five years ago, only to be found guilty of first-degree murder by a jury.

"I sit in this jail for 8 years waiting for this trial, like I will testify, I will tell the truth" he said. "In trial I didn't get the opportunity."...

ABC15 asked Grewal what crime he thinks he might be guilty of regarding the death of his wife.

"It's not about crime, it's not about anything," he said. "It's about truth."

Grewal wouldn't discuss certain aspects of the case over the phone but maintained he has lots more to say in-person. Despite multiple requests, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has not facilitated an official interview between ABC15 and Grewal.

Grewal's sentencing is scheduled for August 23."

Avtar Grewal speaks to ABC15 after murder conviction

 

[Niner]

Yea Juan!!

 

[Niner]

8/5/19:
The Court has received and reviewed the State’s Motion for Extension of Time (Motion for New Trial), filed 08/05/2019. Good cause appearing, IT IS ORDERED granting the State’s Motion. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED the State’s Responseto the defendant’s Motion for New Trial is due on or before 08/21/2019.IT IS FURTHER ORDERED the defendant’s Reply is due on or before 09/03/2019. The Court will determine if Oral Argument is necessary after reviewing the briefing. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED resetting Sentencing from 08/23/2019 to 10/11/2019 at 1:30 p.m. before this division.

www.courtminutes.maricopa.gov/viewerME.asp?fn=Criminal/082019/m8837374.pdf


*Sentencing Hearing-DELAYED! (@ 10:30am PT) – AZ – Navneet Kaur (30) (March 30, 2007, Phoenix) - *Avtar Singh Grewal (44/32 @ time of crime) charged (3/30/07), indicted (4/3/07) & arraigned (9/23/11) with 1st degree murder & 2nd degree burglary. Plead not guilty. $4M bond. Juan Martinez, Prosecutor
Extradited from India to U.S. (9/14/11).
Trial started 6/3/19. Jury is 13 people. (Started at 16: 3 jurors have been excused). Trial should last about 3 months. (Day 1-3 was jury selection). Trial ended on 7/16/19 (Day 18) with guilty verdict.
Trial information from Days 1 thru 18 (6/3/19 to 7/16/19) reference post #105 here:
GUILTY - AZ - Navneet Kaur, 30, Phoenix, 30 March 2007 *Arrest*
7/16/19 Day 18: Closing arguments. Jury deliberated (until 2pm) with a verdict of guilty of all counts. Sentencing scheduled for 8/23.
8/5/19 Update: State files motion for Extension of Time (re Motion for new trial filed by Defense). Sentencing has been moved to 10/11/19.

 

[Niner]

Friday, October 11th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 1:30pm PT) – AZ – Navneet Kaur (30) (March 30, 2007, Phoenix) - *Avtar Singh Grewal (44/32 @ time of crime) charged (3/30/07), indicted (4/3/07) & arraigned (9/23/11) with 1st degree murder & 2nd degree burglary. Plead not guilty. $4M bond. Juan Martinez, Prosecutor
Extradited from India to U.S. (9/14/11).
Trial started 6/3/19. Jury is 13 people. (Started at 16: 3 jurors have been excused). Trial should last about 3 months. (Day 1-3 was jury selection). Trial ended on 7/15/19 (Day 17) with guilty verdict.
Trial information from Days 1 thru 18 (6/3/19 to 7/16/19) reference post #105 here:
GUILTY - AZ - Navneet Kaur, 30, Phoenix, 30 March 2007 *Arrest*
7/16/19 Day 18: Closing arguments. Jury deliberated (until 2pm) with a verdict of guilty of all counts. Sentencing scheduled for 8/23.
8/5/19 Update: State files motion for Extension of Time (re Motion for new trial filed by Defense). Sentencing has been moved to 10/11/19.

 

[YESorNO]

Avtar Grewal sentenced to life in prison for 2007 murder of wife in Ahwatukee

Oct 11, 2019

"PHOENIX — A man found guilty of murdering his wife in Ahwatukee over a decade ago has been sentenced to life in prison.

Judge Dean Fink sentenced Avtar Grewal to life in prison for first degree murder.

— MC Superior Court (@courtpio) October 11, 2019

After a weeks-long trial, a jury in July found Avtar Grewal guilty of first-degree murder....

Prosecutor Juan Martinez says after Grewal killed Kaur, he wrote a note admitting to the murder. The defense had argued while there was a fight between the two, Kaur's death was not premeditated."

Avtar Grewal sentenced to life in prison for wife's 2007 murder

Navneet Kaur

 

[Niner]

Thanks YESorNO for the info!