{"id":1746,"date":"2026-06-05T17:33:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T17:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1746"},"modified":"2026-06-05T17:33:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T17:33:50","slug":"george-pino-trial-judge-sternly-denies-last-minute-delay-request-we-are-not-delaying-this-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1746","title":{"rendered":"George Pino trial judge sternly denies last-minute delay request: \u2018We are not delaying this trial\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>MIAMI \u2014 Jury selection is expected to be finalized Friday in the vessel homicide trial of real estate developer George Pino. But not before a Miami-Dade judge tersely denied last-minute requests to delay the trial.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1744\">Man, 72, reported missing from southwest Miami-Dade<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pino, 55, is charged in the death of 17-year-old Lucy Fernandez after a boat crash on 2022\u2019s Labor Day weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said Pino, then 52, was behind the wheel of a 29-foot Robalo boat in the early evening hours of Sept. 4, 2022 when he lost control and slammed it into a channel marker near Boca Chita Key, killing Fernandez. Two other girls were seriously hurt, including 17-year-old Katerina Puig.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, 76 potential jurors were quizzed on their jobs, life experiences and any biases they may be coming in with and what they knew about the case.<\/p>\n<p>But Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez expressed frustration at both Pino\u2019s attorneys and prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1742\">Stocks slide as Big Tech sinks and bond yields surge after a strong May jobs report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The former filed some late motions and provided late witnesses. The latter said that they conducted a deposition and would, in light of some of this new information and things that were turned over from the defense, have to do some more work and asked the judge for a one week continuance.<\/p>\n<p>That request did not go over well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me tell you all: we are not delaying this trial,\u201d Tinkler Mendez said.<\/p>\n<p>Tinkler Mendez called the defense\u2019s late filings \u201cwillful violations\u201d of what\u2019s called the Richardson rule, pertaining to potential violations of pre-trial discovery procedures.<\/p>\n<p>Opening statements are set to begin as early as Monday, provided that a jury can be seated Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1740\">Major milestone reached as community rallies to restore home of Richmond Heights couple<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Latest headlines from:<\/div>\n<div>\nMiami-Dade<br \/>\nBroward<br \/>\nFlorida Keys<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary><span>Cities<\/span><span>\u25be<\/span><\/summary>\n<div>\n<div>\nMiami<br \/>\nFort Lauderdale<br \/>\nCoral Springs<br \/>\nDavie<br \/>\nDeerfield Beach<br \/>\nDoral<br \/>\nHialeah<br \/>\nHollywood<br \/>\nHomestead<br \/>\nLauderhill<br \/>\nMiami Beach<br \/>\nMiami Gardens<br \/>\nMiramar<br \/>\nPembroke Pines<br \/>\nPlantation<br \/>\nPompano Beach<br \/>\nSunrise<br \/>\nTamarac\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jury selection is expected to be finalized Friday in the vessel homicide trial of real estate developer George Pino. 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