LAKEPORT — Pretrial conferences in two murder cases were continued for an additional two weeks following brief hearings Monday afternoon.
Robby Alan Beasley, 31, appeared before Judge Robert L. Crone Jr. on Monday at the Lake County Courthouse.
Beasley has pleaded not guilty to three felonies, including two murder counts, in connection with the deaths of Maine couple Frank and Yvette Maddox, whose bodies were found in Lower Lake in March 2010.
The case was set for a pretrial conference Monday afternoon, but defense counsel Stephen Carter asked the judge to reschedule the meeting for May 7.
Art Grothe, who is prosecuting the case, was absent from the court appearance.
Crone set the conference for May 7 at 2:30 p.m. The judge also indicated that a defense request to continue the jury trial, which is scheduled for mid-May, would be addressed on May 7.
Later Monday afternoon, the parties in the case against Jacobo Lopez Mejia, 24, appeared in front of Crone for a settlement meeting.
Lopez Mejia faces five counts and several special allegations for allegedly causing a fatal rollover crash in Kelseyville on Aug. 18. Hector Chavez Perez and Florentino Leon Flores died at the scene.
Prosecutor John Langan and defense attorney Doug Rhoades discussed the case briefly with Crone in open court and in the judge”s chambers.
Crone then announced that a resolution was not reached Monday but the settlement conference would be rescheduled for May 7 at 2:30 p.m.
