Case Information


CR42-25-1048 | State of Idaho Plaintiff, vs. Daniel James Churchman Defendant.

Case Number
CR42-25-1048

Court
Twin Falls County District Court

Judicial Officer
Hancock, R. William

File Date
01/31/2025

Case Type
Criminal

Case Status
Active - Pending

Party

State
State of Idaho

 

Active Attorneys

Attorney
Seamons, Justin Royce
Attorney
Campbell, Calvin
Attorney
Loebs, Grant P.
Attorney
Harrington, Jethelyn Kay Haverfield
Lead Attorney
Boliou, Gabrielle

Defendant
Churchman, Daniel James

DOB
XX/XX/1958

 

Active Attorneys

Lead Attorney
McRae, Steven Rey

Retained

Charge

Charges
Churchman, Daniel James
  DescriptionStatuteLevelDate
1Drug-Trafficking in Marijuana (5 lbs or More but Less Than 25 lbs or Consists of 50 to 99 Plants)I37-2732B(a)(1)(B)Felony01/29/2025
2Controlled Substance-Manufacture or Deliver, or Possess with Intent to Manufacture or DeliverI37-2732(a)(1)(B) {F}Felony01/29/2025
3Controlled Substance-Deliver, Possess or Manufacture With Intent To Deliver, Drug ParaphernaliaI37-2734BFelony01/29/2025

Bond Settings


Setting Date
1/31/2025

Bond


Bond TypeBond NumberBond AmountCurrent Bond Status
Surety BondAF24-046112100000.00Posted Surety

Disposition Events

12/08/2025 Plea

Judicial Officer
Hancock, R. William

1
Drug-Trafficking in Marijuana (5 lbs or More but Less Than 25 lbs or Consists of 50 to 99 Plants)
Not Guilty
2
Controlled Substance-Manufacture or Deliver, or Possess with Intent to Manufacture or Deliver
Not Guilty
3
Controlled Substance-Deliver, Possess or Manufacture With Intent To Deliver, Drug Paraphernalia
Not Guilty

Events and Hearings


  • 01/31/2025 Initial Appearance - Felony Magistrate Court

    Original Type
    Initial Appearance - Felony Magistrate Court

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

    Hearing Time
    1:00 PM

    Result
    Hearing Held

    Comment
    F - New (Judge Bergin)

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Loebs, Grant P.

    Defendant: Churchman, Daniel James

  • 01/31/2025 New Case - Criminal

  • 01/31/2025 Criminal Complaint

    Judicial Officer
    Bergin, Jennifer

  • 01/31/2025 Affidavit in Support of Complaint or Warrant

  • 01/31/2025 Vertical Judge Selected

    Comment
    Hancock

  • 01/31/2025 Sheriff's Inmate Screening Report

  • 01/31/2025 County Jail Packet

  • 01/31/2025 Notification of Rights

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

    Comment
    Fel

  • 01/31/2025 Court Minutes

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

    Comment
    PD Denied

  • 01/31/2025 Bond Set

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

    Comment
    $100,000

  • 01/31/2025 Public Defender Application Denied

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

    Comment
    Order Appointing State Public Defender

  • 01/31/2025 Notice of Remote Hearing

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

    Comment
    Prelim

  • 01/31/2025 Pretrial Release Order

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

  • 01/31/2025 Sent to Pretrial Supervision

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

  • 01/31/2025 Bond Posted - Surety

  • 01/31/2025 Pretrial Services Agreement

    Comment
    Pretrial Release Agreement in Lieu of Incarceration

  • 02/04/2025 Notice of Appearance

  • 02/04/2025 Request for Discovery

  • 02/07/2025 Waiver of Time for Preliminary Hearing

  • 02/07/2025 Motion to Continue

    Comment
    Preliminary Hearing

  • 02/10/2025 Order to Continue

    Judicial Officer
    Bergin, Jennifer

    Comment
    Preliminary Hearing

  • 02/10/2025 Notice of Remote Hearing

  • 02/10/2025 Request for Discovery

  • 02/10/2025 Response to Request for Discovery

  • 02/14/2025 Preliminary Hearing

    Judicial Officer
    Bergin, Jennifer

    Hearing Time
    8:15 AM

    Cancel Reason
    Vacated

    Comment
    (Judge Hancock)

  • 03/03/2025 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

  • 03/03/2025 Summary of Expected Expert Testimony

    Comment
    of Expert Witness Hailey Anthis

  • 03/04/2025 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

  • 03/04/2025 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

  • 03/28/2025 Preliminary Hearing

    Original Type
    Preliminary Hearing

    Judicial Officer
    Bergin, Jennifer

    Hearing Time
    8:15 AM

    Result
    Hearing Continued

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Harrington, Jethelyn Kay Haverfield

    Defendant

    Attorney of Record: McRae, Steven Rey

  • 03/28/2025 Court Minutes

  • 03/28/2025 Continued

  • 03/28/2025 Notice of Hearing

  • 03/31/2025 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

  • 04/02/2025 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

  • 04/04/2025 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

  • 04/16/2025 Motion to Continue

    Comment
    Preliminary Hearing

  • 04/17/2025 Order to Continue

    Judicial Officer
    Bergin, Jennifer

    Comment
    Order to Continue Preliminary Hearing

  • 04/17/2025 Notice of Hearing

  • 05/28/2025 Request

    Comment
    for Media- APPROVED- KMVT News

  • 05/29/2025 Motion

    Comment
    for Competency Evaluation Pursuant to Idaho Code 18-211

  • 05/29/2025 Affidavit

    Comment
    of Steven R. McRae

  • 05/30/2025 Preliminary Hearing

    Original Type
    Preliminary Hearing

    Judicial Officer
    Bergin, Jennifer

    Hearing Time
    8:15 AM

    Result
    Hearing Continued

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Harrington, Jethelyn Kay Haverfield

    Defendant: Churchman, Daniel James

    Attorney of Record: McRae, Steven Rey

  • 05/30/2025 Court Minutes

  • 05/30/2025 Continued

  • 05/30/2025 Notice of Hearing

  • 06/02/2025 Order for Competency Evaluation and Order Allowing Access

    Judicial Officer
    Bergin, Jennifer

    Comment
    Idaho Code 18-211 or 18-212

  • 06/20/2025 Status Conference

    Original Type
    Status Conference

    Judicial Officer
    Bergin, Jennifer

    Hearing Time
    8:15 AM

    Result
    Hearing Continued

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Campbell, Calvin

    Defendant: Churchman, Daniel James

    Attorney of Record: McRae, Steven Rey

  • 06/20/2025 Court Minutes

  • 06/20/2025 Continued

  • 06/20/2025 Notice of Remote Hearing

  • 07/11/2025 Status Conference

    Original Type
    Status Conference

    Judicial Officer
    Bergin, Jennifer

    Hearing Time
    8:15 AM

    Result
    Hearing Continued

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Boliou, Gabrielle

    Defendant: Churchman, Daniel James

    Attorney of Record: McRae, Steven Rey

  • 07/11/2025 Court Minutes

  • 07/11/2025 Continued

  • 07/11/2025 Notice of Remote Hearing

  • 07/28/2025 Order of Commitment

    Judicial Officer
    Bergin, Jennifer

  • 07/29/2025 Disposition for Behavioral Health Facility

  • 08/22/2025 Status Conference

    Original Type
    Status Conference

    Judicial Officer
    Bergin, Jennifer

    Hearing Time
    8:15 AM

    Result
    Hearing Continued

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Boliou, Gabrielle

    Defendant: Churchman, Daniel James

    Attorney of Record: McRae, Steven Rey

  • 08/22/2025 Court Minutes

  • 08/22/2025 Continued

  • 08/22/2025 Notice of Hearing

  • 09/09/2025 Letter

  • 09/12/2025 Status Conference

    Original Type
    Status Conference

    Judicial Officer
    Bergin, Jennifer

    Hearing Time
    8:15 AM

    Result
    Hearing Continued

  • 09/12/2025 Court Minutes

    Judicial Officer
    Bergin, Jennifer

  • 09/12/2025 Continued

    Judicial Officer
    Bergin, Jennifer

  • 09/12/2025 Notice of Hearing

    Judicial Officer
    Bergin, Jennifer

  • 10/03/2025 Status Conference

    Original Type
    Status Conference

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

    Hearing Time
    8:15 AM

    Result
    Hearing Continued

  • 10/03/2025 Court Minutes

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

  • 10/03/2025 Notice of Hearing

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

  • 10/06/2025 Notice of Hearing

    Comment
    Corrected.

  • 10/08/2025 Letter

  • 10/09/2025 Evaluation/Assessment Filed

    Comment
    Forensic Psychiatric Examination Report

  • 10/10/2025 Status Conference

    Original Type
    Status Conference

    Judicial Officer
    Bergin, Jennifer

    Hearing Time
    8:15 AM

    Result
    Hearing Continued

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Campbell, Calvin

    Defendant: Churchman, Daniel James

    Attorney of Record: McRae, Steven Rey

  • 10/10/2025 Court Minutes

  • 10/10/2025 Continued

  • 10/10/2025 Notice of Hearing

  • 11/07/2025 Preliminary Hearing

    Original Type
    Preliminary Hearing

    Judicial Officer
    Bergin, Jennifer

    Hearing Time
    8:15 AM

    Result
    Hearing Held

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Boliou, Gabrielle

    Defendant

    Attorney of Record: McRae, Steven Rey

  • 11/07/2025 Court Minutes

  • 11/07/2025 Waiver of Preliminary Hearing

  • 11/07/2025 Order Waiving Preliminary Hearing (Written Waiver)

    Judicial Officer
    Bergin, Jennifer

  • 11/07/2025 Preliminary Hearing Waived (Bound Over)

  • 11/13/2025 Felony Information Filed

  • 11/17/2025 Notice of Hearing

  • 12/08/2025 Arraignment - District Court

    Original Type
    Arraignment - District Court

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

    Hearing Time
    8:30 AM

    Result
    Hearing Held

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Seamons, Justin Royce

    Defendant: Churchman, Daniel James

    Attorney of Record: McRae, Steven Rey

  • 12/08/2025 DC Hearing Held: Court Reporter: # of Pages:

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

    Comment
    Deirdre Weyer

  • 12/08/2025 Court Minutes

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

  • 12/08/2025 Not Guilty Plea & Request for Trial

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

  • 12/08/2025 Notice of Hearing

  • 12/11/2025 Scheduling Order

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

    Comment
    Criminal Case Scheduling Order

  • 12/30/2025 Motion to Suppress

    Comment
    Motion to Suppress

  • 03/26/2026 Motion

    Comment
    for Competency Evaluation Pursuant to Idaho Code 18-211, Renewed

  • 03/26/2026 Affidavit in Support of Motion

    Comment
    for Competency Evaluation, Steven R. McRae

  • 03/27/2026 Order for Competency Evaluation and Order Allowing Access

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

    Comment
    Idaho Code 18-211 or 18-212

  • 05/07/2026 Pre-trial Conference

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

    Hearing Time
    4:00 PM

  • 05/12/2026 Jury Trial

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

    Hearing Time
    8:30 AM

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