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Letecia Stauch pleads not responsible by motive of madness
COLORADO SPRINGS — On Friday, an El Paso County girl accused of killing her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon Stauch, requested to alter her plea to not responsible by motive of madness.
The choose stated he’ll permit the plea to go ahead, however Stauch should undergo a psychological well being analysis.
The analysis is anticipated to take longer than regular and the choose stated he didn’t know if the trial date was in jeopardy.
Investigators imagine Letecia killed Gannon of their Lorson Ranch dwelling on January 27, 2020, earlier than driving his physique to the Florida panhandle the place it was finally found in March 2020.
Stauch faces over a dozen fees, together with first-degree homicide.
Stauch’s protection additionally requested for a movement to not have a jury as a consequence of a considerable amount of publicity the case has obtained, which is able to make it troublesome to discover a truthful jury.
Each the choose and the prosecution argued that waving a jury could be untimely.
The choose went on to handle Stauch straight and stated with out a jury, she provides up the opportunity of a second likelihood at a trial. He went on to make sure her that in his expertise jurors are available in with an open thoughts.
“I believe jurors actually actually take their obligation critically,” stated the choose. “They’ll determine this case based mostly on reality.”
The choose says he believes they need to vacate the trial date and maintain the March 17 date as the subsequent court docket look.
The trial date will rely on when the psychological well being analysis is accomplished.
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