3 DENY GUILT IN STUDENT MURDER.Byline: Nicholas Grudin Staff Writer A Glendale man and two teens pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder charges in the May 2000 stabbing death of a 17-year-old student in front of Hoover High School Hoover High School may refer to any of the following:
Private attorneys for Karen Terteryan, now 20; Rafael Gevorgyan, 17; and Anait Msryan, 16, also told the court that the defendants no longer could afford to pay for their defense and asked that taxpayers pick up the tab. ``The defendants were destitute to begin with, and they just do not have the funds anymore. This has gone to the (state) Supreme Court and back,'' said Terteryan's attorney, Mark Geragos Mark John Geragos (born October 5 1957) is an American criminal defense attorney best known for defending pop-star Michael Jackson, actress Winona Ryder, Gary Condit, and Susan McDougal, who was involved in the Whitewater scandal. , who is a legal commentator on television and also represents actress Winona Ryder in her shoplifting Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: Florida caught shoplifting at sears 12/05/05, first time, 20yearsold, have no criminal record. case. Also Tuesday, Gevorgyan and Msryan were ordered transferred from the juvenile detention center A detention center or a detention centre is any location used for detention. Specifically, it can mean:
``They're a safety risk in juvenile hall,'' said Deputy District Attorney Steve Lopez, citing the recent escape at gunpoint from Eastlake Juvenile Hall by three inmates being held on adult charges. The three defendants in the Hoover case - all under age 18 at the time of the slaying - are charged with killing Raul Aguirre in a melee in front of the school on May 20, 2000. Police said Aguirre was attacked after he intervened in the defendants' fight with a third party. Prosecutors say Terteryan stabbed Aguirre, Gevorgyan hit Aguirre over the head with a tire iron and Msryan drove the two assailants when they fled. The three also are charged with gang involvement, which could make sentencing more severe if they are convicted, Lopez said. During the arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted , Geragos argued that the three would be at a disadvantage if public defenders were appointed instead of having county government pay the private attorneys' fees. ``If this happened, it would be awful. It would mean that the defendants would have to be held in custody even longer without the opportunity for vindication VINDICATION, civil law. The claim made to property by the owner of it. 1 Bell's Com. 281, 5th ed. See Revendication. ,'' Geragos said, explaining that the case has so much history that it would take months for new lawyers to catch up. The case has been tied up in court for more than two years. An indictment in 2000 was dismissed on the grounds that the grand jury could not indict in·dict tr.v. in·dict·ed, in·dict·ing, in·dicts 1. To accuse of wrongdoing; charge: a book that indicts modern values. 2. minors on adult charges, despite Proposition 21, which makes it easier to charge minors as adults when they are accused of violent crimes. A number of appeals and refilings ensued until the recent court ruling that all three defendants should stand trial as adults. The judge is expected to rule on the lawyer issue by Oct. 29, when a hearing is scheduled. |
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