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Michael Sommermeyer, Court Information Officer, will attend the Nevada Court Staff 2006 Education Conference from Feb. 28 - March 3, 2006 in Sparks.
For court help call (702) 249-3472, leave a message, and your call will be returned as soon as possible.

Students from nine law schools will compete this week in a regional trial advocacy competition at the Regional Justice Center (RJC). Hosted by the American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA), the mock court competitions will take place Thursday through Saturday (March 2-4) in various courtrooms of the RJC. The winner of this regional competition [...]

State v. Schuster, Arraignment continued to 3 p.m., March 1, 2006, District Court Lower Level Arraignment Courtroom A, Regional Justice Center.
State v. Bonilla, Felony Arraignment Continued to 7:30 a.m., March 6, 2006, Justice Court Dept. 5 (Courtroom 8A), Regional Justice Center. Preliminary Hearing scheduled for 9 a.m. April 24, 2006.

Earlier this week Channel 3 reported that a knife had entered the Regional Justice Center (RJC) and made it to a courtroom in the Las Vegas Township Justice Court. The knife had passed by the security screeners and was discovered later when an attorney identified it in a man’s pocket and alerted [...]

Arrest Warrants were issued by Judge Douglas Smith, Justice Court Dept. 2, yesterday (Feb. 23) for defendants Gladys Perez and Marc Anthony Colon in connection with the death of 3-year-old Crystal Figueroa, known since January 12, 2006 as Jane “Cordova” Doe. (Justice Court, Dept. 7, Case # 06F03448A/B)
Charges:
Marc Anthony Colon
Count 1: First Degree Murder by [...]

Clark County’s Eighth Judicial District Court continues to struggle to absorb thousands of new case filings despite its creative use of case management techniques. Record growth in the number of criminal and juvenile files, coupled with a history of making due with limited resources, has led the court to seek additional support from the [...]

Charles Mundlin-Rindfliesch entered a not guilty plea in the District Court this morning (Feb. 23). He returns to court March 23 for a status check on potential negotiations. His trial was set for July 24, 2006 with Judge David Wall presiding.

Curtis Bonilla, charged with multiple charges including Murder with a Deadly Weapon and Attempt Murder with a Deadly Weapon will appear in Las Vegas Township Justice Court, Dept. 5, Judge William Jansen at 7:30 a.m. Monday (Feb. 27) in Courtroom 8A of the Regional Justice Center.
Bonilla is accused of killing a guest at the Harrah’s [...]

The juvenile accused of arson in the burning of the Roy Martin Middle School cafeteria was in court yesterday (Feb. 21). Judge William Voy ordered that further evaluations were required and set the next court date for March 7.

Defendants Jeremiah Ayala and Amrin Ansley were formally charged today in connection with the death of an infant. (Justice Court, Dept. 2, Case # 06F02907A/B)
Jeremiah Sergio Ayala
Count 1: Murder by Child Abuse
Count 2: Child Abuse with Substantial Bodily Harm
Amrin Ruth Ansley
Count 1: Murder by Child Abuse
Count 2: Child Neglect with Substantial Bodily Harm
Standard bail; both [...]