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July 14, 2023
Last week, Robert Louis Baker pled "no contest" to all charges and was sentenced by Judge Ronald Coen to life without parole.
There was a pretrial hearing in the Monica Sementilli case on Friday. I did not attend this hearing but I was able to get an update on what happened in Department 101 on the 9th floor.
Because of Baker's plea, defense tells the court they want a continuance in the case to "re-strategize". The court agreed that this new development creates a complexity for the defense. There was a strong objection from the prosecution team.
The reality is, Judge Coen's calendar is booked solid. Judge Coen offered the parties October 2nd this year or April 2024. There was a tentative agreement to the October 2nd date. The next pretrial hearing is slated for August 1st. At that hearing, the defense will inform the court about their "readiness" for trial. If the defense still feels they are not ready, then the trial date will move to April. The only other possibility for an earlier date is if one of Judge Coen's other cases falls and gets pushed forward.
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