A man accused of killing his wife appeared briefly in court Monday afternoon to set dates where he will receive a new lawyer. David Weiner, the attorney of record for Todd Winkler, was joined by Erik Schlueter and Mark Ralphs as Judge Douglas C. Phimister announced that the California Supreme Court would have its decision [...]

The case of a man accused of killing his wife has been moved to the California Supreme Court. Attorneys Mark Ralphs, David Weiner and Erik Schlueter, all in part representing accused murderer Todd Winkler, approached the bench of Judge Douglas C. Phimister with deputy district attorney Lisette Suder. Afterward, Phimister told Winkler what had happened. [...]

The man who allegedly murdered his wife in their Cameron Airpark home appeared in court for a quick hearing Monday afternoon to set a new hearing date. Attorneys David Weiner, Erik Schlueter and Mark Ralphs all appeared with defendant Todd Winkler in different capacities. Judge Douglas C. Phimister reminded the court that Weiner was the [...]

The man accused of stabbing his wife to death in their Cameron Airpark home over a pending divorce still has no decision on who his attorney will be. Appearing Monday in court with both his current attorney, David Weiner, and his possible attorney, Eric Schlueter, Todd Winkler received no answer as to whether Weiner will [...]

Todd Winkler appeared in court Monday afternoon to determine whether David Weiner would be relieved as his defense council, only to come out of the hearing with no decision made. Judge Douglas C. Phimister explained to Winkler, who appeared with both Weiner and defense attorney Erik Schlueter — who will take over as counsel if [...]

Todd Winkler appeared in court Monday to request a new attorney from Judge Douglas C. Phimister. Winkler, accused of murdering his wife, had requested the hearing in order to have a new attorney appointed to him, Phimister announced. He then said that there was “sufficient conflict” to begin granting the request. He also noted that [...]

Todd Winkler sat alone in a nearly empty courtroom while his attorney, David Weiner, and the prosecutors, Lisette Suder and Jodie Jensen, entered the courtroom from the judge’s chambers for a preliminary hearing Thursday afternoon. Judge Douglas C. Phimister handled a matter that had trailed from the morning calendar before calling Winkler’s case. He noted [...]

Todd Winkler appeared briefly in court Monday morning to confirm a preliminary date despite interviews and other documentation possibly not being ready in time for the hearing. Prosecutor Lisette Suder informed defense attorney David Weiner and Judge Douglas C. Phimister that the lead investigator for the case had been out of the country on military [...]

Todd Winkler appeared briefly in court Monday morning to change hearing dates. A new pre-preliminary date of Oct. 1 at 8:30 a.m. was made with a preliminary hearing date of Oct. 4 at 1:30 p.m. The previous preliminary date was vacated. Judge Douglas C. Phimister also noted that a stipulation would have to be made [...]

Todd Winkler, the man accused of murdering his wife in their Cameron Airpark home in February, appeared in court for a few moments Monday morning. El Dorado Superior Court Judge Douglas C. Phimister confirmed the dates of August 27 and 30 for hearings leading up to a trial. He also addressed a clerical error he [...]

Todd Winkler appeared before the court for about five minutes on May 21, long enough for new court dates and a few notes from the District Attorney’s office to be made. After a discussion in the judge’s chambers, deputy district attorney Lisette Suder confirmed that a protective order, which had been made at the order [...]

The custody battle over Todd Winkler’s children came to an end on May 16, with the three children staying with their maternal grandfather, Don Hatfield. “We’ve reached a full resolution, they will stay in Napa with their maternal grandfather,” said Wendy Coghlan, attorney for Hatfield. The schedule, which was to be formally recorded on May [...]

A hearing concerning the custody of Todd Winkler’s children has been rescheduled. The custody battle is taking place between Don Hatfield, the maternal grandfather, and Janeth Winkler, the paternal grandmother, over the three Winkler children. The hearing was rescheduled to May 17 at 2:30 p.m., said Lilka Martinez, attorney for Janeth Winkler. A readiness and [...]

Todd Winkler had a short court appearance Monday morning. Winkler, who is accused of killing his wife, Rachel, in their Cameron Airpark home on Feb. 27, was escorted into the courtroom to sit among other inmates for about five minutes, just long enough for his hearing to be continued. After briefly conferring at the bench [...]