The next hearing is May 2.
The defense team for one of the men charged in the murder of Jared Bridegan wants the entire State Attorney's Office disqualified from the case.The defense attorneys for one of the accused, Mario Fernandez, want the entire 4th district of the state attorney's office disqualified for what they say is a violation of Fernandez's attorney-client privilege.
An attorney from the defense and the lead prosecutor in this case both took the witness stand to describe how they believed privilege was violated or maintained by both sides in this case Mario Fernandez entered the courtroom in shackles, but the woman who is prosecuting him in this case took the witness stand. Assistant State Attorney Christina Stifler said she instructed agents going through evidence to maintain privilege. "I entered into an agreement with defense counsel that we'd delete anything between an attorney and client, it would be a blind review," testified Stifler. But Fernandez's attorney Jesse Dreicer said agents who worked for the state sent the state privileged information that was marked confidential.Dreicer said even if new state attorneys are brought on this case, the death penalty will still be sought for his client. "Nowhere did I ask for this case to be dismissed, I just want a prosecutor who hasn't read our documents," said Dreicer. "I'm proud of the work the State Attorney's Office and ASA Stifler did to ensure attorney-client privilege was upheld," said Alan Mizrahi, Director of the Homicide Division for the 4th District of the State Attorney's Office. The judge did not make a final ruling on the matter of disqualification during court on Thursday but said that she plans to rule on the motion during a hearing scheduled for 9 a.m. on May 2. Judge's order vacates the use of a independent magistrate in Jared Bridegan murder trial
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