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Source: The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.mini storageAug. 01--The judge presiding over the case of Jose Jimenez, who is charged in the murder of 29-year-old Christal Figueroa, set the next three hearing dates in the cases against him on Wednesday, after being provided an update of the two cases by his attorney.Attorney Kristi Riggins of the Yuma County Public Defender's Office, who represents Jimenez, told the court that she was still in the process of requesting discovery in both cases against her client, a murder case and a separate aggravated assault case.Jimenez has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder per domestic violence, one count of criminal damage and one misdemeanor count of striking an unattended vehicle in the murder case. He has also been charged with one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of unlawful flight from law enforcement in a separate aggravated assault case.In a lengthy hearing before Superior Court Judge David Haws, Riggins requested the cases be assigned to a another judge, known as a Discovery Master, who would manage the cases until they are closer to being resolved, at which time they could be returned to his court.Riggins explained that she was still in the process of requesting discovery in both cases, specifically citing dashboard video camera footage from four deputies from the Yuma County Sheriff's Office who were involved in the aggravated assault case, as well as copies of reports.As for the murder casself storage, Riggins stated that scientific testing has been conduced on a number items of evidence, but she only has received a report on one of those tests so far. She added that she was also requesting copies of witness statements."We obviously need those reports as soon as possible," Riggins said.Ultimately Haws sent both cases to the Discovery Master and set hearing dates in both cases. For the assault, Haws scheduled a potential trial setting hearing for 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 14 and a status hearing in the murder case for 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 14.At the prosecution's request, Haws also scheduled a hearing to review Jimenez's conditions of release for 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 7, at which time the state will ask the court to have him held on no bond.Figueroa's body was found at approximately 11 a.m. March 22 in a citrus grove near County 17th Street and Avenue 2E. The mother of three had been shot 16 times with three different weapons. In all, six suspects are facing charges for their alleged roles before and after the murder.Several of the suspects arrested in the murder were also involved in a hit-and-run that happened earlier the same morning at approximately 7:50.Jimenez was arrested in early April after deputies from the Yuma County Sheriff's Office found him hiding in the shower of a home where two of his associates were at the time.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Sun (Yuma, Ariz.) Visit The Sun (Yuma, Ariz.) at .yumasun.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉