Hemy Neuman, appearing much thinner than in his previous court appearance three months ago, pleaded not guilty to charges that he shot and killed a father of two outside a Dunwoody day care facility.
Neuman's attorney, Doug Peters, asked for and was granted 30 additional days by DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Gregory Adams to pore over more than 6,000 pages of documents and dozens of hours of recorded interviews turned over by the state as discovery evidence.
"This is certainly one of the more complicated criminal cases ever brought in DeKalb County," Peters said.
Neuman is accused of gunning down Rusty Sneiderman, 36, outside Dunwoody Prep last November. The 48-year-old engineer, who supervised Sneiderman's wife, Andrea Sneiderman, at GE Energy, was arrested exactly three months ago.
Following Monday's hearing, the attorney for Neuman's wife reiterated her client's belief that the alleged killer and his victim's widow were having an affair. Esther Panitch has sought to depose Andrea Sneiderman and Hemy Neuman in a separation suit filed on behalf of Ariela Neuman. The Neumans were married 22 years.
"We believe [the evidence] will prove our allegations of an extramarital affair," Panitch said Monday. Neither her client or the couple's three children have visited Neuman in jail.
"Hemy Neuman worships his children," Peters said. "He has corresponded with his children but not at the jail."
Peters said the defense has not decided whether to pursue a bond hearing for Neuman. He has declined comment on allegations about an affair between his client and Andrea Sneiderman. The widow has not been implicated in her husband's slaying.
"The state is ready," DeKalb District Attorney Robert James told the court, though he acknowledged, "This is not your average murder case."
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