THE TAI CHAN MURDER TRIAL WILL GO ON AS SCHEDULED IN LAS CRUCES. THAT AFTER A JUDGE REFUSED A DEFENSE REQUEST TO DISMISS THE CASE. CHAN IS THE FORMER SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPUTY ACCUSED OF GUNNING DOWN FELLOW DEPUTY JEREMY MARTIN AT A LAS CRUCES MOTEL IN 2014.
CHAN’S DEFENSE ASKED THAT THE CASE BE THROWN OUT, ALLEGING THAT LAS CRUCES POLICE HAD WITHHELD EVIDENCE. CHAN’S RETRIAL IS SET FOR MAY 8TH. HIS ORIGINAL TRIAL ENDED IN A HUNG JURY LAST YEAR.
