{"id":89990,"date":"2020-03-20T00:14:56","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T06:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/trial-for-mark-redwine-accused-of-killing-son-dylan-postponed-as-pandemic-spreads\/"},"modified":"2020-03-20T00:14:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T06:14:56","slug":"trial-for-mark-redwine-accused-of-killing-son-dylan-postponed-as-pandemic-spreads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/trial-for-mark-redwine-accused-of-killing-son-dylan-postponed-as-pandemic-spreads\/","title":{"rendered":"Trial for Mark Redwine, accused of killing son, Dylan, postponed as pandemic spreads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The trial of Mark Redwine, accused of killing his 13-year-old son, Dylan, has been rescheduled from the beginning of April to the end of May as Colorado braces for the COVID-19 pandemic. Redwine faces second-degree murder charges in connection with his son Dylan\u2019s death. With Redwine is one of his public defenders, Justin Bogan and far left is District Attorney Christian Champagne.<\/span>Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

The trial of Mark Redwine, a Vallecito man accused of killing his 13-year-old son, Dylan, in 2012, has been reset to begin May 26 as the COVID-19 pandemic surges through Colorado and the rest of the country.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors and defense attorneys each said Thursday they\u2019re ready to begin trial, which was scheduled to start April 2, but 6th Judicial District Chief Judge Jeffery Wilson ordered the trial reset to avoid unsettling prospective jurors or facilitating the spread of the coronavirus causing COVID-19.<\/p>\n

The court plans to summon hundreds of people as potential jurors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe court is concerned about public health,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cThe community is severely concerned about COVID-19.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sixth Judicial District Court Chief Judge Jeffrey Wilson rescheduled the trial of Mark Redwine, in part, to avoid facilitating the spread of COVID-19 through a prospective jury pool.<\/span>Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

The judge recognized a shelter-in-place order in San Miguel County, about an hour and a half drive from Durango, that is scheduled to continue through at least April 3.<\/p>\n

Public defense attorney Justin Bogan, in his argument to reset Redwine\u2019s trial, said selecting a 12-person jury with three alternates would violate state orders from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment barring gatherings of more than 10 people.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf any one of the jurors is symptomatic, all of the jury would have to quarantine for 14 days,\u201d Bogan said. Any problems with a jury could lead to the case ending in a mistrial almost three years after it started.<\/p>\n

And even if the court could ensure social distancing, people summoned for jury duty may be upset about being gathered with others when public health and government officials specifically ordered against it.<\/p>\n

Since Redwine is \u201cone of the most loathed individuals in the community,\u201d Bogan said jurors\u2019 anger about being summoned to jury duty during a pandemic could be directed toward his client.<\/p>\n

District Attorney Christian Champagne told Judge Wilson, \u201cWe\u2019re ready to go\u201d with the trial; Bogan said, \u201cFor us, sooner is better.\u201d But starting the trial on May 26 could be ambitious, with projections that the spread of COVID-19 could last months, Wilson said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can see this date being a problem,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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