A court hearing for Jason Allen Garlinghouse, 33, of Lebanon, which was scheduled for four hours, only took about 15 minutes.
Garlinghouse, who faces a murder charge in connection with the Feb. 14 death of his estranged wife, Sparki Garlinghouse, appeared before Linn County Circuit Court Judge David Delsman.
The state has moved to admit statements made by Sparki Garlinghouse to a friend shortly before she was murdered. That motion, to admit victim statements, was…