The trial for a 28-year-old man charged in the 2008 shooting death of a Pasco father has been delayed five weeks.

Jose Garcia-Morales now is set to face a Franklin County Superior Court jury March 14.

He is charged with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder for fatally shooting Alfredo Garcia and critically injuring his wife Maria Ramirez de Garcia in their east Pasco home.

Garcia-Morales was scheduled for trial Feb. 6, but defense lawyer Shelley Ajax told the judge Tuesday that she has another Franklin County homicide trial a week later and can't be in two places at once.

Gregorio Luna Luna's trial for allegedly killing the mother of his young son is expected to last up to three weeks. Ajax said that would give her a week to catch up before Garcia-Morales' case.

Judge Carrie Runge granted the request.

Ajax also noted for the court that her client was found in his jail cell in the fetal position, not walking and didn't want to attend the hearing. He was brought into the courtroom in a wheelchair.

Garcia's older brother, Ramon, has been convicted by a jury of the same charges and is serving a 67-year prison sentence.