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Plea deadline set for Arianta Dela Cruz after defense receives voluminous e‑discovery; state to provide offer today
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Summary
The court set a March 20 plea deadline in the case of Arianta Emmanuel Dela Cruz and ordered the state to tender an offer after the prosecutor told the court that multiple surveillance videos and other materials are available to the defense on the e‑discovery system.
Judge Stephanie Boyd set a plea deadline of March 20 in the case of Arianta Emmanuel Dela Cruz and ordered the state to provide an offer to defense counsel before the parties leave the docket.
The prosecutor told the court the case file contains voluminous discovery on an e‑discovery system, including multiple surveillance videos that have been uploaded and made available to defendants: "It's on the ediscovery system, your honor, but there are multiple surveillance videos, but it's all uploaded and available to defendants," the prosecutor said on the record.
Defense counsel confirmed receipt of large data volumes and said the defense team was recently retained (in December) and was still reviewing gigabytes of footage. The court ordered that an offer be provided that day and set March 20 as the plea deadline; if the parties do not reach an agreement by that date the case will proceed to jury trial.
The order requires the state to ensure defense counsel receives a formal offer before the defendants leave the courthouse on the day of the setting.
