Courts

July 2017

DA’s Office Files Felony Charges Against Fortuna Dentist for Practicing Without a License

Former North Coast Journal Office Manager Pleads Not Guilty to Embezzlement Charges

Hearing for Accused Eureka Child Molester Delayed, Over the Objections of the Suspect

Arcata Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison For Sexual Assault; Defense’s Mental Illness Defense Fails to Sway Judge

Mother of Murdered Arcata Man Will Get Back $7K Seized by Police But Must Wait for Her Marijuana

Judge Says That Jurors in Goldberg Murder Trial May Hear Evidence in Spousal Abuse Case Against the Accused

DA’s Office Seeks Bigger Bail, Consolidation of Charges For Blue Lake Man Recently Acquitted of Murder

Arcata Woman Accused of Killing Infant Daughter May Plead Insanity

June 2017

Defending the Defender: Judge Issues Ruling in Favor of County’s Controversial Public Defender Hire, but Victory Could Be Short-Lived

Kyle Zoellner Appears in Court to Request Law Enforcement Return His Cell Phone, Laptops; Judge Says No

GIDDINGS-HUNTZIGER TRIAL: Two Defendants — One Guilty of Murder, the Other Acquitted — Both Shed Tears as Jury Rules on 2015 Arcata Killing

Giddings Convicted of Second-Degree Murder for 2015 Arcata Drug Killing; Huntzinger Acquitted on All Charges

Criminal Proceedings Against Ferndale Exorcist Mom Suspended; Clinical Psychologist Evaluation Ordered

Notorious Landlords Floyd and Betty Squires Challenge Small Claims Ruling, Promptly Get Denied

GIDDINGS-HUNTZINGER MURDER TRIAL: Weed Robbery or Bad Weed Deal? Defense Attorneys Highlight Witness Lies, Shady Actions in Closing Arguments

Ferndale Mom Accused of Performing Brutal Exorcism on Her Child Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Murder Charge

GIDDINGS-HUNTZINGER MURDER TRIAL: Giddings Takes the Stand, Explains Why He Shot Harrison During Marijuana Deal Gone Bad

Court Allows Jailed Murder Suspect Jon Goldberg to Visit With 7-Year-Old Son, Over Prosecution’s Objections

JUDGE AFFIRMS: Murder Suspect Jon Goldberg Will Also Face Charges of Threatening Wife With Gun

GIDDINGS-HUNTZINGER MURDER TRIAL: Jurors Shown Photos of Victim’s Gunshot Wound as Trial Winds Down

GIDDINGS-HUNTZINGER MURDER TRIAL: Mother of Victim Admits on Stand That She Asked a Friend to Hold Off Calling 911

Trial Date Set for Last Year’s Roadside Slaying in Manila; Four Defendants to Stand Trial in November

GIDDINGS-HUNTZINGER MURDER TRIAL: Mother of Victim Takes the Stand, Describes String of Failed Weed Deals That Preceded Killing

Preliminary Hearing for Businessman and Substitute Teacher Accused of Child Molestation Pushed Back to July

Marci Kitchen Trial Date Set for November; Full Proceedings Expected to Last One Month

GIDDINGS-HUNTZINGER MURDER TRIAL: Caregiver Confirms That He and Victim’s Mom Hid the Weed While Trevor Harrison Died

Lively Pleads Not Guilty to Murdering Neighbor With His Truck; Trial Date Set in Shelter Cove Slaying

GIDDINGS-HUNTZINGER DAY TWO: Witness Describes 2015 Killing in Arcata’s Sunset Neighborhood

‘You Will Find Them Guilty of Murder’: Trial in 2015 Arcata Drug Killing Finally Gets Underway With Opening Statements From Prosecution, Defense

Officially a ‘Nuisance’: Judge Rules For Neighbors in Mass Small Claims Suit Against Squires Family

May 2017

Psych Report Could Determine Whether Arcata Woman Faces Criminal Charges for Death of Daughter

McCullens Motel Murder Suspect Moves to Have Charges Dropped

Once Suspected in Manila Murder Plot, Hector Godoy-Standley Instead Referred to Facility Serving the Developmentally Disabled

Additional Charges Filed Against Marci Kitchen During Today’s Arraignment; Trial Date to Be Decided in June

Eric Lively Held to Answer on Murder Charges After Running Down, Killing Neighbor

Eureka Man Gets 8 Years for Assault on Elderly ‘STUF’T POTATO’ Owner

LIVELY HEARING, DAY 2: Shelter Cove Murder Suspect Told Co-Workers He Wanted to ‘Kill His Neighbors,’ Investigator Testifies

With Murder Charges Thrown Out Three Times, Prosecutors Move Toward Plea Deal For Nicholas Leigl

‘Let’s Load Him in the Back of My Truck’: Neighbor Describes Discovering Shelter Cove Murder Suspect Eric Lively Attempting to Move Victim

Two Arcata Men Headed to State Prison for Firing on Stewart Avenue Home

CALL HIM ‘YOUR HONOR’: Governor Appoints Gregory Elvine-Kreis — HSU Graduate, Public Defender — to the Humboldt County Bench

Deputy: Accused SoHum Murderer Eric Lively Described ‘Peeling Out’ to Strike Victim With Vehicle, Then Going Home to Wash Blood From His Tires

Man Pleads Not Guilty to Murder of Hoopa Grandmother Last Year; Trial Scheduled for September

Trial for Fortuna Man Accused of Killing Wife’s Lover Postponed Four Months

For the Third Time, a Judge Has Dismissed Murder Charges Against One Defendant in 2014 Murder of 14-Year-Old Boy; Leigl Could Still Face Life in Prison

Accused Shelter Cove Murderer Eric Lively Pleads Not Guilty; Friends and Family of Victim Show Up to Court

McKinleyville Man Arraigned on DUI Vehicular Manslaughter Charges for Fatal March Crash Near Trinidad

One of ‘Manila Five’ Murder Plot Suspects Deemed Mentally Incompetent, Will Not Stand Trial

KITCHEN PRELIMINARY HEARING: Suspect’s Son Cross-Examined By Defense Attorneys, But Judge Holds Kitchen to Answer On All Charges

JUDGE: Marci Kitchen Will Stand Trial for Vehicular Manslaughter, DUI Resulting in Death, and Fleeing the Scene of a Crime

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