Arthur Davies appeared in court on Friday, March 3rd for another trial readiness hearing. His defense attorney Zulu Ali, based out of Riverside, California, was notably absent – a request by the defense to further postpone the case was denied without prejudice by Judge Christopher Pallone – saying Ali’s failure to appear in court for the hearing was “a cause for concern.”
The prosecution also says that a request by the defense to search for a “court expert” has failed to produce one since it was made back in September of 2022.
Davies pleaded not guilty to attempted murder of his then girlfriend’s one-year-old son back in February of 2018, a little over five years ago. After the one-year-old victim died, Davies’ charges were upgraded to attempted murder and assault resulting in the death of a child. There have been numerous delays to the trial over the years – with the latest and possibly final delay only being due to lack of an available courtroom – pushing the jury trial from today, March 6th to Monday March 13th.
The jury trial of the accused child-murderer will begin Monday, March 13th at the San Bernardino Superior Court in Joshua Tree – Z107.7 News will be there to cover it.
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