Eugene According to court documents, the autopsy report found that the accused victim’s medical history included schizophrenia, alcoholism, methamphetamine addiction, and delirium. As a result, the trial of Oregon defensive back Daylen Austin, which was originally slated to take place in two weeks, has been postponed for six months.
Bradley Cascagnette, the circuit judge for Lane County, granted a motion to move the trial from its initial date of February 19 to August 14. The state’s recent discovery of material that will require the defense to consult with expert witnesses, seek the production of evidence outside the state’s possession, and then produce reciprocal discovery to the state—all of which could not reasonably occur prior to the current trial date—is the reason for the delay, according to the motion filed by Austin’s attorney, Bryan Boender.
For his alleged actions in an April 15 incident in which police claim his vehicle struck and killed a 46-year-old man, Austin, 20, was indicted last month on a Class B felony charge of failing to discharge the duties of a driver when another person is hurt. He is charged with killing Frank William Seaman, who was recognized by the police as homeless, close to the intersection of Polk Street and West Fourth Avenue.
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