The Sun
Sunnyvale's Newspaper

News Briefs

Lamson waits for courtroom

The trial of former Homestead High School football coach Jeff Lamson was pushed back from the April 6 start date pending open space in a courtroom, according to prosecutors.

Deputy district attorney Debbie Baldocchi said she has two cases to try before Lamson's and that a trial could happen "in a few weeks or in two months," depending on the length of her current cases and the availability of court space.

Lamson's trial is considered a low priority because the defendant is out of custody and has waived his right to have his case brought to trial within 60 days of arrest.

Lamson was charged last summer with two counts of oral copulation and 10 counts of penetration with a foreign object with a minor. He also faces charges of "annoying or molesting" a 14-year-old girl in the 1996-97 school year.

Orchard Heritage hosts barbecue

Sunnyvale residents have their chance to squeeze into their cowboy boots and Stetsons when the Orchard Heritage Park throws a fundraising barbecue April 25 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sunnyvale Community Center.

There will be a pie-eating contest, dancers and historical displays.

Tickets start at $25.

Call for 739-5004 for more information.

[ Back to Contents Page | Sunnyvale Sun Home Page | Archives ]

This article appeared in the Sunnyvale Sun, April 15, 1998.
©1998 Metro Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved.