I shall shorten this up a bit...
Thursday, March 9th:
*Pretrial Readiness Conference Hearing (
Murder) & Review Hearing (
escape attempt) (@ 1:30pm MT) – CO –
Gannon Stauch (11) (reported missing Jan. 27, 2020, Colorado Springs; found Mar. 17, 2020 in Pace, FL., Santa Rosa County; ID’d on June 6, 2020) – *Letecia Lynn (or Leann) Stauch (36/now 39) aka Letecia “Tecia” Lynn Hardin (maiden name) & Letecia Lynn Hunt (1st married name) Tiffany Taylor Stauch & Taylor Swift arrested (in Myrtle Beach, S.C. on 3/2/20) & advised of charges (3/5/20) & formally charged & arraigned (3/11/20) with 1st degree murder of a child under 12, child abuse resulting in death, tampering with deceased human body & tampering with physical evidence. No plea entered. Held without bond.
[see below for re-filed charges].
Charged (re-filed 3/20/20) & arraigned (11/4/21) with 2 counts of 1st degree felony murder (after intent & deliberation), 2nd degree felony child abuse resulting in death, 3rd degree felony tampering with deceased human body, 6th degree felony tampering with physical evidence & 8 counts of crime of violence (special enhancer: firearm, blunt instrument, knife or sharp instrument & causing the death of Gannon). Held without bond. Plead not guilty. On 2/11/22 changed plea to not guilty by reason of insanity.
Charged (filed 5/20/20) & charged (6/5/20) with solicitation to commit escape. $2K bond. Plead not guilty.
Trial set to begin on 3/20/23 with jury selection (could take up to 14 days). Trial will begin on 4/3/23 (6 week trial). Judge Gregory Werner set 4/3/23 as the earliest date that attorneys can begin opening statements, even if jury selection is completed earlier than expected.
12 jurors & 6 alternates to be picked. No trial on Thursdays. No trial on 5/12/23. Judge wants 12 jurors & 6 alternates.
Case & court info from 3/2/20 to 1/12/23 reference post #244 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/...o-county-27-jan-2020-arrest-53.634533/page-13
1/23/23: [O-25] Matters to discuss at 2/2/23 hearing. All motions were to have been filed by 12/15/22. Defendant previously filed a motion for change of venue & a motion to waive jury trial. Those motions remain outstanding. The Court did not receive any other motions by the deadline imposed by the Court. Defense's report from the 2nd evaluation has not been received by DA. Jury selection to commence on 3/20/23. Court will discuss mechanics of jury selection. Counsel should be prepared to discuss anticipated length of time for presentation of evidence for trial. The proposed venire will need to be advised of the potential witnesses in this case. The court will discuss media restrictions with counsel Filed by District Court Judge Gregory R. Werner. Next motions hearing on 2/2/23 & pretrial readiness hearing on 3/9/23, with review hearings re escape attempt on the same days.
2/2/23 Update: During Thursday's motions hearing, Judge Gregory Werner said the trial, set to begin with jury selection on 3/20/23, could potentially take up to 2 weeks. Fourth Judicial DA Michael Allen said the prosecution's case alone will take six weeks to present to a jury. Witnesses will be flown into Colorado Springs from all over the country according to prosecutors. Stauch's second sanity evaluation conducted by the defense is complete. The Fourth Judicial DA & the courts are waiting for those results to be handed over by mid-February. Defense said it would give the evaluation to prosecutors by 2/13/23. Stauch’s attorneys filed motions requesting to change the venue & waive a jury for her trial. These requests were not addressed by the judge during Thursday’s hearing. Instead, the judge confirmed a date of March 20 to start jury selection. A majority of Thursday was spent identifying questions that will be permitted on the juror surveys. These questions will deal with a victim’s age (11), a defendant's sanity & their familiarity with the Stauch case. Judge Werner said that jury selection for the trial alone could take up to 14 days due to the likelihood of many jurors being unable to be present for all six weeks of the trial. The judge said following the selection of 12 jurors & 6 alternates, presentation of evidence will start no sooner than 4/3/23, even if the jury selection is completed earlier. Per Judge there will be no trial on Thursdays. There will be no trial on 5/12/23. Jury selection will be audio only & media will be able to record live stream of trial. Defense wants potential jurors to be asked how they feel about a NGRI defense just like they are typically asked how they feel about the death penalty. Judge requests defense file a motion on this. Prosecutor suggests this can be part of the questionnaire. Judge is not averse to adding to the questionnaire but doesn't want an 18 pager -- it's a logistic issue for the court & scanning the document. Those issues should be resolved by February 16. Judge Werner plans to issue a summons for 75 jurors a day until they have a qualified jury pool of 50 candidates to seat 12 jurors & 6 alternates for the case. Stauch will return to court for the final time prior to her jury trial on 3/9/23 for a pretrial readiness conference & maybe a decision on the outstanding defense motions for a change of venue for Stauch's jury trial & a motion to waive the jury trial entirely in favor of a court trial were not ruled on by Judge Werner at Thursday's hearing.
2/2/23: [P-36] Notice of People’s Intent to Introduce Self-Authenticating Records at Trial Pursuant To C.R.S. 902(11) - AT&T. [P-36] People’s Attachment A to Notice of People’s Intent to Introduce Self-Authenticating Records at Trial Pursuant To C.R.S. 902(11) - AT&T. [P-37] Notice of People’s Intent to Introduce Self-Authenticating Records at Trial Pursuant To C.R.S. 902(11) - Life360. [P-37] People’s Attachment A to Notice of People’s Intent to Introduce Self-Authenticating Records at Trial Pursuant To C.R.S. 902(11) - Life360. [P-38] Notice of People’s Intent to Introduce Self-Authenticating Records at Trial Pursuant To C.R.S. 902(11) - Verizon. [P-38] People’s Attachment A to Notice of People’s Intent to Introduce Self-Authenticating Records at Trial Pursuant To C.R.S. 902(11) - Verizon. [P-39] Notice of People’s Intent to Introduce Self-Authenticating Records at Trial Pursuant To C.R.S. 902(11) - ADT. [P-39] People’s Attachment A to Notice of People’s Intent to Introduce Self-Authenticating Records at Trial Pursuant To C.R.S. 902(11) - ADT. All filed by the State. Added from 12/1/22: (P-33) People's position regarding the defendant's request to waive a jury trial. People object to defendant's waiver of her right to a jury trial.
