We are well on our way with the Alvaro Castillo trial. As I type, District Attorney Jim Woodall is calling witnesses from Aug. 30, 2006, to describe the scene at Orange High School, when the shooting took place.
Opening statements took place this morning and were pretty straightforward, with Woodall telling the jury what he planned to show and tell them and Williams making the case that Castillo's mental illness manifested over several years and has clear roots.
The trial is going to focus on Castillo's mental state, not whether he committed the felonies with which he has been charged. Williams' opening statement made it pretty clear he's going to focus on Castillo's family past as well as the events within a few months of the shooting at Orange.
I'll have more on opening statement and the trial up to our press deadline, which will be about midday tomorrow.
See what ended up on The News of Orange County's cutting room floor.
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