The two young men accused of carrying out a drive-by shooting
last November appeared in court briefly Thursday morning and could
begin their trial sometime after early March, according to the
district attorney’s office and others involved in the case.
The two young men accused of carrying out a drive-by shooting last November appeared in court briefly Thursday morning and could begin their trial sometime after March, according to the district attorney’s office and others involved in the case.
Joshua Williams, 18, and Israel Juarez, 18, appeared before Superior Court Judge Edward Lee at the San Martin Courthouse Thursday morning after the judge spent time deliberating with the defendants’ attorneys. In the courtroom lobby, Williams’ mother, Ida Williams, and family members spanning the generations sat and stood around her. She held a packet of copied arrest reports, newspaper clippings, search warrants and other information she said she combs through between visits to her son in jail. She said she and her family are determined to set the record straight on her son’s innocence and the abuses of power she said she has witnessed among police officers.
Williams and Jaurez will appear in the same court 8:30 a.m. March 6. Both sides will make motions before jury selection – or a plea bargain – takes place.
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