SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) —Hearing held on Jan 30, 2015 in People v Charles Merritt re: media motion to unseal search warrants in the McStay family murders. Attorney for news outlets was Kelly Aviles. Attorneys for the People were DDA Sean Daugherty & DDA Mark Vos. Judge Michael A. Smith denied media motion to make warrants public and also granted defendant Merritt's oral motion to act as his own attorney. Footage includes post-hearing interview with Merritt's former defense attorney Robert Ponce.