On Monday's newscast before the 10th of September Holiday, we told you about the dock statement that Keiron Fernandez made in his murder trial.
For several months now, he, William "Danny" Mason, Ashton Vanegas, Terrence Fernandez, and Ernest Castillo have all been facing a trial without a jury before Justice Antoinette Moore for the 2016 beheading murder of Pastor Lewellyn Lucas. In that time, the 5 defendants have been listening intently to all the evidence that DPP Cheryl-Lynn Vidal has been submitting in the prosecution of this trial, to show that they all had a hand in Pastor Lucas' murder.
On Monday, Keiron Fernandez was the only one who responded to the allegations via a defense, and he chose to give a dock statement. Terrence Fernandez, Ashton Vanegas, and Ernest Castillo have all exercised the right to remain silent.
The only defendant remaining who was to make a decision on his defense was William Mason. It was being suggested that he would either take the stand himself and give sworn testimony, or he would call witnesses to testify on his behalf. Both options are given equal weight to the testimonies from prosecution witnesses, in a trial.
So, today's hearing was supposed to be significant to the trial. When we showed up for court, however, we learned that there would be no hearing today and that it has been rescheduled for tomorrow. We'll be there tomorrow, and if the hearing takes place, we'll tell you how it went.
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