Paul Caneiro Pleads Not Guilty, Will Remain In Custody

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Paul Caneiro pleaded not guilty to murdering his brother Keith, sister-in-law Jennifer, nephew Jesse and niece Sophia in Monmouth County Superior Court this morning.

Through his attorneys, Robert Honecker and Mitchell Ansell of Ansell, Grimm and Aaron, Caneiro stipulated that the State has probable cause to detain him through trial and he waived his right to a detention hearing, He did not contest the prosecution’s motion to keep him in custody through the completion of his trial.

Honecker emphasized to Judge James J. McGann that the stipulation of probable cause was only for the purpose of today’s detention hearing and that the defense reserves to right to challenge probable cause in future proceedings, including a possible hearing to suppress evidence presented by the prosecution. The defense attorney raised the possibility of challenging probable cause and moving to suppress evidence again while speaking to members of the media following the hearing.