WE’RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE CHANGE IN JUDGES OVERSEEING THE VICTORIA MARTENS MURDER CASE IN ALBUQUERQUE. CHANNEL 7 TV NEWS REPORTS THAT THE ATTORNEY FOR ONE OF THE DEFENDANTS, THE VICTIM’S MOTHER MICHELLE MARTENS, ASKED THAT JUDGE BRETT LOVELESS BE REMOVED BECAUSE OF HIS PAST WORK IN THE D-A’S OFFICE. JUDGE BENJAMIN CHAVEZ WAS NAMED TO REPLACE HIM.
ATTORNEY GARY MITCHELL SAYS HE’LL ALSO ASK FOR A CHANGE OF VENUE FOR MICHELLE MARTENS, AND THAT EACH DEFENDANT BE TRIED SEPARATELY. MARTENS, FABIEN GONZALES AND JESSICA KELLEY ARE CHARGED IN THE RAPE AND MURDER OF 10 YEAR OLD VICTORIA MARTENS LAST MONTH.
