The decide presiding over the upcoming homicide trial for Kaitlin Armstrong, accused in connection to the taking pictures demise of bike owner Moriah Wilson, is predicted to speak her determination on November 9 regarding two motions to suppress proof filed by Armstrong’s protection group.
Armstrong’s trial was anticipated to start in October however has been delayed pending Decide Brenda Kennedy’s determination on the 2 motions.
Armstrong has been formally charged with first-degree homicide in connection to Wilson’s demise in an East Austin, Texas house on Might 11. She is at the moment being held on the Travis County Jail in Austin, with a bond set at $3.5 million. She pleaded not responsible to the costs.
In a multi-day, pre-trial listening to on October 19 at a Travis County courtroom, Armstrong’s protection group requested that Decide Brenda Kennedy throw out a number of the proof obtained by authorities throughout their investigation of the case.
Armstrong’s protection group has filed a Frank’s Listening to and Movement to Suppress Proof that challenges the reality of the data which detectives put forth of their written affidavit to assist the search and arrest warrants throughout their preliminary investigation.
Rick Cofer, Armstrong’s protection legal professional, has beforehand alleged that the investigation and the affidavit used to assist the warrant for Armstrong’s arrest accommodates “factual errors,” “misattributions,” and “incorrect assertions”.
Prosecutors have acknowledged errors within the unique affidavit however have advised that errors weren’t a reckless disregard for the reality, in keeping with a report in KXAN information outlet.
As well as, the protection group argued the legality of authorities’ questioning of Armstrong on Might 12 when she was introduced in with an impressive class B warrant for her arrest that involved an unrelated incident. At the moment, she was briefly detained and questioned by authorities concerning the demise of Wilson.Â
Armstrong’s protection group argued that the interview carried out by a detective was an ‘unlawful interrogation’ as a result of the category B warrant was unrelated to the homicide investigation and that the detective didn’t totally learn Armstrong her Miranda rights throughout this questioning.
Armstrong was launched from custody because of a date-of-birth discrepancy within the recordsdata and the category B warrant.
State attorneys have argued that the detective instructed Armstrong she was free to depart 5 occasions.Â
Of their earlier investigation, authorities found, by means of the help of the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Process Drive, that Armstrong had offered her black jeep for $12,200 on Might 13. Investigators consider the black jeep “seemed to be the identical automobile noticed on surveillance footage” outdoors the East Austin house crime scene on Might 11.
Investigators consider that, on Might 14, after promoting her black jeep, Armstrong then left from Austin-Bergstrom Worldwide Airport, connecting by means of Houston Passion Airport, to LaGuardia Airport in New York.Â
Authorities mentioned on Might 18, Armstrong fraudulently used one other individual’s passport to flee the US from Newark Liberty Worldwide Airport in New Jersey to San Jose, Costa Rica.Â
After a 43-day fugitive hunt, Armstrong was positioned and apprehended on June 29 at a hostel on Santa Teresa Seaside in Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica, then deported again to the US on July 2.
She was formally charged with first-degree homicide felony prices within the Travis County Jail, the place she was moved on July 5 and has awaited a jury trial to start.Â
Decide Brenda Kennedy requested that authorized groups file memorandums by the tip of October. After giving either side 10 to fifteen minutes to summarize their arguments, she would subject a ruling on November 9.
Cyclingnews has pieced collectively a timeline of how authorities consider this crime allegedly unfolded, primarily based on authorized paperwork. Cyclingnews will present further updates as extra info from authorities turns into obtainable.
