Patricia’s hearing was reset again for August 13^th. They are running up against the second six months and I believe any extension can only be made by the Court of Appeals or Supreme Court, unless the Judge, State, and defense agree.

            Here is the time line for the last year.

            September 20, 2007 – Patricia is taken into custody as she is being discharged from Intensive Care at UNMH. Basically, she is charged with violating her probation by attempting to kill herself .

            October 10, 2007 – First hearing is held. An attorney hired by “Grandpa Joe” (“Avery verses Sanders” and Avery Statement to Parole Board December 2005)  takes me out to a broom closest (I am serious) and begins to tell me the defense plans for Patricia. It takes us a few minutes to realize that he thinks I am “Grandpa Joe”. When he realizes he has been talking to the victim, he disappears and is never seen again.

The Public Defender’s office raises the issue of Patricia’s mental competency with the judge and the judge orders a competency evaluation.

Later that day, the first of four sealed documents are filed with the court

            January 2, 2008 – We are notified in the courtroom that the hearing has been rescheduled for the 30^th

            January 30, 2008 – We are notified in the courtroom that the hearing has been rescheduled for February 27, 2008

            February 27,2008 -- We are notified in the courtroom that the hearing has been rescheduled for April 23, 2008

            March 18,2008 -- A sealed Documents is filed with the court

            March 19, 2008 – A sealed document is filed with the court

            April 23, 2008, -- We are notified in the courtroom that the hearing has been rescheduled for June 18, 2008

            May 14, 2008 – A sealed document is filed with the court

            June 18, 2008 -- We are notified in the courtroom that the hearing has been rescheduled for July 16, 2008.

            July 1, 2008 – I am contacted by someone representing themselves as a social worker with the State of New Mexico trying to meet with Glen. I subsequently learn that the individual works for the public defenders office or Patricia.

            July 8, 2008 – Glen meets briefly with the public defenders office only to be told that Patricia has vetoed whatever they were planning.

            July 16, 2008 -- We are notified in the courtroom that the hearing has been rescheduled for August 13, 2008.

            This is seven trips to the courthouse in the last ten months with at least one more to go.

            Oh, what will they ever do?