***Jury Recommends DEATH for Mark Sievers*** Penalty/Sentencing Phase

Wondering if Wed. 4/8 hearing is going to be a video teleconference? The court site still has it as a "go".

 

Watched Dateline from On Demand. They did a good job. Was something to see Mark's O'scared ($h#tless) winning performance, particularly AFTER the detective left the room. Mark may be a stand out in Talent Night on Death Row. He's now living reality and it's no reality show... it 's real life now Marko.

 

Wednesday, April 8th:
*Status Conference Hearing by phone (re appeal) (@ 8:30am ET) – FL – Dr. Teresa Ann Grace Sievers (46) (June 29, 2015, Bonita Springs) – for *Mark D. Sievers (48/now 51) arrested & charged (2/26/16) & indicted (5/4/16) with 1st degree premeditated murder & conspiracy to commit 1st degree premeditated murder. Plead not guilty. No bond. DA will seek DP.
Trial began on 11/12/19 with jury selection, opening statements started on 11/20. Trial expected to last 5 weeks. Jury: 9 women & 3 men, with 2 alternates (1 is a man). Trial ended on 12/4/19 with closing arguments & jury started deliberations. Deliberations took about 4 hours 10 minutes – GUILTY of 1st degree premeditated murder & conspiracy to commit 1st degree premeditated murder.
12/10/19: Jury took less than 3 hours to reach a verdict in the penalty phase – recommended & given death penalty sentence.
Court info from 1/13/20 thru 1/16/20 reference post #926 here:
***Jury Recommends DEATH for Mark Sievers*** Penalty/Sentencing Phase
2/14/20: Defense files another Notice of Appeal sent to Supreme Court; 2/17/20: Acknowledgment of New Case-Appeal Filed Supreme Court; Transcripts due within 80 days; Record to be completed within 20 days after transcript.
2/18/20: Order Filed: Defendant Declared Indigent for Appeal & Appointing Counsel; Notice to withdraw from counsel by Mummert.
3/4/20 Update: Supreme Court ordered that all transcripts and trial proceedings be unsealed to submit to them for Mark's appeal. April 8th is a status conference hearing re this matter. Sievers will NOT be transferred to the court hearing.
*Jimmy Ray Rodgers (28) – Trial 10/23/19: Jury found Rodgers guilty of second degree murder, not guilty of conspiracy, guilty of trespassing. Motion for new trial-denied. 12/12/19: Sentenced to life without parole. 1/6/20: Filed an appeal on sentencing.
*Curtis Wayne Wright, Jr. (41) - Took plea deal (2/26/16) plead guilty to 2nd degree murder; serving 25 years, waives all rights to appeal. Sentenced 2/10/20 Update: Victim impact statement: Mary Ann Groves (Teresa's mother). Wright is adjudicated guilty and sentenced to a 25-year prison term minus the time he already served. Wright is told to have no contact with the surviving family members of Teresa Sievers by the judge.


From court site:
https://matrix.leeclerk.org/DocView...50DGb86IuCwn3/kM9mLelvD4EbUI8AwB3k+aoOK4eJQ==

 

04/08/2020 Motion Hearing M/Status on Transcripts - Hearing to be re-set when defense counsel is present. 661

04/08/2020 Other Defendant not present; Regional Counsel not present. 662
04/08/2020 Court Minutes Filed 663

link: https://matrix.leeclerk.org/Case/ViewCase#

But no further hearing dates yet....

 

Here's what has happened on the court site docket since I last posted one:

04/14/2020 Transcript Filed
6-14-19 664 108

04/14/2020 Transcript Filed
6-14-19 Corrected 665 108

04/16/2020 Volume 1 Index 28

04/16/2020 Appeals Index 19

04/16/2020 Volume 1 1614

04/16/2020 Appeals Index 10

04/16/2020 Volume 1 Index 15

04/16/2020 Volume 1 1614

04/20/2020 Order Filed 666 2

04/21/2020 Transcript of Record - Index of Appeal Filed
Redacted 667 62

04/21/2020 Transcript of Record - Index of Appeal Filed
Unredacted 668 62

04/21/2020 Transcript of Record - Index of Appeal Filed
Trial Transcripts Redacted 669 3

04/21/2020 Transcript of Record - Index of Appeal Filed
Trial Transcripts Unredacted 670 3

04/22/2020 Record on Appeal Sent to Attorney General Redacted and Unredacted Initial Record and Trial Transcripts 671

04/22/2020 Other Redacted and Unredacted Initial Record and Trial Transcripts Sent the to Supreme Court 672


link: https://matrix.leeclerk.org/Case/ViewCase#

but no further hearing dates....

 

California Courts - Appellate Court Case Information

05/13/2020 Case ordered on calendar To be argued on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at 1:30 pm, in San Francisco. Counsel to appear via video or teleconference per Administrative Orders 2020-03-13 (March 16, 2020) and 2020-03-27 (March 27, 2020).

Also:
NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AND DESIGNATION OFE-MAIL ADDRESSES PURSUANT TO RULE 2.516 KAREN M. KINNEY, Assistant Public Defender, hereby appears as attorney for MARK SIEVERS and designates the following e-mail addresses for the purpose of service of all documents required to be served in this proceeding.

 

i'm lost... this is for Scott Peterson, in San Fran......... not Mark Sievers. Did i get lost or miss something?

 

Oops - I combined the two - sorry! The second section is for Sievers....

 

Can some one please explain all the above court proceedings? I am confused.

I get a new appointed lawyer that the citizens of Florida re paying for since MM left felon MS. But what else is all the jargon about?

Just keep the felon in prison.

 

Another change of Counsel, Christina Z Pacheco is now representing the state in the appeal.