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Motion to suppress in Victor Guzman case set for week of June 15 after late filing
Summary
Defense in the Victor Guzman matter told the court a motion to suppress was filed the day before and requested time to prepare; the court set a suppression hearing for the week of June 15 and warned that future resets will require good cause.
The court set a motion-to-suppress hearing in the case involving Victor Guzman after defense counsel said the motion was filed the day before and requested additional time to prepare.
Defense counsel told the court the motion to suppress was filed "yesterday" and that they had only 24 hours to prepare. Counsel described the basis as a vehicle stop at a convenience store, during which officers allegedly observed loose bullets in the car and then conducted a search.
The court asked the state to review the defense's concerns and, if the parties disagreed, scheduled a motion-to-suppress hearing for the week of June 15. The judge noted the matter had been previously set for plea deadline and suppression dates and said any requested resets would require good cause because the motion had been late-filed.
The transcript records that "Judge Lauren is actually running lead on this one," indicating a specific judge will preside over the suppression hearing. The court also addressed administrative docketing: an absent participant (Mr. Morris Thompson) said he was on Zoom but had not appeared in person; court staff were directed to put him on the docket for an in-person appearance on the '29th' date referenced by staff.
No suppression hearing occurred on the record that day; the legal question raised by the defense about the stop and search will be addressed at the scheduled hearing unless the parties agree otherwise.
