LAWSUIT FILED OVER PUBLIC DEFENDER
A Eureka criminal defense attorney on Friday filed a petition with the Humboldt County courthouse asking for a court order to fire the public defender that started in February.
Patrik Griego, an attorney with the Janssen Malloy law firm, petitioned the court to compel county officials to fire David Marcus on the grounds the public defender is unqualified. Griego also asked for a judge to declare the county’s hiring process for the county’s top defense position is unlawful.
“This is a public interest lawsuit to protect the public’s right to a qualified Public Defender...,” Griego wrote in his petition.
According to the complaint written by the private attorney, Marcus is unqualified because, under state law, …show more content…
Goldberg will appear in court for on murder charges June 12, according to court records.
JURY RETURNS VERDICT IN STALKING CASE
Jurors returned a guilty verdict Friday after a two-week trial against a man accused of placing fireworks and a spike-strip at the house of his ex-wife’s attorney, according to a statement from the Humboldt County District Attorney’s office.
The jury found Rene Pineda, 51, guilty on charges of violating a restraining order, felony stalking in violation of a restraining order, and vandalism, according to the district attorney.
Prosecutors said the case started in the summer of 2015 when Pineda allegedly started to send threatening emails to his ex-wife’s attorney. His threats allegedly escalated at points that included setting off fireworks at the attorney’s home, placing a homemade spike strip across the attorney’s driveway in the night and violating a restraining order held by both the ex-wife and her attorney. Eureka detectives reportedly caught Pineda on camera in some instances and found fireworks at his home, according to the statement from the district attorney’s
A Eureka criminal defense attorney on Friday filed a petition with the Humboldt County courthouse asking for a court order to fire the public defender that started in February.
Patrik Griego, an attorney with the Janssen Malloy law firm, petitioned the court to compel county officials to fire David Marcus on the grounds the public defender is unqualified. Griego also asked for a judge to declare the county’s hiring process for the county’s top defense position is unlawful.
“This is a public interest lawsuit to protect the public’s right to a qualified Public Defender...,” Griego wrote in his petition.
According to the complaint written by the private attorney, Marcus is unqualified because, under state law, …show more content…
Goldberg will appear in court for on murder charges June 12, according to court records.
JURY RETURNS VERDICT IN STALKING CASE
Jurors returned a guilty verdict Friday after a two-week trial against a man accused of placing fireworks and a spike-strip at the house of his ex-wife’s attorney, according to a statement from the Humboldt County District Attorney’s office.
The jury found Rene Pineda, 51, guilty on charges of violating a restraining order, felony stalking in violation of a restraining order, and vandalism, according to the district attorney.
Prosecutors said the case started in the summer of 2015 when Pineda allegedly started to send threatening emails to his ex-wife’s attorney. His threats allegedly escalated at points that included setting off fireworks at the attorney’s home, placing a homemade spike strip across the attorney’s driveway in the night and violating a restraining order held by both the ex-wife and her attorney. Eureka detectives reportedly caught Pineda on camera in some instances and found fireworks at his home, according to the statement from the district attorney’s