PORT ANGELES — The trial of a man accused of trying to murder his stepuncle with a deadly dose of insulin last June has been moved from April 13 to June 15.
Clallam County Superior Court Judge Erik Rohrer on Friday reset the trial of Robbie Wayne Davis at the request of Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecuting Attorney John Troberg and defense attorney Alex Stalker.
A pretrial status conference is set for May 15.
“It’s a complex case with lots of witnesses,” Troberg said.
“We just needed to pick a trial date that works best for everyone.”
Davis, 39, is charged with first-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault and two counts harassment-threats to kill.
Davis is being held in the Clallam County jail on $50,000 bail.
Lethal levels of insulin
Port Angeles police said Davis injected Richard Haynes with lethal levels of insulin while Haynes was being treated at Olympic Medical Center.
A hospital nurse found Haynes with dangerously low blood sugar shortly after a visit from Davis on June 15.
Haynes, a nondiabetic, died of complications of pneumonia Oct. 15.
The harassment charges stem from letters that Davis allegedly wrote in the Clallam County jail that threatened a deputy prosecuting attorney and a caseworker.
The letters were intercepted by another inmate, court papers said.
His trial is scheduled for seven days.
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