Jury trial of former NMSU basketball players postponed until February 2025

Judge rejects Aiken's request for separation

Perea also denied two motions filed by Aiken's attorney this week.

At a hearing on September 9, 2024, Perea considered two motions filed by attorney Lara Smalls – one to separate Aiken's trial from the other two defendants and one to separate the charges.

According to Smalls, the allegations against Washington and Bradley relate to four alleged victims, while the allegations against Aiken relate to three of the same victims. Smalls argued that the three men should be tried separately because if Aiken's co-defendants decided to testify during the trial, they would not have the opportunity to conduct pre-trial interviews. In addition, Smalls argued that if any of Aiken's co-defendants testified, her client would be disadvantaged because there would be no pre-trial interviews of Washington and Bradley.