The accused co-conspirator in a Longmont shooting had his trial pushed back to April.
Devan Schreiner, 27, and Andrew James Ritchie, 35, are both charged with first-degree murder in the death of Jason Schaefer, 33, Schreiner’s ex-boyfriend and the father of her child.
After a judge ruled the two defendants must be tried separately, Ritchie was set to begin trial on Dec. 5 while Schreiner was set for Feb. 27.
But Ritchie’s defense attorneys on Nov. 17 filed a motion to continue the trial so a hearing could be scheduled on the admissibility of electronic evidence used to track Ritchie’s whereabouts the day of the murder.
Defense attorneys said a recent ruling in a Larimer County case that used the technology could be relevent, and asked for enough time to request transcripts of that ruling and prepare witnesses.
At a hearing Wednesday to discuss the motion, Boulder Deputy District Attorney Alison Brand said prosecutors were not objecting to the delay.