SAN DIEGO - Proceedings may move more quickly now in the hearing for Larry Millete, the man accused of killing his missing wife, Maya.
The hearing has had an unusually high number of sidebars since it began last week. Now Judge Dwayne Moring has said since there is no jury, he will no longer talk to attorneys away from the bench and allow those conversations to play out in the court room in front of members of the media. The judge has rephrased cross-examination questions, reframed objections and has even made some objections himself.
On Thursday, we heard testimony from Kristeen Timmers, a close friend of Maya Millete, who spoke about the couple's deteriorating marriage. Timmers said Maya told her Larry had planted a cell phone in her car and under hear bed. She also said Maya told her she wanted to try to fix their marriage, but eventually decided a divorce was the best course of action.
The defense does have a scheduling conflict Friday and will be phoning in to the court.
More witness testimony is expected to continue into next week. The judge will then decide if there's enough evidence to put Larry on trial, despite the fact that Maya's body has never been found.
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