IT DOESN’T APPEAR THE DEFENSE REPRESENTING JESSICA KELLEY WILL GET THE VENUE CHANGE IT WANTS FOR HER MURDER TRIAL. AND IT’S STILL UNKNOWN IF DISTRICT JUDGE CHARLES BROWN WILL ALLOW HER PAST DRUG USE AND THE PHONE CALLS RECORDED ON THE MDC’S JAIL HOUSE PHONE TO BE ALLOWED IN HER TRIAL.
KELLEY IS ONE OF THREE SUSPECTS CHARGED IN THE DEATH OF 10 YEAR OLD VICTORIA MARTENS IN 2016. IN COURT THURSDAY, ONE PROSECUTOR READ TRANSCRIPTS FROM THE JAIL HOUSE PHONE CALLS, WHICH CONTAINED GANG TALK AND A LOT OF PROFANITY.
THE JUDGE SAYS HE’LL LISTEN TO THE RECORDINGS ON HIS OWN AND LOOK AT VIDEO AND PHOTOS OF THE CRIME SCENE BEFORE THE JURY DOES. HE SAYS THE TRIAL, FOR NOW, WILL STAY IN BERNALILLO COUNTY.
