Stockton college student Kristin Smart went missing in 1996 from the Cal Poly University campus in San Luis Obispo.
Former fellow Cal Poly student Paul Flores was arraigned Thursday morning on first-degree murder charges in connection with her death. His father, Ruben Flores, was also arraigned on charges as an accessory to murder after the fact.
Both men appeared before a San Luis Obispo County Courtroom from jail via livestream. The judge in the case, Craig B. van Rooyen, approved a request from defense attorneys to continue the arraignment to Monday afternoon when there will be arguments over bail and pleas entered into the record.