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Michael H. Baughman

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  Trial On Track - Set to Begin August 6, 2008

 

 

 

 

MEDIA RELEASE

THE AMANCIO PROJECT

 

Monday, June 30, 2008

Contact: Michael H. Baughman at TheAmancioProject@gmail.com

www.TheAmancioProject.org

Final Trial Management Conference Advanced

Yuma, AZ – During a Status Hearing held today at the Yuma County Courthouse to discuss the strategy of the case, the family, myself and a court-appointed advocate learned from the Prosecutor the Final Trial Management Conference (FTMC) has been rescheduled for July 10, 2008, at 8:30am. The FTMC had been scheduled for July 16, 2008.

The trial is still on track to begin August 6, 2008, and the Prosecutor does not anticipate that date will change.

The FTMC is the final step before jury selection and trial. It is at the FTMC both the Prosecution and Defense inform the Presiding Judge they are or are not ready to proceed to trial. There is always a chance the FTMC could be postponed one more brief time, but it is not expected to change the trial date. The judge in the case is growing impatient with the many delays in this case.

Anyone with any information concerning this case urged to contact the Yuma County Sheriff's Office at 783-4427.

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 SB 1483 and HB 2752 (Amancio Corrales Act)

These two Bills were introduced February 11, 2008. The Act is named after a gay man and gender performer who was murdered in Yuma in 2005 in an apparent bias-motivated attack based on his gender expression. This bill would add gender identity or expression to the existing hate crimes statute to allow law enforcement officials to prosecute anti-transgender and anti-gender variant crimes as hate crimes.

 
 

               Amancio Corrales Gallardo Jr.

                         November 10, 1981 ~ May 6, 2005

as Dalila

                 as Amancio


Amancio Corrales, a 23-year-old gay man who performed as a female impersonator under the name Dalila, was found murdered in the Colorado River near Yuma, Arizona on May 6, 2005.  He died from what has been publicly described by authorities as “violent  trauma.” 

In response to this brutal incident, Michael Baughman brought together local organizers in the GLBT Community along with members of the immediate family and close friends of Amancio to develop a strategy to offer aid and comfort to the family and to address the issues and concerns which have arisen around this violent crime. 

On Friday, May 27, 2005, organizers with local ties to the Yuma area representing the Yuma County Gay Rights Meetup, Yuma High School Gay Straight Alliance, Arizona Leadership Institute, Arizona Human Rights Fund, Southern Arizona Gender Association and the United Church of Christ facilitated a strategic planning session, resulting in the creation of 

~The Amancio Project


Suspect arrested May 23, 2007

Ruben Solorio-Valenzuela

 

Ruben Solorio-Valenzuela

 

Actions by the Amancio Project directly lead to the apprehension of the suspect

 

See complete story on the News Articles page of this site

 

Case Principals:

 

Case Number: CR200700677

Victim Advocate: Estrella Fitch

Family Liaison to the Media: Michael H. Baughman

Prosecuting Attorney: Levi Gunderson

Defense Attorney: Michael Donovan