Court grants Motion to Strike the NOI in U.S. v. Merrell, Cr. 20-46 (NDWV), here.
AG Garland DOJ had filed a Notice Not to Seek the Death Penalty in this case in January 2024, but AG Bondi reconsidered the decision and directed a capital prosecution. The trial court granted the defense motion to strike the NOI finding the NOI untimely (filed seven months prior to trial, and over five years after the case began could be sustained).