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50:20 PM PST Updated: 01/22/2013 05:50:20 PM PST For 15 years, Travis Phillips has been waiting for justice to avenge the 1997 murder of his teenage brother, Kristopher Olinger. It has been seven years since two brothers were arrested for the
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43:29 PM PDT On Sunday, Gov. Jerry Brown approved a new law that offers a chance for freedom to minors sentenced to life without parole a decision celebrated around the nation by juvenile justice reform advocates.
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16:55 PM PDT Updated: 05/17/2012 07:16:55 PM PDT The 15th anniversary of Pacific Grove teenager Kristopher Olinger's murder will have come and gone before his accused killer faces a jury. Judge Mark Hood appointed a new defense attorney Thursday to
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Font Resize The Monterey County Herald The attorney for the man accused of carjacking and murdering a Pacific Grove teenager in 1997 has filed a motion to withdraw due to health reasons. Prosecutor Jeannine Pacioni confirmed Thursday afternoon that
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Font Resize The Monterey County Herald Herald Staff Report After a week of surprises and delays, the trial of Jacobo Ruelas appeared to move forward Tuesday. During a hearing in Judge Mark Hood's Salinas courtroom, a colleague of defense attorney Bud
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That option almost certainly would require considerable new preparation time in a case that has been repeatedly delayed for six years. Guilty plea no factor Whenever the case proceeds, prosecutors said last week, the evidence will be virtually
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Jury selection delayed in Ruelas trial Jury selection in the murder trial of Jacobo Ruelas was suspended Thursday until Monday because his defense attorney fell ill. Prosecutors declined to discuss the nature of Bud Landreth's illness, but said they
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Herald Staff Writer Minutes before potential jurors were called and six years after his arrest, Angel Ruelas pleaded guilty Tuesday to the 1997 carjacking, kidnapping and murder of 17-year-old Kristopher Eric Olinger of Pacific Grove. Ruelas' older
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Jacobo Ruelas' trial has been put on hold indefinitely after the defendant said he could no longer represent himself. Judge Mark Hood is scheduled to appoint a new attorney Tuesday. Ruelas, 32, is charged with robbery, carjacking and murder in the
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Judge Timothy Roberts' decision further delays a trial that has been continued five times in as many years. He reassigned the case to Judge Mark Hood and tentatively set a new trial date of Oct. 17. Ruelas, 32, is representing himself against charges
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