Witness's Absence Delays Trial of Dad Accused of Killing Baby Daughter

MURRIETA - With a key witness unavailable for a month or more, trial was postponed today for a Hemet man accused of fatally beating his 3- month-old daughter.

Jason Harley Moore, 34, is accused of inflicting major head trauma on his daughter, Charlotte, in July 2010 and could face 25 years to life in prison if convicted of assault on a child resulting in death.

Jury selection was scheduled to begin today before Riverside County Superior Court Judge Timothy Freer. However, the prosecution and defense filed a joint motion seeking to delay proceedings to an undetermined date after learning that a...