The defense attorney for a 74-year-old Arizona rancher accused of gunning down an unarmed illegal immigrant trespasser lost her bid on March 6 to delay his jury trial for 60 days.
Brenna Larkin argued for the continuance so that the court would have time to review the ruling of a lower court that found probable cause in the second-degree murder case of the defendant, George Alan Kelly.
“We do have experts that we’ve engaged. We hope to get forensic evidence looked at in this case hopefully fairly soon,” Larkin told Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge Thomas Fink.
“There is some extensive investigation the defense has gotten to accomplish in this case.”…