McStay family killer sentencing delayed
(KGTV) - Sentencing will proceed subsequent week for the person convicted of killing his former industry partner at the side of the person’s wife and two younger sons.
A San Bernardino County jury recommended the death penalty in June 2019 for Charles “Chase” Merritt. The recommendation came after Merritt used to be discovered responsible within the deaths of Joseph McStay, his spouse Summer, and their two sons, Gianni and Joey Jr.
A sentence used to be expected to be delivered Friday. The hearing will now resume on Tuesday.
The family was final noticed at a Fallbrook home in February 2010. Investigators had few leads within the case, at one level believing the McStays had crossed the border into Mexico voluntarily. Merritt alerted government to the disappearance and filed a missing individuals report.
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In November 2013, a motorcyclist discovered a work of skull off Interstate 15 in San Bernardino County. That resulted in the discovery of the family’s stays in a shallow grave less than 20 miles from Merritt’s house.
One yr later, Merritt was once arrested. During his trial, which began in January 2019, prosecutors said Merritt have been forging tests connected to the business he shared with Joseph McStay.
During Friday's sentencing, Merritt attempted to fireside his attorney, Rajan Maline, after coming back from the courtroom's lunch wreck. The protection had spent the morning giving several motions about new mobile phone proof. The prosecution had but to have the risk to argue in opposition to the motions prior to Merritt moved to fireplace Maline mid-trial.
The judge denied Merritt's request and allowed the protection to proceed arguments for a brand new trial because of the new proof and alleged misconduct by means of the prosecution.
#BREAKING Charles Merritt, convicted of killing the McStay family, has simply fired his lawyer in the course of his sentencing hearing. pic.twitter.com/COLjGrMv5t
— Matt Boone (@10NewsMatt) January 17, 2020A family member of the McStays asked to speak Friday in spite of the lengthen in Merritt's sentencing.
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