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Three months after she was convicted of killing two young brothers in a horrific hit-and-run crash, Rebecca Grossman was back in court Friday, assuring a judge that she wants to keep her new defense attorney, even though he has a 'potential conflict of interest.' Her attorney, James Spertus, is asking Judge Joseph Brandolino to overturn her second degree murder convictions and grant her a new trial.

Nancy Iskander (left) slammed her son's killer Rebecca Grossman for her lack of 'mercy' following the deaths of her sons Mark and Jacob Iskander in the horrific hit and run. Grossman plowed into the brothers at 81mph while they were at an LA crosswalk in September 2020. The devastated mom thought her fight for justice had finally come to an end following Grossman's conviction in February, however the child killer now plans to appeal the ruling in a fresh blow to the boys' grieving family.

The team of prosecutors who convicted socialite Rebecca Grossman, 60, have suddenly been removed from the case. Grossman was found guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter in February. The case has since been turned over to the Major Crimes Division of the DA's officer after District Attorney George Gascón's office reported a conflict of interest. Grossman, who is facing 34 years to life in prison, is now set to be sentenced on June 10.

Rebecca Grossman, the convicted child killer, may have come face-to-face with the ex-lover she blamed for the death of two young boys, who could face a wrongful death case that may cost them millions. In a separate civil lawsuit involving her former husband and one-time Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson, the wealthy socialite, 60, who is now awaiting sentencing, is being sued. In Nancy and Karim Iskander's case over their sons Mark, 11, and Jacob, 8, who died on a blackboard in Westlake Village, west of Los Angeles in September 2020, a status hearing has been scheduled for Friday.

Rebecca Grossman, 62, was found guilty on February 23 of all charges linked to the death of Jacob Iskander, 8, and his brother Mark, 11, who were speeding on a residential street in Westlake Village, on September 29, 2020. Grossman failed to stop after mowing them down, which was found by the judge. She denied killing them during the trial, with her lawyer attempting to muddy the waters by claiming that her former Major League baseball playerfriend Scott Erickson had instead murdered the siblings. Ryan Gould and Jamie Castro, deputy District Attorneys for Los Angeles County, filed a complaint on Monday alleging that Grossman's daughter and husband may have pleaded for witnesses and jurors to call lawyers and jurors to arrest the judge and try to sway the decision.

On Friday, a grossman, 60, was found guilty of killing brothers Mark and Jacob Iskander, ages 11 and 8, as they crossed a street in Westlake Village back in 2020. On Friday afternoon, a jury of nine men and three women in Van Nuys Court near Los Angeles found her guilty of murder, manslaughter, and a hit and run. Grossman's 19-year-old daughter Alexis yelled out, "oh my god, oh my god," she cried out as the verdict was read out. In the days after the bombshell decision was announced, the 19-year-old's mouth hung open in surprise. Peter Grossman, the weeping teen, was surrounded by a grossman who was also weeping.

Nancy Iskander, the mother of the two boys who had been brutally murdered by socialite Rebecca Grossman, paid a moving tribute after the killer was found guilty. Sympathizers later posted supportive remarks on the X page and applauded Nancy's efforts to keep her sons' memories alive. While Grossman remained free throughout the trial on $2 million bond, she was taken into custody after the verdict and and is now awaiting sentencing

Rebecca Grossman, a murderer, will appeal her conviction for the murder of two young brothers, according to her counsel. Tony Buzbee said the second-degree murder and manslaughter convictions in Van Nuys Courthouse in Los Angeles were "unexpected," he said shortly after Friday's bombshell verdict, but we'll appeal.' His client has had his bail suspended and she has been jailed in prison until her sentencing is April 10. Grossman's delirious plastic surgeon husband Dr. Peter Grossman and their children Alexis and Nicholas burst into tears as the emotionless killer was led away. They seemed very ill outside the courthouse afterwards. Nancy and Karim Iskander, the parents of her children Mark, 11, and Jacob, 8, were seen smiling and joking about their relief. Grossman's appeal is the latest shameless attempt to avoid responsibility for Mark Iskander, 11, and his eight-year-old brother Jacob's murder in September 2020. After mowing them down, the grossman was unable to stop. Buzbee denied killing them during the trial, with Buzbee attempting to muddy the waters by claiming that her former Major League Baseball player lover Scott Erickson had instead assaulted the siblings.

Rebecca Grossman, 62, has been charged with murder in the 2000 shooting that killed Jacob Iskander, 8, and his brother Mark, 11. Prosecutors have accused her of passing confidential information about her case to a TV journalist and attempting to compel the jury who is now determining her fate. If found guilty, the California socialite has been fined $2 million bond and faces up to 34 years in jail.

Rebecca Grossman has agreed not to testify in her own defense at her murder trial on Tuesday, where she is accused of running down and killing two young boys while speeding in her white Mercedes. When judge Joseph Brandolino asked the wealthy socialite whether or not she had discussed with her lawyers whether or not she would take the witness stand, she replied, 'yes.' She told him what she had done when he asked her what she was like, he said she would not be testifying.'

During Rebecca Grossman's murder trial, her teen daughter, Alexis, testified about finding her mother's boyfriend, Scott Erickson, hiding near the crash site where two young brothers were killed.

During Rebecca Grossman's murder trial, her teen daughter, Alexis, testified about seeing her mother's husband, Scott Erickson, hiding near the crash site where two young brothers were killed. Erickson was bursting into their house, smelling of alcohol, asking why her mother stopped, and threatening to hurt her family if she spoke about it. The incident, which culminated in the arrest of misdemeanor reckless driving in Erickson, was ended with a public service announcement. Alexis confessed to not disclosing this information to lawyers until the trial, while Erickson, a former pro pitcher, had a successful career with Minnesota Twins and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Grossman's legal team has long stated that the ex-pro baseball player, with whom she was reportedly racing when the Iskander boys were shot and killed, lied to police about which of those cars he was driving the night of the deadly crash. Sergio Lopez, a Los Angeles DA, told the jury that one of the SUVs, a 2007 Mercedes with the model number LT35756 had a legal Nevada registration plate number. According to the other, a 2016 Mercedes AMG had an illegal fake plate - often referred to as a cold plate - with the same address and number, which is a criminal.

At the pedestrian crossing where she found traumatized mother Nancy Iskander screaming and the tragic discovery of two of her two fatally wounded sons strewn across the road, a teen witness of Rebecca Grossman's murder trial gave a moving account of the 'war zone' scene. Dorsa Khoedami, a 16-year-old woman who was killed in the terrible accident, told the jurors she had just finished playing tennis when she 'hearded a very loud noise that was very worrying,' followed by screaming. 'I told my mother, let's go,' she said, and, after calling 911, she began running toward a nearby marked crosswalk in Westlake Village, where she discovered a distraught Nancy Iskander barefoot and a pair of shoes lying nearby.'

Officer Donald Egdorf, a veteran investigator who worked with Houston, Texas police, told the jury that the field sobriety tests Officer Michael Kelley gave her after the death accident 'weren't an example of what not to do.' Egdorf, a DUI specialist, maintained that several of the field sobriety assessments were 'invalid' because Kelley didn't conduct them correctly or didn't give her correct instructions under cross examination by District Attorney Ryan Gould. However, Gould described a hypothetical scenario: a 130-pound woman on a 45-mph speed limit, striking two children on a crosswalk at 73 miles per hour, and reveals that she has a weak odor of alcohol on her breath and fails a half dozen roadside sobriety tests. And when Gould asked him if this hypothetical woman would be 'impaired,' Egdorf answered, 'I'd have to say that it could be significantly impaired if the (roadside) tests were done properly.'

Rebecca Grossman, 60, continued to face allegations over the September 2020 tragedy, which killed eight-year-old Jacob Iskander and his brother Mark, 11, both dead. Following a chat with 56-year-old Scott Erickson, the LA society type had been driving to an apartment in Westlake Village when the tragedy stalled. (bottom right). Prosecutors are now trying to slap the woman with a second-degree murder conviction, alleging she was speeding when she struck the children. The World Series-winning pitcher, whose vehicle was reported to be going 72 mph, was driving straight in front of her, a forensic expert who looked at video from the event.

Despite being involved with her 'hundreds of times' when she was driving, Rebecca Grossman's doctor husband testified before her murder trial on Tuesday that he didn't recall' her ever speeding. The wealthy Los Angeles socialite had nine traffic tickets, including four speeding tickets, prior to the horrific September 2020 crash, in which she was accused of running down and killing two young brothers in her speeding Mercedes SUV. But when deputy District Attorney Jamie Castro asked her husband, renowned plastic surgeon and firefighter Dr. Peter Grossman, if she'd been driving 'over the speed limit on occasion,' she said, he replied, 'I don't recall that,' adding that he'd been a passenger when she was driving.'

Alexis, Rebecca Grossman's niece, will testify for the defense at her mother's appeal over the deadly crash that killed Mark and Jacob Iskander, 11 and 8. Former Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson is expected to repeat his opening arguments that Grossman's car was not the first or last vehicle to strike the boys, and his defense attorney Tony Buzbee is expected to revisit his opening statements. Buzbee told jurors that Erickson had been hiding after the crash and watched as Grossman was arrested as he was detained.

Officer Robert Leffler of California testified on Thursday that he pulled over Rebecca Grossman for speeding in her black Land Rover SUV in March 2013. "She was ill to a point where she said she wished I didn't need the Burn Center's services in the future," Leffler said. Grossman, 62, is charged with murder over the September 29, 2020 crash that killed Jacob Iskander, 8, and his brother Mark, 11

Rebecca Grossman (left) was driving at 81 mph in her white Mercedes SUV (inset) just 1.5 seconds before the tragedy that killed Mark, 11, and Jacob, 8, according to the jury. Had the vehicle been traveling at the posted speed limit (45 mph), there would have been no accident,' said crash investigator Michael Hale, who analyzed the event data recorder or black box.' In texts that were also shown to the court on Wednesday, the LA socialite also told a friend that she 'turned' her head right before the shooting, saying she does'take responsibility' in texts that were also displayed to the court.

According to forensic pathologist Dr. Matthew Miller, Mark Iskander's body was imprinted with a pattern that matched that of the grill Rebecca Grossman's white Mercedes. Mark and his brother Jacob, 8, were killed in a horrific auto crash on September 29, 2020, and Grossman is now on trial for his murder. Grossman denies the charges, while her defense team has argued that the children were struck by her lover's car.

Rebecca Grossman's attorneys attempted to have Nancy Iskander barred from the Van Nuys courtroom after she began sobbing during testimony. The defendant's counsel told the judge that "perceptible expressions of emotion" in front of jurors might'impact the defendant's fundamental right to a fair trial.' Grossman, 62, has been charged with murder for the November 29, 2020 disaster that killed Jacob Iskander, 8, and his brother Mark.

Rebecca Grossman has been charged with murder in September 2020, which killed two young boys in Westlake Village, California. An EMT said she was furious about having to attend the hospital. Grossman, who had airbags and whose vehicle had an accident and deactivated, protested being in the hospital, and Teryl Grasso, an EMT working in the emergency room at Los Robles Regional Medical Center, testified on Thursday that she complained about being in the hospital. 'I don't disable my car, they shouldn't have disabled my car,' said Grossman. In his opening remarks on Friday, Grossman's attorney told the jury that he would not find Grossman to blame for the two boys' deaths. He scoffed at a murder replay of the accident that showed Mark and Jacob being struck by Grossman's white Mercedes.

Despite attempting to blame the deaths on her baseball player lover in jail, the LA socialite convicted of killing two young brothers confessed to cops she'd struck something with her Mercedes SUV. On Wednesday, an LA County sheriff's deputy testified in court that mangled pieces of a white Mercedes were discovered at the site of the hit-and-run that killed brothers Mark and Jacob Iskander, 11, and 8, who died on September 29, 2020. According to Deputy Rafael Mejia, the vehicle parts at the intersection match the white Mercedes SUV that Grossman was racing down Triunfo Canyon Road at Saddle Mountain Drive that night. Prosecutors say the young man and her boyfriend, Scott Erickson, a former Dodgers pitcher, were speeding through the intersection after having drinks at a local restaurant.