The defense lawyer in the case of a man who is accused of raping an intoxicated woman in 2016 would like to subpoena the previous prosecutor in the case, Teri Tenorio, who has already left the island.<\/p>\n
Bruce Berline told Superior Court Presiding Judge Robert Naraja that he would like to summon Tenorio because she could be personally liable for prosecutorial misconduct.<\/p>\n
This contradicts Berline\u2019s statement in a status conference in March, when he said said it would not be necessary to subpoena Tenorio. <\/p>\n
Tenorio left the island over a month ago after her contract with the Office of the Attorney General expired. <\/p>\n
Berline asked the court to give him 30 days to summon Tenorio because it\u2019s important that she responds. <\/p>\n
Berline told the court that, at this point, it should not affect Manolo Romolor\u2019s scheduled trial. Berline adds that he will continue to serve as Romolor\u2019s lawyer pro bono. <\/p>\n
The jury trial for Romolor will begin on May 13. The motions hearing has been continued to May 30 to allot Berline time to locate Tenorio and summon her. <\/p>\n
Berline earlier asked the court to sanction Tenorio; he alleged prosecutorial misconduct. He told the court that the amount of time spent preparing and defending his client for a jury trial that ended in a mistrial last February led to the loss of over $1,000 in his fees. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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