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Opening statements and testimony were delivered Monday in the trial of Michael Pedraza, 33, who is charged with murder, attempted murder and kidnapping for his alleged role in two shootings, a stabbing, and the abduction and assault of a man, all of which occurred over the course of a few days in April of 2018.
 BRAWLEY â The jury trial of Imperial County Board of Education Trustee Annette Gonzalez-Buttner are set to begin Monday. Opening statements will be delivered at 10:30 a.m. at the Brawley Superior Court in the long-delayed case that will decide, among other things, whether Gonzalez-Buttner lied about her residency when she ran for her board seat. There are 28 possible witnesses, including Debra Porter, retired Imperial County registrar of voters, and Todd Finnell, Imperial County Office of Education superintendent. The trial is expected to go a week or possibly two. Superior Court Judge Christopher Plourd will preside. Gonzalez-Buttner, an Imperial Valley College Area 1 Trustee, is facing four felony charges, filed by the county District Attorneyâs Office.