BUTTE, YUBA-SUTTER COUNTIES, CA (MPG) – A high profile murder trial has been moved to Butte County after a change of venue motion was filed by the defense.

Yuba City woman, Constance Addison, is being tried for the death of 13-year-old Alec Flores of Yuba City that occurred on October 7^th, 2019. Allegedly, Addison fatally struck and killed Flores while he was walking to school. Addison was driving intoxicated at the time of the incident and had her own children with her in the vehicle. Addison is facing charges of gross vehicular manslaughter, hit-and-run resulting in death or permanent injury, and misdemeanor child endangerment. 

Due to the high-profile nature of the case, defense attorney Roberto Marquez, in agreeance with Deputy District Attorney Diego Heimlich, filed a motion for a “change of venue” to Judge Laura Davis. Davis granted the change of venue motion on January 12^th, even though the Sutter County District Attorney’s Office was opposed to the change. The trial will now take place in the Butte County Superior Court.

The trial was originally scheduled to begin in Sutter County in the month of March. Currently, Butte County is working to fit the trial into its schedule with official dates to be released soon.