Pierre H., 1494152, Death penalty eliminated from the case on August 12, 2021

This is the Haobsh Quadruple murder trial that Christine did,
the district Attorney sought the death penalty,
defense attorneys consider a case where the prosecution seeks a death sentence that Does not result in a death sentence
an absolute win
Christine negotiated to waive a jury in exchange for death "coming off the table," at that point the case was won and
Pierre was saved from death row
- Charges: Three counts of murder (Penal Code § 187(a)) with special circumstances of murder for financial gain (Penal Code § 190.2(a)(1)) and multiple murder (Penal Code § 190.2(a)(3), as well as a great bodily injury enhancement (Penal Code § 12022.7).
- Exposure: Pierre was facing the death penalty.
- Outcome: As the trial was beginning the death penalty was withdrawn in exchange for waiver of jury for his trial.
This was a triple murder case. Pierre was facing the Death Penalty. Christine started out, as is the case in all capital murders, by trying to convince the district attorney to not seek death. When that didn't work she made sure that everything was prepared for trial. Right before the trial started there was agreement between the district attorney and Christine to remove the death penalty from the case. Pierre and Christine agreed to waive jury and the district attorney agreed to remove the death penalty from the case. Pierre testified at his trial to what the press called, "A fantastical story" of the Department of Energy committing the murders to frame him. Pierre's testimony was that he had invented a perpetual energy machine and that the Department of Energy then set out to stop him because his invention would bankrupt the fossil fuel industry, which the Department of Energy was intent on protecting. He testified about a Department energy tactical team attempting to kill him, but that he killed the entire tactical team before they could kill him, and that he then fled the scene, and when he later returned the bodies of the tactical team members had been removed and the scene was cleaned up so that no one would be able tell that there had been a fatal five on one gunfight. He also testified that although he did not make it through Army boot camp, he was recruited to be a secret government agent and was trained at an underground black ops site. When asked why there was no record of his work as a secret agent, his answer that it was of course all classified. When asked during the trial if he's mentally ill, he testified that was not.
One of the highlights of the case was that after Pierre's preliminary hearing Christine found out that the district attorney was going to give a press conference after Pierre's court date. She know that meant that the district attorney was going to announce that they were going to seek the death penalty, and then have a press conference to make a statement that would only taint potential jurors. Christine then, on the fly, filed a motion for a gag order, which the judge granted, the district attorney had to cancel the press conference.
Christine saved Pierre from Death Row, but he was convicted of all three murders and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The trial was extensively covered by the press.
These are stills from when Christine was on television defending her client
This is the court document where Christine saved her client from the death penalty
This is the press from when Christine saved her client from the death penalty
You can follow the press on the case from beginning to end here
After the trial the Santa Barbara Independent did a "recap" story
This is the internet version of the above article
The press Followed the trial very closely
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this is another article from when Christine's client testified
Once the trial started the press followed it almost daily
This is an article about Christine attacking the prosecution's case
This is more of the almost daily coverage of the trial
This is an article from when the prosecution was presenting their side of the case
This is the internet version of the above article
This is more coverage of the contents of Christine's Client's computer searches
This is more coverage of Christine's client's digital examination
This is more of the almost daily coverage of the trial
It didn't take long for the prosecution to get to the gory photos
This is part of the almost daily press coverage of the trial
This is an article about Christine's Client's police interrogation
This is an article from when the trial was getting started
This is the internet version of the above article
This is another internet article about the trial getting started
This is an article from when Christine won the case
Defense attorneys consider a death penalty case where the client does not end up on death Row an absolute victory
Christine negotiated away the death penalty in exchange for waiving jury in a case,
that's clear from the press, did not have jury appeal,
she got the death penalty taken off the table while giving up very little
This is the internet version of the above article, it has much more detail
This is an article about how Christine won her client's case by saving him from Death Row
This is an article about what led to Christine saving her client from Death Row
This is an article about the litigation that was caused by the pandemic
This is an article about the adjustments that had to be made during the pandemic
This is an article about the litigation that was caused by the pandemic
This is an article from the press following the case closely
This is a commentary on Governor Newsom's moratorium on Death Sentences in which Christine's case is featured
This is an article where the press was following routine court appearances
This is another article where the press was following routine court appearances
This is an article about when Christine convinced the judge to issue a gag order
so the prosecution Wouldn't be able to taint the jury pool
This is another article about the gag order
This is the article from when the district attorney announced that she would seek the death penalty against Christine's client
This is the internet version of the above article
This is another article about the District Attorney seeking the death penalty
This is another article about the district Attorney seeking the death penalty
This is an article about when the district attorney was considering seeking the death-Penalty for Christine's client
This is the internet version of the above article
This is an article from shortly before the district attorney announced that she would be seeking the Death Penalty
This is a cover story that the Santa Barbara Independent did on the Haobsh case after the preliminary hearing
This is the internet version of the above article
This is another article about the case
This is an internet article where the press was following Christine's triple murder case
This is another article about the case
This is more coverage of Christine's client's Preliminary hearing
This is another article about the case
This is more coverage of Christine's client's preliminary Hearing
This is additional coverage of Christine's client's preliminary hearing
This is another article about the case
This is an article about the preliminary hearing starting up
This is an article about one of the many times that Christine's client would say in court that he wanted a new lawyer
or to represent himself and then change his mind and decide that he was happy with his lawyer
This is another internet article about Christine's case
This is another article about the case
This article is a recap of Noozhawk's sixteen most viewed stories
Christine's client is two of the sixteen
Articles about Christine's client were the second and Fourth most viewed of the year
one of the articles about Christine's client had more views than the article about the Sherpa Fire
Every development in the case was closely watched by the press
This article is the press following routine court dates
The Press followed even the most insignificant court dates in this case
The Press followed even the most insignificant court dates in this case
This is another article about the case
This is another article about the case
The press followed every development in the case
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This is another article about the case
This is an article from when Christine's client entered his not guilty plea at arraignment
This is the internet version of the above article
This is another article about Christine's client being arraigned and entering a not guilty plea
This is article about Christine fighting for access to her client
This is the internet Version of the above article
This article shows how this case was a fight from the very beginning
This is an article that shows how closely the case was followed by the press
This is another article about the case
This is another article about the case
These are articles once Christine's client appeared in court
This is the internet version of the above article
This is another article about the case
These are other article's about Christine's client's arrest
This is an article from when Christine's triple-Homicide case first appeared in Court
