While Harlow Cuadra and Joseph Kerekes' hearing on July 8 & 9 is expected to be filled with a fair amount of witness testimony, there are still quite a few motions that have not been ruled on by Judge Peter Paul Olszewski Jr... so I would expected that we'll finally start getting some answers (though some seem pretty obvious) at this hearing as well... especially since it's labeled as being a "Motions Hearing".
Since there's been so many filings, I've gone ahead and completed an updated list of motions currently in limbo:
Since there's been so many filings, I've gone ahead and completed an updated list of motions currently in limbo:
Prosecution's Motions:
- Request for independent psychiatric evaluations.
- Request to include Justin Hensley's previous testimony.
Joe's Motions:
- Prosecutors sanctioned (4th request).
- Trial moved out of Luzerne County.
- Separate trial for Kerekes and co-defendant Harlow Cuadra.
- Prevent the Prosecution from using any statements Kerekes made to police, the contents of any conversations recorded at a California beach, and the contents of any evidence seized from Kerekes' e-mail account and Virginia home.
- Keep any past criminal record of Kerekes out of trial.
Harlow's Motions:
- Request for separate trials.
- Cuadra’s trial moved out of Luzerne County or to have an outside jury brought in because of pre-trial publicity.
- Photographs of the victim kept out of trial because they are inflammatory.
- Prosecutors to be prevented from using any statements Cuadra made to police because he was questioned while in custody but never informed of his rights.
- Recorded conversations of Cuadra at a beach kept out of trial because the interception violated the law and Cuadra’s rights.
- Evidence seized from Cuadra’s Virginia residence and e-mail account kept out of trial because it was obtained with invalid warrants.
- The charges thrown out because prosecutors failed to present sufficient evidence at a preliminary hearing.
