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Judge Delays Sentencing for Ex-MLB Pitcher Dan Serafini After New-Trial Bid

Sentencing was postponed after the judge agreed to hear a defense bid for a new trial.

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Overview

  • The court granted a continuance on Monday as the defense pursues a new-trial motion alleging jury misconduct.
  • A status conference was set for Aug. 29, and Oct. 28 was listed as the next possible sentencing date.
  • Serafini moved to replace his trial attorneys with new counsel following last month’s verdict.
  • Prosecutors are seeking life without parole plus 50 years, and a 367-page probation report requests more than $1.3 million in restitution for Adrienne Spohr.
  • A jury on July 14 convicted Serafini of murder and attempted murder in the 2021 Lake Tahoe attack that killed Gary Spohr and wounded Wendy Wood, and accomplice Samantha Scott pleaded guilty as an accessory and testified she drove him.