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Von T. Nguyen Deroian, the presiding Santa Barbara Superior Court judge, sided with the prosecution and sentenced Coughlin to 20 determinate years and 125 years to life indeterminately in prison.
January 9, 2021 at 6:23 pm by Max Abrams The preliminary hearing for the October arrest of Isla Vista âMirror Busâ driver Zachary Coughlin was postponed during his originally scheduled preliminary hearing on Jan. 5, following a new change in defense attorneys. Coughlin requested to have a Marsden hearing, which allows criminal defendants to represent themselves in court. Courtesy of Raquel Zick A hearing to reschedule the preliminary hearing will take place on Jan. 14. Melissa Fernandez, Coughlinâs previous criminal defense attorney, cited an undisclosed confl...