[GA] Trial delays for double-murder accused Deputy Yancey

Ex-deputy to get new judge in murder trial
Atlanta Journal Constitution,
David Simpson
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
The murder case of ex-DeKalb County sheriff's deputy Derrick Yancey is getting a new judge. Yancey, 49, is accused of killing his wife and a day laborer in his home June 9. He claimed he shot the laborer after the laborer killed his wife during an attempted armed robbery. The district attorney's office wanted all DeKalb County judges to step aside because Yancey had often worked in the courthouse. Superior Court Judge Anne Workman refused. The state Supreme Court upheld her ruling, but the appeal process delayed preparations for a trial. Workman filed an order last week saying she was concerned she would not be able to complete Yancey's trial before her retirement takes effect Dec. 31. The case now is before Superior Court Judge Linda Hunter. [LINK]

This short article's author didn't mention the names of Deputy DY's (alleged) victims. That has to be wrong. (It just has to be.) May these two stolen lives never be considered incidental in the prosecution or coverage of this case.

Marcial Cax Puluc

is the man who is believed to have been killed as a part of a contrived story Deputy Yancey told authorities, as a cover-up in his (premeditated?) murder of his own wife, Dekalb Sheriff's Officer

Linda Yancey.

Marcial is more than a dead prop. He was a young man with a family who loves him - who was here to help them by earning money to send home. Linda was much more than a wife. She's a mother, sister, friend, and missed co-worker. Her sweetness lingers heavy in the air over all of this.

Who's NOT in a jail right now?
Derrick Yancey.

Previous blog entries:

• [GA] Deputy Yancey says he killed the man who killed his officer wife Linda - ...Condolences to all who love the people involved. Prayers are lifted for the Yancey children, Derrick and Linda's families, for the family of the man yet to be identified, and for truth and justice...
• [GA] Chief Bolton on murder of deputy's wife, Officer Linda Yancey - ...The chief spoke exclusively to FOX 5's Portia Bruner about the investigation...
• [GA] Linda Ann (Thomas) Yancey - "I will never forget that beautiful smile of hers" - ...Linda was a wonderful person, and one of the most professional and polite officer that had ever worked for me. I thank God for allowing me to speak with her and the family recently before her untimely death. I will never forget that beautiful smile of hers, and her charming personality. "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16...
• [GA] Man Deputy Yancey says killed his wife Linda is identified - "...THERE'S AN INJUSTICE. I DON'T BELIEVE HE KILLED THE WIFE OF THAT OFFICER"...
• [GA] Who believes Deputy Yancey didn't murder Linda & Marcial? - ...FOX 5 NEWS HAS LEARNED DEKALB POLICE WANT TO TALK TO DEPUTY DERRICK YANCEY ABOUT THE DOUBLE KILLINGS AT HIS HOUSE, AGAIN. IT APPEARS HIS ACCOUNT OF THE INCIDENT IS BEING QUESTIONED...
• [GA] Deputy Yancey not charged or cleared in killings - Gives DNA - More than a month after a DeKalb County sheriff's deputy Derrick Yancey said he killed a robber who had just killed Yancey's wife, authorities have neither cleared nor charged him...
• [GA] "Resigned" Deputy Yancey walks out of jail with double-murder charges - Former DeKalb County sheriff’s deputy Derrick Yancey can await his double murder trial under house arrest and a $150,000 bond, a judge ruled...
• [GA] Family of slain Linda Yancey say they're not allowed to see youngest child - ...Relatives of Linda Yancey have filed a court action saying they have not been allowed to see the boy...
• [GA] "Resigned" Deputy Yancey indicted for double murder of Linda and Marcial. - ..."This is a case that's going to lean heavily on the forensics and ballistic evidence, which we have quite a bit of, and it's powerful. It will prove beyond a reasonable doubt what we've thought all along -Deputy Yancey's guilty"...