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Bulletin, Progressive, Record, Reporter Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011 5B McEIrath suspects delay entering plea Ruth Ellis Staff Writer rellis@lassennews.com Two suspects being held to answer for murder charges in the death of a Susanville police officer have yet to en- ter a plea. Joanna Lynne McElrath and Robin Glen James ap- peared Oct. ll in Lassen Su- perior Court. Laureen Bethards, who is represent- ing McElrath, requested that the matter of entering a plea be continued to Dec. 19. Judge John T. Ball presided over the hearing and approved the request af- ter stating he thought that was a long time for the defen- dants to enter a plea.. Bethards explained the de- fense was still in the discov- ery phase and had received an extensive amount of dis- covery that morning. McE1- rath's co-counsel, Bud Lan- dreth, was not in attendance and Bethards said she also wanted to enter a plea when he was in attendance. Lassen County District Attorney Bob Burns had no objection to the request. He confirmed the defense had re- ceived a "considerable amount of discovery," and more would be forthcoming. McElrath and James are being held in custody without bail on charges of premeditat- ed murder and conspiracy in the January death of McEI- rath's estranged husband Robert James McElrath, 37. James was her then alleged boyfriend. They are also being held to answer on special allegations of lying in wait and that James allegedly used a hand- gun during the felony result- ing in the death of Robert McElrath. McElrath will also be pros- ecuted on a charge the al- leged murder was committed for financial gain. During the hearing, Ball said some discovery issues -- subpoenaed documents -- had come to his attention, in- cluding records from the Newport Beach Police De- partment. Bethards asked the records not be given to the prosecution until the defense decided to use them. Ball asked about her re- quest to deny the prosecution a copy as it was normal prac- tice as well as a matter of ex- pediency. Burns said as soon as the hearing was finished he would go look at the court file and call the Newport Police Department for his own copy: After an in-camera review, with a clerk and reporter, Ball denied admitting • records from the Placer County Probation Depart- ment. He did order two re- ports from the Nevada Coun- ty Sheriff's Office to be du- plicated and supplied to Counsel. Bethards asked why the records from the Placer County Probation Depart- ment were rejected and Ball said they were denied on ba- sis of materiality. Bethards also said she pre- ferred not to review docu- ments in open court because it would affect the defense's work product. Ball said he would consider her request. American Life in Poetry Ted Kooser U.S. Poet Laureate, 2004 - 06 Most of us have received the delayed news of the death of a family member or friend, and perhaps have reflected on lost opportunities. Here's a fine poem by J.T. Ledbetter, who lives in California but grew up on the Great Plains. Fi.sh and Game announces upland bird stamp comp00!tition for artists The Californ,ia Department Designs will be judged on • upland game bird stamps an- by a panel of experts in the Crossing Shoal Creek The letter said you died on Your tractor crossing Shoal Creek. There were no pictures to help the memories fading like mists off the bottoms that last day on the farm when I watched you milk the cows, their sweet breath filling the dark barn as the rain that wasn't expected sluiced through the rain gutters. I waited for you to speak the loud familiar words about the weather, the failed crops-- I would have talked then, too loud, strolling the Holstein moving against her stanchion-- but there was only the rain on the tin roof, and the steady swish-swish of milk into the bright bucket as I walked past you, so close we could have touched. -- J. T. Ledbetter Poem copyright 2010 by J.T. Ledbetter American Lfe in Poetry is made possible by The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine. of Fish and Game (DFG) is sponsoring an art contest to select the design for the state's 2012 upland game bird stamp. This is the third de- sign that will be featured in the "Encore Edition" since returning to the use of origi- nal artwork for the stamp's image in 2009. The contest is open to all U.S. residents over the age of !8. Entries will be accepted from Oct. 22 until the Jan. 31, 2012, • contest deadline. The species to appear on the 2012 upland game bird stamp is the band-tailed pigeon (Columba fasciata). The de- sign must include at least one adult band-tailed pigeon. originality, artistic composi- tion, anatomical accuracy and suitability for reproduc- tion as a stamp and print. An upland game bird stamp is required for hunt- ing migratory and resident upland game birds in Califor- nia. The money generated from stamp sales can only be spent on upland game bird related conservation pro- jects, education, hunting op- portunities and outreach. Hunters are no longer re- quired to physically attach the stamp to their license, but the stamps are still pro- duced and mailed to pur- chasers upon request. DFG sells about 200,000 LAW, from page 4B Burton and her four pas- sengers sustained minor in- juries caused by flying glass. Bergman received moder- ate injuries including deep lacerations. Bergman was disoriented at the scene and was likely suffering from a pre-existing medical condition. Neither alcohol no,drugs were a fac- tor in this collision. All parties were taken to Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno. Improper load, Oct. 23 Michelle Meagher, 50, of Washoe Valley, Nev., was dri- ving a 2004 Dodge 3500 pickup truck, towing a 20-foot toy- hauler bumper pull trailer eastbound on Highway 70 just east of Portola in the No. 2 lane, at an unknown speed. According to the CHP, the trailer began to swerve side to side. Meagher lost control of the Dodge and trailer. The front of the Dodge hit the guardrail on the south road edge. The guardrail suffered major damage. Meagher drove to a dirt turnout west of the collision scene, where she FEATURE OF THE WEEK: Join us . Saturday, "holidaY: lOam-4pm H=SC: ;:i;;, christmas Gift Ideas! • i ::   ii:: i : o%, 2019 East Main St., Quincy :  :: 283-2929 www.quincyhotspot, com, %i;iil;iLii: ii#:, and her passenger abandoned the trailer and left the scene in the Dodge. Meagher did not report the accident. 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