Judge to rule if trial for former Cleveland attorney accused of killing his client, Aliza Sherman, will begin
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Kira Krivosh is expected to rule Tuesday if the jury trial for former divorce attorney Gregory Moore will begin.
Moore is accused of killing his client, Aliza Sherman, in 2013.
Moore has pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated murder, conspiracy, murder, and kidnapping.
Judge Krivosh was scheduled to release her decision at 8:30 a.m.; however, an additional motion was filed by the defense Tuesday morning.
The state will now have time to review what was just filed and both sides will return to court at 1 p.m.
Judge Krivosh added she is ready to go trial.
Moore’s trial was scheduled to begin Monday; however, the jury was sent home for the day after his defense team asked for a continuance, based on late information on witnesses from the prosecution.
One is a 40,000 page report from the Ohio Attorney General’s office on DNA nine days before the trial.
Moore’s attorney claims it’s full of very complicated terms, that he needs an expert to review.
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Recent court filings
Earlier in August, Judge Krivosh denied a separate motion to toss out the case against Moore.
In May, the prosecution filed a motion notifying the defense that it would introduce several cellphone records and data at trial.
The evidence includes Moore’s Verizon personal and business cellphone records, along with cellphone location data from the Stafford Law Firm, Aliza Sherman and Sanford Sherman from the day of the murder.
In April, Moore’s attorney filed paperwork asking for:
- All search warrants and affidavits related to Sanford Sherman.
- A challenge to the truthfulness and legitimacy of statements used to obtain search warrants for Moore.
- Disclosure of all prior grand jury testimony given against Moore, any testimony pertaining to other suspects, including Sanford Sherman, and any testimony of witnesses not available for trial.
- Suppression of numerous items of evidence, including cell tower data, geofence data, allegedly unlawfully obtained statements, and personal items belonging to Moore.
Case background
Moore is accused of fatally stabbing Sherman when she went to his office on Erieview Plaza in downtown Cleveland for an appointment on March 24, 2013.
On May 2, 2025, a Cuyahoga County grand jury secretly indicted Moore in connection with Sherman’s murder.
That same day, Moore was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Austin, Texas.
On July 3, 2025, Moore posted a $2 million bond and was released from jail. On July 7, 2025, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley filed an emergency motion to request GPS monitoring for Moore.
Krivosh said Moore cannot have firearms, a passport, or travel outside the state or country.
Moore is also restricted from some locations to keep the Sherman family’s safety in mind. If he violates any of these conditions, he will be arrested.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Cleveland Police Department conducted the investigation.
Moore previously spent six months in jail for lying to detectives about being inside his office building at the time of the murder.
The murder of Aliza Sherman
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