Trial was postponed Thursday for a Belmont Shore man accused of gunning down a neighbor as the two clashed just outside a popular sports bar and pool hall in 2008.
Stanley Sunghoon Park, 37, was initially scheduled to have his trial begin Thursday. A new tentative start date of April 14 has been scheduled for Dept. 6 of the Long Beach Superior Court, court staff said.
Park is charged with gunning down Michael Martoni, 36, of Belmont Shore on Dec. 4, 2008.
Witnesses said Park shot Martoni twice after the two men got into an alcohol-fueled argument outside of Yankee Doodles, 4100 E. Ocean Blvd., around closing time.
It was also mere steps from where both men lived in the beach community.
Park's attorney, Henry Salcido, said the shooting was in self-defense after the much larger Martoni attacked Park, striking the defendant in the face.
Park faces the possibility of life in prison without parole if convicted on all counts.
He remained in custody Thursday at the Men's Central Jail in lieu of $2 million bail.
Stanley Sunghoon Park, 37, was initially scheduled to have his trial begin Thursday. A new tentative start date of April 14 has been scheduled for Dept. 6 of the Long Beach Superior Court, court staff said.
Park is charged with gunning down Michael Martoni, 36, of Belmont Shore on Dec. 4, 2008.
Witnesses said Park shot Martoni twice after the two men got into an alcohol-fueled argument outside of Yankee Doodles, 4100 E. Ocean Blvd., around closing time.
It was also mere steps from where both men lived in the beach community.
Park's attorney, Henry Salcido, said the shooting was in self-defense after the much larger Martoni attacked Park, striking the defendant in the face.
Park faces the possibility of life in prison without parole if convicted on all counts.
He remained in custody Thursday at the Men's Central Jail in lieu of $2 million bail.
What happened with the trial? Verdict?
The trial still hasn't started and likely won't until sometime later this year.