Suspects in Pinyon Pines murder case to be tried by one jury
On the second day of jury selection in the case of two men accused of killing a woman, her boyfriend, and her 18-year-old daughter, a key decision has been made. Robert Lars Pape and Cristin Conrad Smith will be tried by one jury, according to John Hall of the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office.
During a March 27 hearing, the idea of Pape and Smith being tried by separate juries was presented as a possibility in court, but never officially decided on.
Pape and Smith, both 29, are charged with three counts of first-degree murder and special circumstance allegations of taking multiple lives in the same crime.
Pape, who’s being held without bail at the Robert Presley Jail in Riverside, could face the death penalty if convicted of killing 18-year-old Becky Friedli, her mother, 53-year-old Vicki Friedli and 55-year-old Jon Hayward on the night of Sept. 17, 2006
Smith, who’s being held without bail at the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta, was a juvenile at the time and would face life in prison without the possibility of parole if found guilty.
Opening statements for the case are set to begin on April 16.
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