The high profile murder trial of Christopher Lee, accused of killing Marine wife Erin Corwin and hiding her body in a mine shaft, has been suspended, at least temporarily. Managing Editor Tami Roleff explains…
The court case of Christopher Lee, the man accused of killing Erin Corwin, his former lover and dumping her body in a mine shaft east of Twentynine Palms, has been stayed pending a ruling from the Fourth District Court of Appeals. Lee’s lawyer, David Kaloyanides, told Z107.7 news that he filed a peremptory challenge with the Appeals Court in April, asking Judge Rodney Cortez to transfer the case into the courtroom of Judge Bert Swift. Kaloyanides said his petition is just a very common strategic move used by lawyers all the time. Kaloyanides said he had first made the request following Lee’s arraignment in April, but Cortez denied Kaloyanides’ motion, ruling that the request should have been made in August, when Lee first appeared in court. Lee and the prosecuting and defense attorneys were back in court on Tuesday, when Judge Cortez announced the Appeals Court ruling, and suspended the case. Until the Court of Appeals makes its ruling on the challenge, Lee’s case is in a state of limbo. Christopher Lee is scheduled to be back in court on June 30.
CHRISTOPHER LEE MURDER CASE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED
