Thank you very much to Lynda ([log in to unmask]) for this update on the Utah ferret murder case: (for info on this and other cases, please see Sam's website (Ferrets in Need) at http://users.1st.net/hammock/ferrets/ Here is the latest with regard to the Utah Ferret killing case..... Jose Martinez did not show up for his initial court date for Misdemeanor (class A) Animal Cruelty in Sept 98 but later turned himself in and is scheduled for sentencing on 12-21-98 at 9 a.m. The second defendant Armondo Sandoval has elected to go to trial related to his Misdemeanor (class A) Animal Cruelty which starts on 1-20-99 at 9am... Mr. Sandoval has an another court date on 11-6-98 for the felony charge of Tampering With A Witness which involved Sandoval trying to intimidate the witness to the ferret killing. It is assumed that Sandoval will also opt for a jury trial for this offense as well. There is also a civil suit pending against Sandoval but no court dates have been scheduled so far.... [Posted in FML issue 2483]