▁not ▁happen ". ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁case ▁was ▁officially ▁assigned ▁to ▁Common ▁Ple as ▁Judge ▁Jeff rey ▁A . ▁Mann ing . ▁On ▁June ▁ 5 , ▁Mann ing ▁ordered ▁the ▁att or ne ys ▁to ▁exchange ▁discovery ▁materials ▁immediately , ▁and ▁scheduled ▁an ▁August ▁ 1 3 ▁hearing ▁to ▁" address ▁any ▁out standing ▁discovery ▁issues ." ▁After ward , ▁a ▁date ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁set ▁to ▁hear ▁pre tri al ▁mot ions , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁trial ▁date . ▁Although ▁cases ▁are ▁usually ▁assigned ▁to ▁jud ges ▁at ▁random , ▁an ▁exception ▁is ▁made ▁for ▁cases ▁that ▁could ▁possibly ▁involve ▁the ▁death ▁penalty . ▁Mann ing ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁this ▁case ▁because ▁during ▁his ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁judge , ▁he ▁has ▁heard ▁nearly ▁two ▁dozen ▁cases ▁where ▁the ▁death ▁penalty ▁was ▁a ▁possibility , ▁including ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁trial ▁of ▁Richard ▁Ba um ham mers , ▁who ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁for ▁murder ing ▁five ▁people . ▁ ▁Pop law ski ' s ▁trial ▁was ▁originally ▁scheduled ▁to ▁start ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁but ▁was ▁delayed ▁until ▁April ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁defense ▁request ▁for ▁additional ▁time ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁death ▁penalty ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁case . ▁The ▁trial ▁began ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2