Court proceedings continue for Jordy Cornejo-Campoverde, one of the six defendants in the 2017 murder of Jesus Avila.
In Lyon County District Court on Friday, Judge Lee Fowler approved a request from both the prosecution and defense attorney Rick Meier to schedule a review hearing Nov. 2, shortly after a preliminary hearing is set to begin for co-defendant Samuel Garcia, listed as the gunman by two defendants early in the hearing process. Cornejo-Campoverde may be called to testify during Garcia’s hearing, which is set to begin on Halloween.
The Cornejo-Campoverde case has drawn a lot of speculation about a potential plea after prosecutors and Meier agreed to take trial off the docket for the time being. However, both sides have said no plea has been entered — and nothing changed in Friday’s hearing.
Cornejo-Campoverde is accused of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and several other charges in Avila’s death.
