UPDATE:: Merced pastor was found guilty of rape, attempted murder. Now he wants a new trial
A Merced former pastor convicted of rape and attempted murder was granted more time on Monday to seek a new trial.
Raul Diaz Moreno, who once led the Victory Outreach church, opened fire Oct. 28, 2016, shooting one of his adopted daughters in the head and the other in the leg outside his home on Beckman Way in Merced, according to investigators. His attorney, Kathy Lynn Trosclair, asked the court for more time to file for a new trial.
Trosclair was also relieved as Diaz Moreno's attorney on Monday by Merced County Superior Court Judge Ronald W. Hansen. The defendant is expected to be appointed a new attorney, though Trosclair said she will still be involved in some capacity.
A month-long trial ended Friday in Merced County when a former pastor was convicted of raping his two adopted daughters for many years before shooting them and another man in 2016.
Raul Diaz Moreno, who once led the Victory Outreach church, opened fire Oct. 28, 2016, shooting one of the girls in the head and the other in the leg outside his home on Beckman Way in Merced.
The now 54-year-old Merced man also shot another man who was helping the young women, the Merced Police Department reported.
One of the victims in the case, Brianna Moreno, now 18, told reporters she was looking forward to starting a "new chapter" in her life.
Ex-pastor guilty rape, attempted murder of adopted daughters | Merced Sun-Star
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