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OPD seeks ex- prosecutor’s taped interview of alleged victim

The Office of the Public Defender wants the Superior Court to compel the Office of the Attorney General to produce recordings of interviews of a female minor who was allegedly raped by a 43-year-old man. Assistant public defender Heather M. Zona, counsel for Joseph Seman Epina,...
Posted On Nov 20 2018 06:06
, By Ferdie De La Torre

Defendant’s request for transcription funding granted

The defendant in a case of sexual assault of a girl has been granted funding by the Superior Court to cover the cost of the transcription of the most recent evidentiary hearing to determine whether the child’s memory is reliable. Joseph Seman Epina, through assistant public...
Posted On Oct 23 2018 06:06
, By Kimberly Bautista Esmores

Ex-prosecutor: Unethical for defense to tell court interviews with rape victim withheld

Former assistant attorney general Betsy Weintraub said it is inappropriate—if not unethical—for assistant public defender Heather M. Zona, as the new lawyer for a defendant in a rape of a minor case, to tell the court that the recordings during an interview with the victim were...
Posted On Oct 15 2018 06:06
, By Ferdie De La Torre

1 of 3 charges in sexual assault case dismissed

The CNMI Superior Court dismissed one of three charges filed against a 43-year-old man who allegedly sexually assaulted a minor. Last Thursday, Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph Camacho granted the Office of the Public Defender’s request to drop one of three charges against...
Posted On Oct 04 2018 06:00
, By Kimberly Bautista Esmores
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