Remembering April 20, 2010

I am sure that many of you parents still remember this date – the day that Michael Christopher Lloyd terrorized Morningside and VaHi and shut down our public schools til he was captured. Twice, now he has come up for a preliminary hearing in court, and the case has been set back both times, citing more time needed for an evaluation. I asked Paul Arena-Camarillo, our Zone 6 Community Prosecutor, for his take on what is taking so long for Lloyd to appear before the court. Paul stated – "In general, yes an evaluation can take a long time. If he is seeing a county doctor, it can take many months. Any defense attorney, whether public or private, would order a mental health evaluation in this case. I think a failure to do so could, in the future, allow this case to come back on appeal on an ineffective assistance of counsel claim." So – it may be a long while yet, before this case ever comes before the court for a hearing or trial. Stay tuned.