Judge Lofthus has indicated a willingness to revisit her prior restraint order after Huckaby is sentenced on June 14, but justifies the gag order as necessary to preserve the plea arrangement entered into by the defendant, which she believes unsealing court records could jeopardize. The victim's family supports the suppression of details concerning the heinous crime.
The (Stockton, Calif.) Record, Associated Press, and the Bay Area News Group unsuccessfully challenged Judge Lofthus' gag order in a motion on May 12.
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