THE PRELIMINARY HEARING FOR 5 PEOPLE ACCUSED OF BEATING A MAN TO DEATH IN SANTA CRUZ HAS BEEN DELAYED DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICTS FOR THE LAWYERS INVOLVED. 5 SANTA CRUZ AREA TRANSIENTS FACE CHARGES OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER, IN THE DEATH OF 51 YEAR-OLD CHARLES ROBERT POWERS (WHO WAS BEATEN TO DEATH NOVEMBER 16TH , NEAR A HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT). A NEW PRELIMINARY HEARING HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 29TH.
