Matt Fountain
The Sacramento Bee
Nearly a week after their arrests in the 1996 disappearance of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart, Paul and Ruben Flores pleaded not guilty Monday in San Luis Obispo Superior Court to respective counts of murder and accessory.
A judge also ruled that Paul Flores will remain in jail without bail and scheduled a hearing Wednesday to find out what, if any, bail amount Ruben Flores can afford given his assets. Ruben Floresâ bail is currently set at $250,000.
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Deputy District Attorney Chris Peuvrelle, the lead prosecutor in the case, had said last week that he expected to seek a higher bail amount for Ruben Flores.
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Paul and Ruben Flores Make First Court Appearance in Kristin Smart Killing
Paul Flores was charged with murder in connection to Smart s 1996 disappearance and his father, Ruben Flores, was charged as an accessory
Paul Flores, left, and his father Ruben Flores, right, appeared in court Thursday after being charged in connection with Cal Poly student Kristin Smart’s 1996 disappearance. Paul Flores is charged with murder and Ruben Flores has been charged with accessory. (San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office photos) By Matt Fountain for The San Luis Obispo Tribune
April 15, 2021
| 1:03 p.m.
Two days after their arrests in the 1996 disappearance of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart, Paul and Ruben Flores appeared in San Luis Obispo Superior Court on Thursday morning to be arraigned on charges of murder and accessory, respectively.
Judge silences all parties in the Kristin Smart murder case
April 15, 2021
By KAREN VELIE
A San Luis Obispo County Superior Court judge on Thursday ordered all parties in the Kristin Smart murder case not to talk about the case publicly.
Paul Flores, 44, is charged in the murder of Kristin Smart, who has been missing since 1996. Prosecutors also charged Paul Flores’ 80-year-old father Rubin Flores on an accessory after-the-fact charge.
Paul Flores
During a hearing on Thursday morning, Superior Court Judge Craig van Rooyen ruled in favor of a motion for a protective order Paul Flores’ attorney Robert Sanger filed yesterday. Sanger argued the protective order was needed because of the publicity the case has attracted and the need to secure an impartial jury.