The trial of a deckhand accused of stabbing another while on board the fishing vessel Alaska in August has been slated for April 15 on charges of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon.
Robert David Legerrette, 69, is accused of stabbing David Cunningham, 52, at 5:50 a.m. on Aug. 11. The vessel was moored at 750 North Harbor Drive at the time. Cunningham testified against Legerrette at the preliminary hearing in November, when Legerrette was ordered to stand trial on all charges.
The prosecutor said there is no known motive in the stabbing. But Legerrette is also accused of being under the influence of Vicodin, codeine and morphine at the time, according to court records.
Both his attorney and the prosecutor stipulated that Legerrette’s blood contained those drugs and they did not need to call a medical examiner to testify about it.
Legerrette has a prior conviction for robbery in 1971. He was also convicted of attempted theft in 1997 and burglary in 2000, according to records.
Cunningham was stabbed in his upper body and has since recovered.
The case was investigated by San Diego Harbor Police.
Legerrette remains in the George F. Bailey Detention Facility on $500,000 bail.