GUILTY TX - Heidi Broussard, 33, murdered, baby stolen, Austin, 12 Dec 2019 *friend charged* #13

[pcrum12]

Is the trial going on now? if so, how do I find it?

I guess that was just a pre-trial. Do we have a Trial date?

 

[Spyderlady]

I was looking for an update and notice the hearing was changed to today, Jan. 11 at 9:15 CST.

 

[RaspberryMama]

Pretrial readiness = just seeing how close each side is to being prepared for trial? Can someone confirm?

I'm surprised she's taking this to trial... She can't expect to win, can she? What's her defense?

 

[Gardenista]

Attorneys for woman accused of kidnapping, killing Austin mother appear in court

Magen Fieramusca is facing numerous charges, including kidnapping and capital murder, in connection with the death of Heidi Broussard.

www.kvue.com

 

[deugirtni]

Attorneys for woman accused of kidnapping, killing Austin mother appear in court

Magen Fieramusca is facing numerous charges, including kidnapping and capital murder, in connection with the death of Heidi Broussard.

www.kvue.com

From the link - ABOUT TIME!
Arraignment Jan 31
Grand Jury Trial March 13

AUSTIN, Texas — Attorneys for Magen Fieramusca, the woman accused of kidnapping and killing Austin mother Heidi Broussard in 2019, appeared in court Wednesday morning for an update on her case.

Judge Selena Alvarenga set Fieramusca's arraignment hearing for Jan. 31. Her grand jury trial is set to begin on March 13.

In court Wednesday, Alvarenga stated that Fieramusca's case "needs to move" and that "both sides need a resolution."

"Fieramusca has been in custody for 1,119 days," Alvarenga said, also stating, "Fact of the matter is, this is a very old case."

 

[deugirtni]

Oh man, so........ they haven't even figured out yet whether she should be brought to trial?? So we are now going to enter 'the beginning of the case'???? Wow. You'd think that should've just been waived????

What's the Difference Between a Grand Jury and a Trial Jury?​

Created by FindLaw's team of legal writers and editors | Last updated March 19, 2019

Although grand juries and trial juries are both made up of average people who were called for jury duty, they serve entirely different purposes. A grand jury helps determine whether charges should be brought against a suspect, while a trial jury renders a verdict at the criminal trial itself. Put differently, a grand jury hands down an indictment at the beginning of a case, while a trial jury decides guilt or innocence at the very end (not counting the appeal process).

 

[Spyderlady]

She's been in jail for 3 years and it sounds like they're just getting around to having a grand jury decide if there's probable cause that a crime was committed. I don't know anything about TX law, so maybe I'm not understanding the process there.

 

[deugirtni]

Defendant
Attorney
Cause
Date & Time
Appear at Courthouse
Court
Floor
Type
Charge

FIERAMUSCA, MAGEN
ERSKINE, BRIAN
D-1-DC-20-900007
1/31/23 9:15 AM
Appear
460
1
PTR
CAPITAL MURDER BY TERROR THREAT/OTHER FELONY

FIERAMUSCA, MAGEN
ERSKINE, BRIAN
D-1-DC-19-302437
1/31/23 9:15 AM
Appear
460
1
UDS20
KIDNAPPING

FIERAMUSCA, MAGEN
ERSKINE, BRIAN
D-1-DC-19-302438
1/31/23 9:15 AM
Appear
460
1
PTR
KIDNAPPING

FIERAMUSCA, MAGEN
BAILEY, KELLIE
D-1-DC-19-302438
1/31/23 9:15 AM
Appear
460
1
PTR
KIDNAPPING

FIERAMUSCA, MAGEN
BAILEY, KELLIE
D-1-DC-19-302439
1/31/23 9:15 AM
Appear
460
1
UDS20
TAMP/FAB PHYS EVID W/INTENT TO IMPAIR HUM CORPSE

FIERAMUSCA, MAGEN
BAILEY, KELLIE
D-1-DC-19-302437
1/31/23 9:15 AM
Appear
460
1
UDS20
KIDNAPPING

FIERAMUSCA, MAGEN
KADIRHAN, J.
D-1-DC-20-900007
1/31/23 9:15 AM
Appear
460
1
PTR
CAPITAL MURDER BY TERROR THREAT/OTHER FELONY

FIERAMUSCA, MAGEN
BAILEY, KELLIE
D-1-DC-20-900007
1/31/23 9:15 AM
Appear
460
1
PTR
CAPITAL MURDER BY TERROR THREAT/OTHER FELONY

FIERAMUSCA, MAGEN
ERSKINE, BRIAN
D-1-DC-19-302439
1/31/23 9:15 AM
Appear
460
1
UDS20
TAMP/FAB PHYS EVID W/INTENT TO IMPAIR HUM CORPSE

Criminal Docket Search

 

[deugirtni]

She's been in jail for 3 years and it sounds like they're just getting around to having a grand jury decide if there's probable cause that a crime was committed. I don't know anything about TX law, so maybe I'm not understanding the process there.

That's exactly what it sounds like. Wow. Well at least the judge seems to now be on them to get this thing moving. Crossing fingers that it moves fast from this point.

 

[deugirtni]

Pretrial readiness = just seeing how close each side is to being prepared for trial? Can someone confirm?

I'm surprised she's taking this to trial... She can't expect to win, can she? What's her defense?

Her defense was that LE didn't have the right to go into her home when they did and whatever they found should be excluded. Now that that was denied, FINALLY, by a judge, maybe she'll claim insanity?

 

[deugirtni]

By 'resolution', I'm assuming they mean some kind of a 'plea deal'? Would that be like Fieramusca pleads guilty so she doesn't get the death penalty?

Fieramusca herself did not appear because she was placed in a COVID unit at the jail and couldn’t be brought in, according to the court. However, the attorneys still met with the judge to provide updates on the case and reschedule the hearing.

Once the attorneys approached the bench, the judge addressed the fact that Fieramusca has been in custody for over 1,000 days and emphasized the need to move forward with the next steps in the case.

The judge informed the attorneys that if the two parties could not agree on a resolution soon, the case would go to a jury trial this March.

Fieramusca is now scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 31 for her arraignment hearing.

This would have been Fieramusca’s first in-person court appearance since May 2022 when the state and defense attorneys presented arguments regarding the evidence the Texas Rangers obtained when they entered Fieramusca’s Houston home on Dec. 19, 2019.

Magen Fieramusca case in court Wednesday for next round of hearings

Magen Fieramusca, the Austin woman accused of killing her best friend, Heidi Broussard, before kidnapping her baby and trying to pass it off as her own child is scheduled to appear in the 460th Dis…

www.kxan.com

 

[cujenn81]

From the link - ABOUT TIME!
Arraignment Jan 31
Grand Jury Trial March 13

AUSTIN, Texas — Attorneys for Magen Fieramusca, the woman accused of kidnapping and killing Austin mother Heidi Broussard in 2019, appeared in court Wednesday morning for an update on her case.

Judge Selena Alvarenga set Fieramusca's arraignment hearing for Jan. 31. Her grand jury trial is set to begin on March 13.

In court Wednesday, Alvarenga stated that Fieramusca's case "needs to move" and that "both sides need a resolution."

"Fieramusca has been in custody for 1,119 days," Alvarenga said, also stating, "Fact of the matter is, this is a very old case."

I am so confused! I thought she’d already been arraigned and pled not guilty. Is there another arraignment? And what’s this about a grand jury trial? Did the reporter mean MF’s jury trial is scheduled to begin in March but mistakenly used the term grand jury?

 

[Tortoise]

I am so confused! I thought she’d already been arraigned and pled not guilty. Is there another arraignment? And what’s this about a grand jury trial? Did the reporter mean MF’s jury trial is scheduled to begin in March but mistakenly used the term grand jury?

This link says trial, no mention of grand jury trial - I've never heard the term 'grand jury trial' in any case.

Fieramusca is set to be arraigned on Jan. 31. The judge also set her trial date for March 13.

Attorneys for Magen Fieramusca appear in court for hearing update

 

[cujenn81]

This link says trial, no mention of grand jury trial - I've never heard the term 'grand jury trial' in any case.

Fieramusca is set to be arraigned on Jan. 31. The judge also set her trial date for March 13.

Attorneys for Magen Fieramusca appear in court for hearing update

I haven’t either, hence my confusion. But the article I read that was linked in the post I was responding to says:

Judge Selena Alvarenga set Fieramusca's arraignment hearing for Jan. 31. Her grand jury trial is set to begin on March 13.

Attorneys for woman accused of kidnapping, killing Austin mother appear in court

Magen Fieramusca is facing numerous charges, including kidnapping and capital murder, in connection with the death of Heidi Broussard.

www.kvue.com

Glad to know I’m not losing my mind, though. It must’ve been a reporter error.

 

[fluffypaste]

I'm baffled. How is that they're just now doing the grand jury? This might be unpopular to say, but it seems obvious that the defendant's rights have been violated in a serious manner.

 

[Seattle1]

From the link - ABOUT TIME!
Arraignment Jan 31
Grand Jury Trial March 13

AUSTIN, Texas — Attorneys for Magen Fieramusca, the woman accused of kidnapping and killing Austin mother Heidi Broussard in 2019, appeared in court Wednesday morning for an update on her case.

Judge Selena Alvarenga set Fieramusca's arraignment hearing for Jan. 31. Her grand jury trial is set to begin on March 13.

In court Wednesday, Alvarenga stated that Fieramusca's case "needs to move" and that "both sides need a resolution."

"Fieramusca has been in custody for 1,119 days," Alvarenga said, also stating, "Fact of the matter is, this is a very old case."

Wow -- this reporting by KVUE is horrendous!

First, there is no such thing as a "grand jury trial."

On Dec 20, 2019-- MF was first arrested for kidnapping and evidence tampering in Harris County and was transferred to Travis County to face charges. She was also arraigned on several traffic violations.

But on Jan 28, 2020, MF was indicted by a GRAND JURY for capital murder for strangling Heidi with a leash and her hands on or about Dec 12, 2019.

Register of Actions

odysseyweb.traviscountytx.gov

01/28/2020
INDICTMENT 450TH GRAND JURY
Event Code: 5867
Party:
Defendant FIERAMUSCA, MAGEN

01/28/2020
SIGNED ORDER
ORDER FOR ISSUANCE OF CAPIAS Event Code: 8069
Party:
Defendant FIERAMUSCA, MAGEN

01/28/2020
CAPIAS/WARRANT
Event Code: 7507
Party:
Defendant FIERAMUSCA, MAGEN

01/28/2020
NOTICE OF INDICTMENT
Event Code: 6511
Party:
Defendant FIERAMUSCA, MAGEN

01/28/2020
CAL:ON 460TH COURT DOCKET
Event Code: 6113
Party:
Defendant FIERAMUSCA, MAGEN

01/28/2020
EXECUTED NOTICE OF INDICTMENT
Event Code: 6794
Party:
Defendant FIERAMUSCA, MAGEN

01/28/2020
WARRANT RETURNED EXECUTED
Event Code: 7503
Party:
Defendant FIERAMUSCA, MAGEN

01/29/2020
CORRESPONDENCE
NOTICE OF INDICTMENT TO ATTY OF RECORD Event Code: 6812
Party:
Defendant FIERAMUSCA, MAGEN

 

[Seattle1]

460th District Court
Case Summary
Case No. D-1-DC-20-900007

STATE OF TEXAS VS FIERAMUSCA, MAGEN

Hearings​

05/12/2022
Pre-Trial Hearing (9:15 AM) (Judicial Officer: 460TH, DISTRICT COURT)

07/12/2022
Pre-Trial Hearing (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer: 460TH, DISTRICT COURT)

08/05/2022
CANCELED Writ Hearing (9:15 AM) (Judicial Officer: 390TH, DISTRICT COURT)
On Docket in Error
08/09/2022
Pre-Trial Hearing (9:15 AM) (Judicial Officer: 460TH, DISTRICT COURT)

08/09/2022
CANCELED Unindicted 20th Designation (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer: 460TH, DISTRICT COURT)
On Docket in Error
09/12/2022
Attorney Zoom Conference (1:30 PM) (Judicial Officer: 460TH, DISTRICT COURT)

10/04/2022
Attorney Zoom Conference (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer: 460TH, DISTRICT COURT)

10/24/2022
Email Only;Attorney Check In (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer: 460TH, DISTRICT COURT)

11/21/2022
Email Only;Attorney Check In (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer: 460TH, DISTRICT COURT)

01/11/2023
Pre-Trial Hearing (9:15 AM) (Judicial Officer: 460TH, DISTRICT COURT)

01/31/2023
Pre-Trial Hearing (9:15 AM) (Judicial Officer: 460TH, DISTRICT COURT)

Register of Actions

odysseyweb.traviscountytx.gov

 

[deugirtni]

I haven’t either, hence my confusion. But the article I read that was linked in the post I was responding to says:

Judge Selena Alvarenga set Fieramusca's arraignment hearing for Jan. 31. Her grand jury trial is set to begin on March 13.

Attorneys for woman accused of kidnapping, killing Austin mother appear in court

Magen Fieramusca is facing numerous charges, including kidnapping and capital murder, in connection with the death of Heidi Broussard.

www.kvue.com

Glad to know I’m not losing my mind, though. It must’ve been a reporter error.

Who knows? It's like we have to physically go there and hear it in person for ourselves to get the actual details/truth of what was said? Ridiculous.

 

[Niner]

One day late - but I will post this anyway... I had her on 1/20/23.


Wednesday, January 11th:
*Pretrial Hearing (@ 9:15am CT) - TX - Heidi Elizabeth Broussard (33) & Margo(t) Elizabeth Carey (2 wks.) (missing on Dec. 12, 2019, Austin; found Dec. 19, 2019, Heidi deceased inside trunk of car (2015 Nissan Versa) owned by Magen at Jersey Village near Houston; baby Margo(t) alive & healthy). *Magen Rose Fieramusca (33/now 36) aka Maygen Humphrey, Magan (& Magen) Rose Humphrey, Maygen Fieramusca, May Humphrey & May Fieramusca arrested (12/19/19) & charged & arraigned (12/20/19) with 2 counts of 3rd degree kidnapping & 1 count of 2nd degree tampering with a human corpse. Plead not guilty. $600K bond.
Indicted & recharged & arraigned (1/28/20) with 1 count of capital murder by terror threat & 2 counts of 3rd degree kidnapping (Margo(t)) & 1 count of tampering with evidence. Plead not guilty. $1M bond (on murder).
Trial set to begin on 3/13/23.
Court info on case & hearings from 12/20/19 thru 10/4/22 reference post #61
here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...n-12-dec-2019-friend-charged-13.615141/page-4
10/24/22 Update: Next pretrial hearing on 11/21/22 & Fieramusca does not have to attend. 11/21/22 Update: Next trial readiness hearing on 1/20/23. 1/10/23 Update: Hearing was changed to 1/11/23.
1/11/23 Update: Fieramusca herself did not appear because she was placed in a COVID unit at the jail and couldn’t be brought in, according to the court. However, the attorneys still met with the judge to provide updates on the case and reschedule the hearing. Fieramusca has been in custody for over 1,000 days & emphasized the need to move forward with the next steps in the case. The judge informed the attorneys that if the two parties could not agree on a resolution soon, the case would go to a jury trial this March (3/13/23).Judge Selena Alvarenga set Fieramusca's pretrial hearing for 1/31/23. Her grand jury trial is set to begin on 3/13/23. In court Wednesday, Alvarenga stated that Fieramusca's case "needs to move" & that "both sides need a resolution."

 

[watergirl62]

Magen Fieramusca case: Woman accused of killing Austin mom, kidnapping baby to plead guilty

The woman accused of killing an Austin friend and kidnapping her 3-week-old baby in December 2019 is expected to enter a guilty plea during her next court appearance on Jan. 31, her attorneys told …

www.kxan.com

The woman accused of killing an Austin friend and kidnapping her 3-week-old baby in December 2019 is expected to enter a guilty plea during her next court appearance on Jan. 31, her attorneys told KXAN Tuesday.

In exchange for the plea agreement, the attorneys for Magen Fieramusca said they expect a sentence of 55 years in prison.