Our print news partners South Florida Gay News reports that After years of delays it appears the case of four men accused of attacking a gay couple in 2018 on Miami Beach is inching towards a resolution. A status hearing was held two weeks ago on Zoom where the prosecution said all of the depositions of the law enforcement officers had been taken. Now they're ready to move on to the civilians. The next hearing will be held at the end of March. Justin Funck, the attorney representing the state, told the judge he hopes all of the depositions will be taken by that time. Funck said “and we'll have an answer, as to whether or not, we're going to resolve this, or if we're going to have to set it for trial as soon as we can go to trial.”
This case is now almost three years old. One of the defendants — Pablo Reinaldo Romo-Figueroa — attended the status hearing but did not speak. In June Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle apologized to the LGBT community for the continued delays, blaming much of it on COVID-19. Rundle said “Honestly, this is such a priority for us. I know it’s very frustrating because it has taken a long time. If those defense attorneys don’t set it down, and don’t move, and the judges don’t prod them to do it, it does languish a bit.” The four defendants — Adonis Diaz, Juan Carlos Lopez, Luis Alonso-Piovet, and Romo-Figueroa — all in their early 20s, have pleaded not guilty.
Case of Accused Miami Gay Bashers Moving Forward
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