WOODLAND — With nearly all police reports in the hands of attorneys, a Yolo Superior Court judge Tuesday set a Sept. 13 preliminary hearing date for the suspect in a Davis double-homicide case.

The hearing will determine whether there is sufficient evidence for 16-year-old Daniel William Marsh of Davis to stand trial for the April 13 murders of Oliver “Chip” Northup, 87, and his wife Claudia Maupin, 76. Both were found dead of multiple stab wounds the following day in their Cowell Boulevard condominium.

Yolo County prosecutors have said there are about 175 police reports related to the case, and “everything we have (Marsh’s attorney) will have by the end of today,” Assistant Chief Deputy District Attorney Michael Cabral told Judge Timothy Fall in court Tuesday. He estimated the preliminary hearing will last “the better part of a day.”

The District Attorney’s Office is charging Marsh as an adult. The Davis High School student has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder, as well as four special-circumstance counts alleging multiple murders, heinous and depraved murder, lying in wait and torture.

Davis police have not disclosed the evidence that led them to identify Marsh as a suspect in the case, and the affidavits for two search warrants served at his parents’ homes on the day of the teen’s June 17 arrest have been sealed.

Marsh, who has been shackled but allowed to wear civilian clothing during his court hearings, spoke only to waive his right to hold the preliminary hearing within 60 days of his arraignment, which occurred June 19. He is being held without bail at Yolo County Juvenile Hall.

Also Tuesday, Fall approved a request from a Juvenile Hall official for Marsh to have “contact” visits with each of his parents at the Woodland facility.

— Reach Lauren Keene at [email protected] or 530-747-8048. Follow her on Twitter at @laurenkeene

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