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In two hearings this week, Santa Barbara Superior Court judges ruled that a search warrant in the Ashlee Buzzard muder trial will stand as evidence and that the prosecution does not need to provide more evidence to the defense.
On May 6, Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Denise Hippach ruled that a search warrant the defense had challenged was supported by probable cause and not overly broad. The following day, Judge Stephen Dunkle denied the defense’s motion to compel the prosecution to disclose discovery, including forensic data, to the defense. Buzzard is charged with the murder of her 9-year-old daughter, Melodee…