Prosecution · State Attorney's Office

Eddie Evans

Prosecution attorney who argued the state's positions on jury instruction disputes at charge conferences in all three trials.

Mentioned Magbanua Retrial Charlie Adelson Donna Adelson

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About

Evans is the only prosecution attorney with an accepted enrichment record in the charge conference proceedings of all three trials, making him a consistent reference point in the archive record for how the state framed jury instruction positions at the close of each proceeding.

Across Trials

Evans's function was structurally consistent across all three trials: a prosecution attorney whose accepted record is confined to charge conferences and jury instruction proceedings, with no evidence in the accepted rollups of witness examination, opening or closing advocacy, or substantive pretrial motion practice. His documented footprint expanded from one proceeding apiece in the first two trials to two proceedings in the third, with the third trial producing the most detailed instruction record of the three. The substantive focus of the instruction disputes also shifted across trials — from lesser-included and justifiable-homicide standards in trial one, to theory-of-liability designation and textual edits in trial two, to principal liability language, verdict form presentation, and solicitation-count principal applicability in trial three — tracking the different defendants and charging theories in each proceeding rather than any change in Evans's role or standing within the prosecution team.

Trial Record (0)

KM Magbanua Retrial May 18, 2022 – May 27, 2022

Trial Summary

Represented the prosecution at the charge conference, arguing the state's positions on jury instruction disputes before Judge Wheeler.

CA Charlie Adelson Oct 26, 2023 – Nov 6, 2023

Trial Summary

Evans appeared as a prosecution attorney at the charge conference, taking positions on jury instruction language for all three counts before Judge Everett.

DA Donna Adelson Aug 22, 2025 – Sep 4, 2025

Trial Summary

Appeared for the prosecution in the charge conference and jury instruction colloquy, arguing state positions on principal liability instruction language, verdict form formatting, and the waiver of lesser-included offenses on count one.