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LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 ) — The trial for the man accused of killing Lesly Palacio in 2021 will be delayed as his attorneys take the case up to the Nevada Supreme Court. Matthew Pennell, the attorney representing Erick Rangel-Ibarra, 31, announced the plan to file a writ with the state’s highest court during a Thursday morning hearing. The trial was previously set for Aug. 24, but that date has since been vacated. MORE ON FOX5: Judge approves new murder charge theory in Lesly Palacio case The writ has not yet been filed, but the attorney said he plans to do so in the next few weeks.
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Rangel-Ibarra was arrested in Mexico in July 2024, nearly four years after the alleged murder.
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LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 ) — The trial for the man accused of killing Lesly Palacio in 2021 will be delayed as his attorneys take the case up to the Nevada Supreme Court. Matthew Pennell, the attorney representing Erick Rangel-Ibarra, 31, announced the plan to file a writ with the state’s highest court during a Thursday morning hearing. The trial was previously set for Aug. 24, but that date has since been vacated. MORE ON FOX5: Judge approves new murder charge theory in Lesly Palacio case The writ has not yet been filed, but the attorney said he plans to do so in the next few weeks.
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