A Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge on Monday set an Aug. 24 hearing to resolve a disability accommodation request in the murder case against Ashlee Lynn Buzzard, the Vandenberg Village woman accused of killing her 9-year-old daughter.
Buzzard waived her personal appearance before Judge Stephen Dunkle, allowing defense attorney Erica Sutherland to proceed on her behalf. Deputy District Attorney Jordan Lockey appeared for the prosecution.
Sutherland told the court her client is seeking a stress device with the same firmness as an object previously discussed by the court, but not shaped like a toy…