Cody Hall's Dad Joins Son in Court

The teen's father was one of several friends and family sitting in the front row of the courtroom

Autumn Johnson, Patch Staff

Posted Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 1:24 pm PT|Updated Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 5:34 am PT

By Autumn Johnson

Pleasanton teen Cody Hall made a fleeting appearance at the Gale-Schenone Hall of Justice in Pleasanton this morning. Hall, clad in a bright yellow jail jumpsuit and sporting closely shorn hair, stood silently as his case was pushed to Thursday.

Hall's supporters of about 15 friends and family, including his father, Aaron Hall, a two-time convicted felon free on bail in the midst his own legal troubles, waited in the courtroom for about three hours. Hall will be back in court at 9 a.m. on Nov. 14 for a bail review hearing.

Joe Hersevoort, who turns 58 on Nov. 14, will be in court to learn if the driver who killed his wife is granted bail.

On Oct. 8, Hall appeared in court when his lawyer asked the Judge Jacob Blea for more time to gather evidence in the case before entering a plea.

[Related article: Lawyer Asks Judge for More Time Before Cody Hall Enters Plea]

Hall, 18, a Foothill High School graduate, has been held at the Santa Rita Jail on a "no bail status" since he was taken into custody on Aug. 14 while in appearing in court after prosecutors raised the vehicular manslaughter charge against Hall to murder.

During his first court appearance on July 29, Hall was ordered by Judge Hugh Walker not to drive during the course of the case.

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The Hall case has drawn national attention because his social media posts, along with his driving record, will likely be the foundation for the murder case against him.

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According to documents submitted by police to the court, Hall is believed to have been passing a vehicle on Foothill Road at about 83 miles per hour, when he lost control of his car, striking bicyclists Diana and Joe Hersevoort on June 9. Diana Hersevoort, 58, was killed in the collision.

Hall's father, Aaron Hall, a two-time convicted felon, facing his own felony charges, was recently in court for a pretrial hearing and will be back in court on Dec. 16 for another pretrial hearing, according to court records. Read the full story here.

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