A brief court appearance on Wednesday for Vandenberg Village mother Ashlee Buzzard provided new insight into the status of her case, as her defense pushes for access to key forensic evidence.
Buzzard is accused of killing her 9-year-old daughter, Melodee. The case, which has been unfolding since October, remains in the pre-trial stage with no preliminary hearing date set.
During Wednesday’s hearing at the Lompoc Courthouse, attorneys addressed multiple pre-trial motions, including a request from the defense to compel the release of forensic materials…