[BYNAME]By Tracy Manzer
<MC>Staff Writer
[BODY]LONG BEACH -- A tentative trial date was scheduled Tuesday for a Belmont Shore man accused of gunning down a neighbor in 2008 as the two clashed just outside a popular sports bar and pool hall.
Tuesday's court appearance marked the first for the defendant, Stanley Sunghoon Park, 38, since Park was released on $2 million bail May 1.
He was ordered to return to the Long Beach Superior Court on Sept. 29 for a pre-trial hearing, with the trial date set to begin within 30 days of that date, 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 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.
<MC>Staff Writer
[BODY]LONG BEACH -- A tentative trial date was scheduled Tuesday for a Belmont Shore man accused of gunning down a neighbor in 2008 as the two clashed just outside a popular sports bar and pool hall.
Tuesday's court appearance marked the first for the defendant, Stanley Sunghoon Park, 38, since Park was released on $2 million bail May 1.
He was ordered to return to the Long Beach Superior Court on Sept. 29 for a pre-trial hearing, with the trial date set to begin within 30 days of that date, 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 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.
"Henry Salcido, said the shooting was in self-defense after the MUCH LARGER Martoni attacked Park, striking the defendant in the face."
So this guy Salcido was the size of a bull elephan or a giraffe? How tall was Salcido, 12 foot 4 inches?; 500 pounds? Did park try any wild animal training techniques before he "downed" Salcido? Why didn't Park reach for the tranquilizer rifle before stalking Salcido?
Did Park have a license to hunt "big game" in Long Beach?