Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Saturday January 25 2003 — Tillman Continued from A1 ’ accompanied him when he killed Schoenfeld tests indiThe cated Sagers lied about her involvement in Schoenfeld’s murder Thirsk testified at the December hearing State attorneys had given Sagers immunity from prosecution for providing key evidence against Tillman The discovery of the transcripts prompted Tillman’s attorneys to ask for a new trial claiming that their client's due process rights had been violated In her ruling Lewis said that the evidence in question would not have changed Tillman's guilty verdict but it may have indicated that Tillman was not views and displays qf inap- propriate levity that were not known and which could have been used to further undermine the credibility of Ms Sagers” Lewis wrote “While the court is unconvinced that this would have changed the outcome of the ' guilt phase of the trial there' a reasonable be to appears probability that had the tran- scripts been disclosed (and the tapes provided) the outcome of the penalty phase would have been different” Tillman’s attorney Loni Deland said Friday’s order was a relief He called Tillman at die Utah State Prison to tell him the news “He let out a huge sigh of relief and said that he was thrilled with the decision” said Deland who has worked on Tillman’s case for 14 years Fatal Continued from AS was Robert and Tamara” said Nevada state police Lt Jerry Hafen who reviewed a confession that Maestas provided investigators after his arrest “Unfortunately these kids got caught in the middle’ Three-year-oKristyanna Cowan died and her sister Brittney Bergeron was left paralyzed in the attack in a trailer at the CasaBlanca hotel-casin- o recreational vehicle park where they lived with Bergeron and Schmidt “Involving us there was no drugs” Schmidt 33 said in ah interview Friday at a motor ld Plummer said Szalay and Hafen said investigators were reviewing casino security tapes after Maestas claimed he paid Tamara Bergeron for what he thought was methampheta-min- e arid later confronted Schmidt when he discovered it was salt “There was a pushing match A slap and a shove” Hafen said “A security guard escorted Maestas out of the building Shortly after that the stabbing happened” Schmidt confirmed that he scuffled with Maestas before a casino security guard inter- home loaned to the couple while they maintain a vigil for Brittney Bergeron at University Medical Center in Las Vegas Bergeron who on Thursday tearfully called the attack an attempted robbery called again Friday for the dgath penalty for those responsible She refused to answer questions about the motive for the attack “He left us in the casino and went down to my home to murder my children” Bergeron said “My daughter opened the door He said her mommy was hurt and he was taking her to her and they : stabbed them” Bergeron said Brittney’s spinal cord was severed and she is paralyzed from the waist down She remains in serious condition hospital spokesman Rick All another woman repay money she owed Bergeron and said Maestas stole'money from the trailer after stabbing the girls Mesquite and Nevada state investigators have recovered knives from an abandoned gas station in Fillmore Utah and found blood evidence in a shower and on towels at a Mesquite residence Hafen said authorities planned to look at what he called “the whole environment that the children were in’ Szalay said Bergeron and Schmidt could face charges including child endangeftnent or neglect for leaving the children alone or could be charged under a state “turkey law” making it a crime to mis- represent and sell a substance as an illegal drug vened “He hit me in the head and said ’You’re lucky I don’t slit your throat right here” Schmidt said He said Maestas had seen solely responsible “The transcripts contain additional information relating to Sgt Thirsk's incredulity toward Ms Sagers' account of her role in the murder of Mark Schoenfeld the appearance of coaching during the inter- - We Deliver Everything but the Baby GRAND OPENING DOORBUSTERS Bronze Continued from A3 8:00 am - 8:00 pm Saturday Only! 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