Prosecutors turn over 130,000 pages in Boelter case; next hearing Feb. 12
Prosecutors have provided substantially all discovery in the case against Vance Boelter — more than 130,000 PDF pages as part of roughly 9 terabytes of material that the defense says includes about 800–825 hours of audio/video, roughly 2,000 photos and thousands of documents, though some lab reports remain pending. Magistrate Judge Dulce Foster set the next status conference for Feb. 12 and requested updates on the DOJ’s undecided death‑penalty decision (which federal prosecutor Harry Jacobs said rests with AG Pam Bondi), while defense counsel Manny Atwal said downloading and reviewing the evidence — slowed by a federal shutdown and some 110 hours of work already — could push trial scheduling out at least six months.
📌 Key Facts
- Prosecutors turned over more than 130,000 pages of discovery and told the court their discovery review is 'substantially' complete, though some lab reports remain pending.
- The defense says the discovery arrives on two hard drives totaling about 9 terabytes and includes roughly 800–825 hours of audio/video, about 2,000 photographs and the roughly 130,000 PDF pages.
- Magistrate Judge Dulce Foster set the next status conference for Feb. 12 and asked for ongoing updates about the U.S. Justice Department’s decision on whether to seek the death penalty.
- Federal prosecutor Harry Jacobs said there is no timeline yet for the DOJ’s death‑penalty decision and that the choice rests with Attorney General Pam Bondi.
- Defense counsel Manny Atwal said the federal shutdown slowed evidence processing and that the defense team spent about 110 hours just downloading the materials.
- The defense told the judge that, because of the volume of evidence, it could take at least six months before a trial date can be set.
- Prosecutors say they have provided substantially all evidence to the defense, subject to the outstanding lab reports.
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Prosecutors turn over 130,000 pages of evidence in Vance Boelter case
New information:
- Prosecutors say they have provided substantially all evidence to the defense, with some lab reports still pending.
- Discovery materials total over 130,000 PDF pages, 800+ hours of audio/video, and 2,000+ photographs (figures confirmed on the record).
- Magistrate Judge Dulce Foster set the next status conference for Feb. 12 and asked for ongoing updates about DOJ’s death‑penalty decision.
- Federal prosecutor Harry Jacobs said there is no timeline yet for whether DOJ will seek the death penalty; the decision rests with AG Pam Bondi.
- Defense counsel Manny Atwal said the federal shutdown has slowed evidence processing and that the team spent about 110 hours just downloading the materials.
Minnesota lawmaker shootings suspect's defense sorting through 9TB of evidence
New information:
- Defense says evidence spans two hard drives totaling about 9 terabytes, including roughly 825 hours of video, ~2,000 photos and ~130,000 pages of PDFs.
- Defense told the judge it could take at least six months before a trial date can be set given the evidence volume.
- Prosecutors told the court their discovery review is 'substantially' complete.