Wednesday, May 16, 2012

People of the State of California vs. Richard Joseph Hirschfield

Due to the high volume of inquiries from the news media and the public, the Court has established this Web page, which contains information about case number 04F05045.

Case Information

Case Number: 04F05045

Case Title: People of the State of California vs. Richard Joseph Hirschfield

Original Filing Date: March 6, 2007

The case is assigned to Judge Michael Sweet in Department 20 of the Gordon D. Schaber Sacramento County Courthouse. The jury trial will be conducted on a regular basis from 9:00 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Friday schedules vary.

Trial Progression

People of the State of California vs. Richard Joseph Hirschfield
Event Date
Jury Selection TBD
Jury Sworn TBD
Opening Statements TBD
Testimony TBD
Closing Arguments TBD
Jury Deliberations TBD
Verdicts TBD

Tentative Trial Schedule

People of the State of California vs. Richard Joseph Hirschfield
Date Event Type Description of Events
September 30, 2011 Jury Trial-Day 1 Motions
December 2, 2011 Jury Trial-Day 2 Ruling on Motions
December 5, 2011 Jury Trial-Day 3 Ruling on Motions
December 6, 2011 Jury Trial-Day 4 Ruling on Motions
December 9, 2011 Jury Trial-Day 5 Evidentiary Hearing on Change of Venue Motion
December 13, 2011 Jury Trial-Day 6 Further Proceedings (in-camera)
December 15, 2011 Jury Trial-Day 7 Motion
January 9, 2012 Jury Trial-Day 8 Ruling on Motions
January 11, 2012 Jury Trial-Day 9 Ruling on Motions
January 13, 2012 Jury Trial-Day 10 Ruling on Motions
January 19, 2012 Jury Trial-Day 11 Ruling on Motions
January 23, 2012 Jury Trial-Day 12 Ruling on Motions
February 9, 2012 Jury Trial-Day 13 Ruling on Motions
February 16, 2012 Jury Trial-Day 14 (A.M.) DNA Hearing; (P.M.) Motion to Reconsider Court's ruling as to admissibility of suicide note
February 23, 2012 Jury Trial-Day 15 (A.M.) Argument and ruling on motions; (P.M.) 402 Hearing
March 8, 2012 Scheduled proceeding is vacated and reset to March 22, 2012
March 13, 2012 Scheduled proceeding is vacated
March 15, 2012 Scheduled proceeding is vacated
March 22, 2012 Scheduled proceeding is vacated and reset to March 28, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
March 28, 2012 Jury Trial-Day 16 Argument and ruling on motions related to Third Party Culpability
April 9, 2012 Jury Trial-Day 17 3rd Party Culpability Hearing (10:00 a.m.)
April 10, 2012 Scheduled proceeding is vacated
April 11, 2012 Jury Trial-Day 18 3rd Party Culpability Hearing (10:00 a.m.)
April 12, 2012 Scheduled proceeding is vacated
April 13, 2012 Jury Trial-Day 19 3rd Party Culpability Hearing (10:00 a.m.)
May 9, 2012 Scheduled proceeding is vacated and reset to May 23, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
May 23, 2012 Jury Trial-Day 20 Ruling on 3rd Party Culpability (9:00 a.m.)