The trial of accused child killer Cheryl L. Busch has been delayed again, this time until April.
Busch, 41, is accused of shooting and killing her 19-month-old daughter with a .357 Magnum in November 2008 on the family’s Shore Road property.
Her trial has been pushed back several times, with he most recent delay moving the scheduled jury-trial date from March 26 to April 9 at 8:30 a.m., according to court records. That move occurred at a hearing this week at the San Benito County Courthouse.
Previously, Busch spent time at Patton State Hospital after she had been admitted there in March 2010. After she took part in a trial competency program at the hospital, a judge last May ruled she was mentally competent for trial. About five months ago, public defender LaForge filed another motion on her behalf contending she is mentally incompetent for a jury trial. A judge in late November ruled for a second time that Busch is mentally competent to stand trial.
She has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and remains at the San Benito County Jail, while her jury trial is expected to last 10 days.
