Friends of Cal Holman 21 November 2008

This site is dedicated to keeping the friends of Cal Holman and family up to date on progress of the legislative activity stemming from the accident which took Cal Holman's life. Additionally there are updates on the criminal trial prosecuting the two men responsible for Cal's death. Sign up for email updates every month or an RSS feed for news as it is posted. If you would like information on the scholarship set up to remember Cal there is some information here but a separate site outlines the scholarship details.

10/15/08      The criminal case against Robert VanBrakel and Travis Aronica is scheduled for a Pre-Trial Conference on Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 08:30 AM before the Honorable Teresa Sanders in Court Room 4A at Maricopa County Southeast Superior Court Complex located at 222 E. Javelina Ave. in Mesa, Arizona. 09/26/08      On Sept 25 the state charged Aronica and Van Brakel with second degree manslaughter and felony endangerment. Van Brakel was also charged with 2 counts of driving under the influence stemming from finding THC in his blood. This is after a second grand jury reviewed the evidence and the results are positive as the murder charges were not reduced and the additional charges against Van Brakel were introduced. Bad news is that the trial process is reset and the process begins over from the 25th. So trial is probably not for another 6 to 9 months. 09/10/08      The criminal case against Robert VanBrakel and Travis Aronica is scheduled for a Pre-Trial Conference on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 08:30 AM before the Honorable Teresa Sanders in Court Room 4A at Maricopa County Southeast Superior Court Complex located at 222 E. Javelina Ave. in Mesa, Arizona. 07/26/08      At the hearing on 6/25 Greg Bizzozero, the prosecutor, said that there would be another Grand Jury convening in 1 to 2 weeks. This is to take advantage of the discovery of marijuana in Van Brakel's blood. This will probably delay the trail by 6 months into the spring of 2009.