Case Information


CR42-24-9695 | State of Idaho Plaintiff, vs. Rafael Soto Defendant.

Case Number
CR42-24-9695

Court
Twin Falls County District Court

Judicial Officer
Hancock, R. William

File Date
09/06/2024

Case Type
Criminal

Case Status
Active - Pending

Party

State
State of Idaho

 

Active Attorneys

Attorney
Loebs, Grant P.
Attorney
Ehlers, Suzanne Elizabeth
Attorney
Sweesy, Jill C.
Lead Attorney
Harrington, Jethelyn Kay Haverfield

Defendant
Soto, Rafael

DOB
XX/XX/1982

 

Active Attorneys

Lead Attorney
Ghannam, Sharif

Retained

Attorney
Ghannam, Sharif

Retained

Inactive Attorneys

Attorney
Office of the Public Defender-Twin Falls

Retained

Charge

Charges
Soto, Rafael
  DescriptionStatuteLevelDate
1Assault-Aggravated (With Deadly Weapon or Instrument)I18-905(a)Felony07/30/2024
2Intimidate, Influence, Impede, or Deter Witness from Testifying Criminal or Juvenile MatterI18-2604_FFelony08/09/2024
3Unlawful Possession of Firearm by Convicted FelonI18-3316Felony07/30/2024

Bond Settings


Setting Date
9/6/2024

Disposition Events

10/07/2024 Plea

Judicial Officer
Harris (District), Roger B.

1
Assault-Aggravated (With Deadly Weapon or Instrument)
Not Guilty
2
Intimidate, Influence, Impede, or Deter Witness from Testifying Criminal or Juvenile Matter
Not Guilty

04/01/2025 Disposition

Judicial Officer
Hancock, R. William

1
Assault-Aggravated (With Deadly Weapon or Instrument)
Acquittal
2
Intimidate, Influence, Impede, or Deter Witness from Testifying Criminal or Juvenile Matter
Guilty (After Trial)

09/27/2024 Disposition

Judicial Officer
Hancock, R. William

3
Unlawful Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon
Removed by Amended Charging Document

Events and Hearings


  • 09/06/2024 New Case - Criminal

  • 09/06/2024 Criminal Complaint

    Judicial Officer
    Kershaw, Thomas D., Jr

  • 09/06/2024 Affidavit in Support of Complaint or Warrant

    Comment
    [certified copy]

  • 09/06/2024 Warrant/Det Order Issued - Arrest

    Judicial Officer
    Kershaw, Thomas D., Jr

  • 09/06/2024 Vertical Judge Selected

    Comment
    Hancock

  • 09/09/2024 Initial Appearance - Felony Magistrate Court

    Original Type
    Initial Appearance - Felony Magistrate Court

    Judicial Officer
    Bergin, Jennifer

    Hearing Time
    1:00 PM

    Result
    Hearing Held

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Loebs, Grant P.

    Defendant: Soto, Rafael

  • 09/09/2024 Warrant Returned - Served

  • 09/09/2024 Sheriff's Inmate Screening Report

  • 09/09/2024 County Jail Packet

  • 09/09/2024 Notification of Rights

    Judicial Officer
    Bergin, Jennifer

  • 09/09/2024 Order Appointing Public Defender

    Judicial Officer
    Bergin, Jennifer

  • 09/09/2024 Court Minutes

    Judicial Officer
    Bergin, Jennifer

    Comment
    PD appointed

  • 09/09/2024 Bond Set

    Judicial Officer
    Bergin, Jennifer

    Comment
    $125,000 per warrant(s)

  • 09/09/2024 Notice of Remote Hearing

    Judicial Officer
    Bergin, Jennifer

  • 09/09/2024 No Contact Order

    Judicial Officer
    Bergin, Jennifer

  • 09/10/2024 Subpoena Returned

    Comment
    Subpoena

  • 09/12/2024 Notice of Substitution of Counsel

  • 09/12/2024 Request for Discovery

  • 09/12/2024 Response to Request for Discovery

  • 09/18/2024 Request for Discovery

  • 09/18/2024 Response to Request for Discovery

  • 09/18/2024 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

  • 09/19/2024 Amended Complaint Filed

    Judicial Officer
    Bergin, Jennifer

    Comment
    Enhanced penalty C#1

  • 09/19/2024 Affidavit in Support of Complaint or Warrant

  • 09/20/2024 Preliminary Hearing

    Original Type
    Preliminary Hearing

    Judicial Officer
    Bergin, Jennifer

    Hearing Time
    8:15 AM

    Result
    Hearing Held

    Comment
    AMCO filed 9-19-24 Needs ARRND on Ct #3

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Harrington, Jethelyn Kay Haverfield

    Defendant: Soto, Rafael

    Attorney of Record: Ghannam, Sharif

    Attorney of Record: Ghannam, Sharif

  • 09/20/2024 Court Minutes

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

  • 09/20/2024 Exhibit List/Log

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

  • 09/20/2024 Order Binding Defendant Over to District Court

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

  • 09/20/2024 Order of Dismissal

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

    Comment
    at Preliminary Hearing (No Probable Cause)

  • 09/20/2024 Bound Over (after Prelim)

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

  • 09/20/2024 Motion for Transcript

    Comment
    Motion for Preparation of Transcript at County Expense

  • 09/24/2024 Order

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

    Comment
    for Preparation of Transcript at County Expense

  • 09/25/2024 Felony Information Filed

  • 09/25/2024 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

  • 09/27/2024 Notice of Hearing

  • 10/07/2024 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: Sweesy, Jill C.

    Defendant: Soto, Rafael

    Attorney of Record: Ghannam, Sharif

    Attorney of Record: Ghannam, Sharif

  • 10/07/2024 DC Hearing Held: Court Reporter: # of Pages:

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

    Comment
    Amy Fleming

  • 10/07/2024 Court Minutes

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

  • 10/07/2024 Not Guilty Plea & Request for Trial

    Judicial Officer
    Harris (District), Roger B.

  • 10/07/2024 Notice of Hearing

    Judicial Officer
    Harris (District), Roger B.

  • 10/09/2024 Scheduling Order

    Judicial Officer
    Harris (District), Roger B.

    Comment
    Criminal Case Scheduling Order

  • 11/06/2024 Transcript Filed with the Trial Court

    Comment
    of the Preliminary Hearing held 9/20/2024

  • 11/06/2024 Certificate of Service of Transcript

  • 12/11/2024 Motion to Amend Complaint

    Comment
    Motion for an Order to Amend Information

  • 12/13/2024 Order

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

    Comment
    to Amend Information

  • 12/17/2024 Notice of Hearing

  • 12/17/2024 Amended Information

  • 12/24/2024 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

  • 01/02/2025 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

  • 01/06/2025 Arraignment - District Court

    Original Type
    Arraignment - District Court

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

    Hearing Time
    8:30 AM

    Result
    Hearing Held

    Comment
    ~ Amended Information ~

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Ehlers, Suzanne Elizabeth

    Defendant: Soto, Rafael

    Attorney of Record: Ghannam, Sharif

    Attorney of Record: Ghannam, Sharif

  • 01/06/2025 DC Hearing Held: Court Reporter: # of Pages:

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

    Comment
    Helen Miller

  • 01/06/2025 Court Minutes

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

  • 01/09/2025 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

  • 01/23/2025 Witness List

    Comment
    State's

  • 01/23/2025 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

  • 01/30/2025 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

  • 01/30/2025 Exhibit List/Log

  • 02/03/2025 Pre-trial Conference

    Original Type
    Pre-trial Conference

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

    Hearing Time
    4:00 PM

    Result
    Hearing Held

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Ehlers, Suzanne Elizabeth

    Defendant: Soto, Rafael

    Attorney of Record: Ghannam, Sharif

    Attorney of Record: Ghannam, Sharif

  • 02/03/2025 DC Hearing Held: Court Reporter: # of Pages:

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

    Comment
    Amy Fleming

  • 02/03/2025 Court Minutes

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

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

  • 02/04/2025 Exhibit List/Log

    Comment
    Amended Exhibit List

  • 02/04/2025 Subpoena Issued

    Comment
    Criminal Case Subpoena

  • 02/11/2025 Plaintiff's Requested Jury Instructions

    Comment
    States Requested Jury Instructions

  • 02/11/2025 Proposed Jury Instructions

  • 02/12/2025 Witness List

    Comment
    Amended State's Witness List

  • 02/12/2025 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

  • 02/14/2025 Exhibit List/Log

  • 02/14/2025 Witness List

  • 02/19/2025 Jury Trial

    Original Type
    Jury Trial

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

    Hearing Time
    8:30 AM

    Result
    Hearing Continued

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Harrington, Jethelyn Kay Haverfield

    Defendant: Soto, Rafael

    Attorney of Record: Ghannam, Sharif

    Attorney of Record: Ghannam, Sharif

  • 02/19/2025 DC Hearing Held: Court Reporter: # of Pages:

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

    Comment
    Sharon Lange

  • 02/19/2025 Court Minutes

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

  • 02/19/2025 Notice of Hearing

  • 02/24/2025 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

  • 02/27/2025 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

  • 03/04/2025 Subpoena Issued

    Comment
    Breiann Rakes

  • 03/04/2025 Subpoena Issued

    Comment
    Ricardo Garcia-Ruiz

  • 03/09/2025 Motion to Transport

  • 03/10/2025 Motion to Dismiss

    Comment
    Persuant to Idaho Criminal Rule 5.1, 48 and Idaho Code 19-3501

  • 03/10/2025 Memorandum In Support of Motion

    Comment
    to Dismiss

  • 03/11/2025 Order to Transport

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

    Comment
    of Prisoner

  • 03/11/2025 Motion

    Comment
    Motion to Exclude Evidence Persuant to Idaho Criminal Rule 16(f)2

  • 03/13/2025 Notice of Hearing

  • 03/13/2025 Notice of Hearing

  • 03/14/2025 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

  • 03/17/2025 Witness List

    Comment
    Second Amended State's Witness List

  • 03/17/2025 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

  • 03/19/2025 Subpoena Issued

    Comment
    Subpoena-Duces Tecum

  • 03/23/2025 Subpoena Issued

    Comment
    Subpoena-Duces Tecum

  • 03/24/2025 Motion to Dismiss

    Original Type
    Motion to Dismiss

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

    Hearing Time
    1:30 PM

    Result
    Hearing Held

    Comment
    ADD- Motion to Exclude Evidence Pursuant to Idaho Criminal Rule 16(f)2

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Harrington, Jethelyn Kay Haverfield

    Defendant: Soto, Rafael

    Attorney of Record: Ghannam, Sharif

    Attorney of Record: Ghannam, Sharif

  • 03/24/2025 DC Hearing Held: Court Reporter: # of Pages:

    Judicial Officer
    Butler, John K.

    Comment
    Sondra Black

  • 03/24/2025 Court Minutes

    Judicial Officer
    Butler, John K.

  • 03/24/2025 Motion

    Comment
    Motion to Quash Subpoena

  • 03/25/2025 Jury Trial

    Original Type
    Jury Trial

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

    Hearing Time
    8:30 AM

    Result
    Hearing Held

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Harrington, Jethelyn Kay Haverfield

    Defendant: Soto, Rafael

    Attorney of Record: Ghannam, Sharif

    Attorney of Record: Ghannam, Sharif

  • 03/25/2025 DC Hearing Held: Court Reporter: # of Pages:

    Judicial Officer
    Butler, John K.

    Comment
    Rolayne Volpe

  • 03/25/2025 Court Minutes

    Judicial Officer
    Butler, John K.

    Comment
    ~ Day 1 ~

  • 03/25/2025 Jury Trial Started

    Judicial Officer
    Butler, John K.

  • 03/26/2025 DC Hearing Held: Court Reporter: # of Pages:

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

    Comment
    Debbie Wilks

  • 03/26/2025 Court Minutes

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

    Comment
    ~ Day 2 ~

  • 03/27/2025 Jury Trial

    Original Type
    Jury Trial

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

    Hearing Time
    8:30 AM

    Result
    Hearing Held

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Harrington, Jethelyn Kay Haverfield

    Defendant: Soto, Rafael

    Attorney of Record: Ghannam, Sharif

    Attorney of Record: Ghannam, Sharif

  • 03/27/2025 DC Hearing Held: Court Reporter: # of Pages:

    Judicial Officer
    Butler, John K.

    Comment
    Debbie Wilks

  • 03/27/2025 Court Minutes

    Judicial Officer
    Butler, John K.

    Comment
    ~ Day 3 ~

  • 03/27/2025 Jury Packet

    Judicial Officer
    Butler, John K.

    Comment
    Jury Trial Work Product Documentation- Misc Documents

  • 03/27/2025 Jury Instructions Filed

    Judicial Officer
    Butler, John K.

    Comment
    Initial Instructions to the Prospective Jury

  • 03/27/2025 Preliminary Jury Instructions

    Judicial Officer
    Butler, John K.

  • 03/27/2025 Final Jury Instructions

    Judicial Officer
    Butler, John K.

  • 03/27/2025 Verdict Form

    Judicial Officer
    Butler, John K.

  • 03/27/2025 Jury Instructions Filed

    Judicial Officer
    Butler, John K.

    Comment
    Post Verdict Instructions

  • 03/27/2025 Verdict Form

    Judicial Officer
    Butler, John K.

    Comment
    Part II

  • 03/27/2025 Final Jury Instructions

    Judicial Officer
    Butler, John K.

  • 03/27/2025 Order for Pre-Sentence Report (PSI)

    Judicial Officer
    Butler, John K.

  • 03/27/2025 Notice of Hearing

    Judicial Officer
    Butler, John K.

  • 03/27/2025 Court Minutes

  • 03/27/2025 Notice of Estimate of Transcript Cost

    Comment
    Court Reporter's Estimate

  • 03/27/2025 Exhibit List/Log

    Judicial Officer
    Butler, John K.

  • 04/02/2025 Ex-Parte Motion

    Comment
    ExParte Motion to Release Juror's Contact Information

  • 04/02/2025 Order

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

    Comment
    Re Release of Jury Information

  • 04/09/2025 Motion

    Comment
    Motion for Judgment of Acquital

  • 04/10/2025 Objection

    Comment
    Objection to Defendant's Motion for Judgment of Acquittal

  • 04/10/2025 Motion

    Comment
    Motion for New Trial

  • 04/10/2025 Memorandum In Support of Motion

    Comment
    Memorandum in Support of Judgment of Acquittal

  • 04/10/2025 Memorandum In Support of Motion

    Comment
    Memorandum in Support of Motion for New Trial

  • 04/28/2025 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

  • 06/02/2025 Sentencing

    Judicial Officer
    Hancock, R. William

    Hearing Time
    8:30 AM

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