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| Marco DeLeon |
AURORA | Jury selection started Monday in the trial of an Aurora man who police say fatally shot his girlfriend last year.
Marco Antonio DeLeon, 23, faces a first-degree murder charge in connection with the April 12, 2010, slaying of Dakota Fresh, 19.
Opening arguments are scheduled for Tuesday morning, according to a spokeswoman fro the Adams County District attorney’s office.
The trial is scheduled to last five days, according to court records.
DeLeon was taken into custody the day of the slaying on an attempted first-degree murder charge. Fresh, DeLeon’s live-in girlfriend, died a few days after the shooting at a local hospital; DeLeon’s charge then was upgraded to first-degree murder.
DeLeon is being held in the Adams County Jail without bond.
According to court records, several expert witnesses are expected to testify for the defense during the trial.
Note: I plan to be in court Tuesday morning for openings. I will post updates here and on the twitter feed as soon as I can.
-Brandon
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