Nevada Court Delays Start of Strohmeyer Trial
The Nevada Supreme Court on Wednesday granted a two-week delay in the trial of a Long Beach teenager accused in the slaying of a 7-year-old girl, saying his attorneys need more time to examine evidence taken from the youth’s computer.
The trial of Jeremy Strohmeyer, 19, was scheduled to begin Monday. He is accused of the May 25, 1997, sexual assault and murder of Sherrice Iverson in a restroom at what is now known as the Primm Valley Hotel in Primm, Nev.
On Tuesday, defense attorneys Richard Wright and Leslie Abramson argued in District Court that they were not prepared for Monday’s trial because of the Nevada Supreme Court’s ruling Friday that the jury can see the contents of Strohmeyer’s computer, which apparently includes child pornography. The court reversed an earlier decision by the original trial judge that the information was not legally admissible.
But District Judge Myron Leavitt refused to delay the trial even though Abramson said she would file an emergency motion with the Nevada Supreme Court to stay the trial if Leavitt did not postpone it.
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