The Los Angeles Times printed a story this morning about two men being released from jail after being charged with murder in Los Angeles. The district attorney reviewed a video surveillance tape and found there were problems with his case and therefore did not feel comfortable prosecuting the men. The sister of the accused, whose name happens to be Andrea, stated her anger at the system for keeping her brother in jail for so long, but she also pointed out what I quoted above. If only the D.A. had been this righteous in our case instead of trying to change the video evidence to conform to his story.
Most people believe our justice system works and is even the best in the world. This isn't true. Hundreds of individuals have been wrongfully convicted sometimes fighting for 20 to 30 years before being exonerated. As I have posted on this blog, some of the top reasons for wrongful conviction are use of jailhouse informants and the failure of the police and prosecutor to follow-up on other leads. This is exactly what happened here. And this is why in Canada the use of jailhouse informant testimony is rarely allowed. In addition, I hope that at some point legislation will create professional jurors who consider ALL of the evidence, apply reasonable doubt, and don't decide based on feeling and conjecture. It shouldn't be that juries can be so different with the same case. Last trial the jury deliberated for 3 days and this one for 3 hours. And if Dean's case has been tried in Los Angeles, he would most likely be home with us right now.
I am disgusted with the prosecutor in this case. He has treated this case as a game (increasing the charges against Dean so he could not fight the charges while out on bail) and failed to confront the inconsistencies in his evidence. In the first trial he argued vehemently that L'Hommedieu stabbed the victim, and in this trial L'Hommedieu was safely in the backseat of the car. Now, Gundy has no qualms with giving a murderer freedom. Even though the eyewitnesses gave a description that fit L'Hommedieu. Gundy also surrounded himself with other jailhouse snitches who have former violent convictions and perjured themselves repeatedly on the witness stand. Their testimony also does not fit the physical evidence in the case, i.e. Johnny Roy's testimony that Dean had a gaping wound on his hand that was bleeding profusely through the t-shirt he had wrapped around his hand. There were no such large wound on Dean's body. But Gundy didn't care what falsehoods were testified to so long as they pointed the finger at the one remaining defendant - Dean. Gundy's unprofessionalism carried over to his treatment of the witnesses, whom he yelled at and berated when they disagreed with him, our attorney, to whom he refused to provide his witness list, and the court, to which he glared at and whined to when rulings did not go his way. Then Gundy had the audacity to claim that I was lying on the stand to protect my brother. If I thought Dean was guilty I would not support him and would surely not risk my Bar license. It was very improper for Gundy to accuse me of this and my mother is right, in the long run karma will get him.
Putting all of this anger and disappointment aside will be difficult. My family is scarred for life and we can only hope that with time the scar will fade, although it will never go away. This situation has impacted my life immensely and I hope to someday be able to educate people on the pitfalls of our justice system.
Thank you again for all of your support. Without you Dean would not be so strong. Dean has an immense faith and I will never forget his words: "No matter what happens here, I am innocent and God knows I am innocent. I am going to Heaven." Maybe in Heaven Dean will finally get the apology he deserves from Gundy, investigators Hoffman and Correa, the informants, and the jury.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
The Morning after
Hello every one,
I was so exhausted, I got 4 good hours of sleep. It is hard for my brain to stop thinking of things about the trial. We talked to Dean and he is fine. He is thinking about his appeal and about what positive things that he can do in prison. He said that he just feels blessed to have discovered who he really is and to be able to tell his story on the record. Many people in life never face themselves and / or become comfortable in their own skin. Next life for him will be a great one because he is paying for any sins in this life by having to go to prison.
He told us that the prosecutor in his final closing argument which we missed, called Andrea a liar about her testimony and said that she embellished for her brother. We were shocked that one officer of the court was calling another officer of the court a liar. As we all know, Andrea does not know how to lie, and has been the most honest person that any of you have ever met. This antic and slur by the prosecutor bothered Dean, and our attorney did not even object. This is a perfect example of the low blows that the prosecutor delivers dramatically to the jury over and over.
We are hoping in our appeal to use the blatant disregard for jury instuction that the jury exhibited. They did not go through each bit of evidence to look at both explanations and then see if both were reasonable or not. The appellate attorney that we have in mind specializes in dissecting the evidence in this manner, and then goes for complete dismissal because the jury ignored the law.
For example: The eyewitness testimony. The eyewitnesses never described any one that looked like or acted like Dean. The defense says that they had the best recall because they were interviewed the next day and had nothing to gain by their testimony. The prosecution says to ignore their testimony because they only got a look for seconds. In this case, the jury should have checked a point for the defense.
The informant testimony that Dean did it. The prosecution says that it should believed because they all say similar things. The defense says that these informants had everything to gain(their freedom) and that they have proved before that they lie, and that they were led by the investigator and that they have still committed crimes since the original one. Again, the point should go to the defense.
The blazer: The prosecution says that Dean's blood is in the car because he cut himself at the crime. He says that the blazers tire scrape is from a curb near the scene. The defense says that "How can people be involved in a bloody crime and not get any of the victims blood in the car?
How can there be none of their fingerprints when the car was never cleaned. How can someone say that a tire strike happened only on one night instead of at any time during the life of the car?
Dean has always had bloody noses and having two in the four days that he had the car explains his blood there. When one does not have a tissue to stop the flow, blood gets all over your hands and hands touch steering wheels, radio controls etc. Some one who does not have anything to be guilty of does not think to clean up the blood right away. This point should have gone to the defense again.
The DNA: The DNA of the victim was in a small place on Deans shoe and on the ankle area of his sock. There was also DNA of one of the real stabbers on his shoe. The prosecution says that means Dean was at the scene and the victims blood dropped on him. The defense says that the real stabbers clothes were tossed at Dean to throw away and landed on his left foot. This explains the mixture of the two different DNA's. The point should have gone again to the defense.
The most important evidence was ignored. We have a videotape from a police vehicle that clearly shows that blazer not being at Uribes house where the informants say it is. The prosecution thinks if they keep telling the jury that they see it, the jury will believe and see it too. I guess they were right on that. Why would the defense want that video in evidence if Dean had been there? Dean was adamant that the video would show he was never there. It seems a guilty person would have said "don't use the video, it is not important."
These are the kind of things the appellate attorney will point out, and then maybe the higher court will dismiss all charges.
The jurors do not even realize how ignorant they were. They just loved the acting performance of Gundy. They were all waiting outside the court room to talk to the star of the play. It really amazes us.
Thank God, Dean is resilient and good natured. He will prevail. The jurors however have a blight on their soul now. Gundy is in denial about his true character and just relishes the limelight and the win. The investigators knew damn well that Dean was maybe innocent but did not back off. Life is ironic and not always fair. It is an adventure though and a discovery of onself. As long as we all have our health, we should be able to handle most anything. We are in eternity and just because some people get away with sin this life does not mean that they get away with it in eternity.
I was so exhausted, I got 4 good hours of sleep. It is hard for my brain to stop thinking of things about the trial. We talked to Dean and he is fine. He is thinking about his appeal and about what positive things that he can do in prison. He said that he just feels blessed to have discovered who he really is and to be able to tell his story on the record. Many people in life never face themselves and / or become comfortable in their own skin. Next life for him will be a great one because he is paying for any sins in this life by having to go to prison.
He told us that the prosecutor in his final closing argument which we missed, called Andrea a liar about her testimony and said that she embellished for her brother. We were shocked that one officer of the court was calling another officer of the court a liar. As we all know, Andrea does not know how to lie, and has been the most honest person that any of you have ever met. This antic and slur by the prosecutor bothered Dean, and our attorney did not even object. This is a perfect example of the low blows that the prosecutor delivers dramatically to the jury over and over.
We are hoping in our appeal to use the blatant disregard for jury instuction that the jury exhibited. They did not go through each bit of evidence to look at both explanations and then see if both were reasonable or not. The appellate attorney that we have in mind specializes in dissecting the evidence in this manner, and then goes for complete dismissal because the jury ignored the law.
For example: The eyewitness testimony. The eyewitnesses never described any one that looked like or acted like Dean. The defense says that they had the best recall because they were interviewed the next day and had nothing to gain by their testimony. The prosecution says to ignore their testimony because they only got a look for seconds. In this case, the jury should have checked a point for the defense.
The informant testimony that Dean did it. The prosecution says that it should believed because they all say similar things. The defense says that these informants had everything to gain(their freedom) and that they have proved before that they lie, and that they were led by the investigator and that they have still committed crimes since the original one. Again, the point should go to the defense.
The blazer: The prosecution says that Dean's blood is in the car because he cut himself at the crime. He says that the blazers tire scrape is from a curb near the scene. The defense says that "How can people be involved in a bloody crime and not get any of the victims blood in the car?
How can there be none of their fingerprints when the car was never cleaned. How can someone say that a tire strike happened only on one night instead of at any time during the life of the car?
Dean has always had bloody noses and having two in the four days that he had the car explains his blood there. When one does not have a tissue to stop the flow, blood gets all over your hands and hands touch steering wheels, radio controls etc. Some one who does not have anything to be guilty of does not think to clean up the blood right away. This point should have gone to the defense again.
The DNA: The DNA of the victim was in a small place on Deans shoe and on the ankle area of his sock. There was also DNA of one of the real stabbers on his shoe. The prosecution says that means Dean was at the scene and the victims blood dropped on him. The defense says that the real stabbers clothes were tossed at Dean to throw away and landed on his left foot. This explains the mixture of the two different DNA's. The point should have gone again to the defense.
The most important evidence was ignored. We have a videotape from a police vehicle that clearly shows that blazer not being at Uribes house where the informants say it is. The prosecution thinks if they keep telling the jury that they see it, the jury will believe and see it too. I guess they were right on that. Why would the defense want that video in evidence if Dean had been there? Dean was adamant that the video would show he was never there. It seems a guilty person would have said "don't use the video, it is not important."
These are the kind of things the appellate attorney will point out, and then maybe the higher court will dismiss all charges.
The jurors do not even realize how ignorant they were. They just loved the acting performance of Gundy. They were all waiting outside the court room to talk to the star of the play. It really amazes us.
Thank God, Dean is resilient and good natured. He will prevail. The jurors however have a blight on their soul now. Gundy is in denial about his true character and just relishes the limelight and the win. The investigators knew damn well that Dean was maybe innocent but did not back off. Life is ironic and not always fair. It is an adventure though and a discovery of onself. As long as we all have our health, we should be able to handle most anything. We are in eternity and just because some people get away with sin this life does not mean that they get away with it in eternity.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Three Hours
The jury came back in three hours from a month long trial with the verdict of guilty. It is shocking! They did not even go through the evidence. These jurors voted on the best performance by an attorney, the best acting, not the best case. They were all waiting for their hero out in the hall to hear how great they were and about the parts of the case they didn't know, like how Dean got his appeal, and how he was out for four years doing well and not part of any criminal acts. We come from a shallow county that cares more about themselves and their needs instead of thinking about others. They had Dean's life in their hands, and cared more about getting home than looking at the evidence seriously. Their choices have given them serious bad karma, and they will have to live with that forever. I do not think that they even looked at the video that had no blazer in it. To me, they are just as evil as the detectives and the informants. They just do not get that Gundy the prosecutor let out the real murderers to lock up one who has never hurt any one or any thing in his life in a violent manner.
Andrea sobbed in the court room as did Christine and Brittney. Dean was stoic and asked to be sentenced immediately. He got life without parole but got to keep his credits which should mean that he will be able to go to a level 3 prison instead of level 4.
Our lives will go back to semi normal and we will visit him once a month in prison. He and I had a good talk a couple of nights ago on the phone. I told him that because he adapts so well and can handle prison, I can handle it. I told him that I am grateful for his four years of freedom where he got to really find himself and family again. Now when he goes to prison, he knows who he is. I said that I was proud of him and his intelligence and candor on the stand, and that he was more intelligent than the jurors. He was happy about that and agreed that he will never forget what he learned when he was free.
We will continue the fight for Dean and we will be appealing in a few ways. God willing, he will win again. Andrea has the title for her book now that she wants to write with Dean about this experience. It will be called Three Hours. The jurors will become famous for their ignorance when it becomes a best seller.
Thank You everyone for your support and love. Life does go on, and I am sure God has a purpose for Dean in prison. At least he does not have to be in Iraq or Afghanistan. Those poor soldiers lives can be real hell.
Andrea sobbed in the court room as did Christine and Brittney. Dean was stoic and asked to be sentenced immediately. He got life without parole but got to keep his credits which should mean that he will be able to go to a level 3 prison instead of level 4.
Our lives will go back to semi normal and we will visit him once a month in prison. He and I had a good talk a couple of nights ago on the phone. I told him that because he adapts so well and can handle prison, I can handle it. I told him that I am grateful for his four years of freedom where he got to really find himself and family again. Now when he goes to prison, he knows who he is. I said that I was proud of him and his intelligence and candor on the stand, and that he was more intelligent than the jurors. He was happy about that and agreed that he will never forget what he learned when he was free.
We will continue the fight for Dean and we will be appealing in a few ways. God willing, he will win again. Andrea has the title for her book now that she wants to write with Dean about this experience. It will be called Three Hours. The jurors will become famous for their ignorance when it becomes a best seller.
Thank You everyone for your support and love. Life does go on, and I am sure God has a purpose for Dean in prison. At least he does not have to be in Iraq or Afghanistan. Those poor soldiers lives can be real hell.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
15th Day of Trial
Today was closing arguments. The prosecutor started and went on for 3 hours. He wove a good case and was dramatic at the right moments. He fabricated and exaggerated things and he even acted like he would cry at the proper moment. He put on a slide show and power point presentation. He kept trying to convince the jury that the blazer was in the police car video when it is not. The jurors will see for themselves when they view it in deliberation. It is very important because all the informants spin their story around the blazer being there. The video shows that it is not there, which makes all the informants liars. The prosecutor also tried to say that there are too many coincidences in the case and that means Dean is guilty. He was very strong in his presentation which makes all of us nervous. We hope the jury sees through all this.
Then Jack, who is Dean's lawyer presented his last arguments. He had a good power point presentation that was based on the four informants against Dean and compared how their stories measured up to the physical evidence and eye witness evidence. Dean's story does measure up and the informants do not. Also, the Dna on Dean's shoe also has Willie's DNA on it which matches Dean's story of Willies clothes being thrown accidentally on his shoe. Jack covered the car video to the most minute detail showing the jurors where to look. He also stated how the car could never have been used. He went over the interviews by the D.A.'s investigator, and showed how he led the informants to their stories. He showed how the police early on decided it was Dean from the DNA on his shoe and then found people to agree with them. Every little thing they found like Dean's small cut, they tried to link to the case. They even used Dean's boyhood macho talk in letters to try to make jurors think that he was violent. All in All, Jack did an excellent job. His job is over now. Gundy will finish up with his rebuttal tomorrow and then the jury will deliberate, studying the evidence and trying to come to a decision.
Andrea is back from her trip which was a needed escape. She put together an outline for Jacks closing and it was sooo helpful. I cannot be there tomorrow until the afternoon, but Andrea and Christine will go. My parents, Mona, and Jae were also there. Jacks wife and son came too.
If the jury should vote guilty, we will continue the fight for Dean's innocence. Pray that the jury sees the evidence correctly. Jack explained to them that the law is: if an event has two reasonable explanations, one being the prosecution side and the other the defense side; the jury has to go with innocent. For example: the pepper tree leaves in the blazer. The prosecution says that the leaves are from the pepper tree near the murder site. The defense says that the leaves are from the parking spot of the blazer at Jays work which is under a pepper tree. Both are reasonable, so the jury must decide for the defense. That is how they are supposed to decide each event from the case. Pray pray pray!!
We will probably know tomorrow. Dean has still not been allowed to shave.
Then Jack, who is Dean's lawyer presented his last arguments. He had a good power point presentation that was based on the four informants against Dean and compared how their stories measured up to the physical evidence and eye witness evidence. Dean's story does measure up and the informants do not. Also, the Dna on Dean's shoe also has Willie's DNA on it which matches Dean's story of Willies clothes being thrown accidentally on his shoe. Jack covered the car video to the most minute detail showing the jurors where to look. He also stated how the car could never have been used. He went over the interviews by the D.A.'s investigator, and showed how he led the informants to their stories. He showed how the police early on decided it was Dean from the DNA on his shoe and then found people to agree with them. Every little thing they found like Dean's small cut, they tried to link to the case. They even used Dean's boyhood macho talk in letters to try to make jurors think that he was violent. All in All, Jack did an excellent job. His job is over now. Gundy will finish up with his rebuttal tomorrow and then the jury will deliberate, studying the evidence and trying to come to a decision.
Andrea is back from her trip which was a needed escape. She put together an outline for Jacks closing and it was sooo helpful. I cannot be there tomorrow until the afternoon, but Andrea and Christine will go. My parents, Mona, and Jae were also there. Jacks wife and son came too.
If the jury should vote guilty, we will continue the fight for Dean's innocence. Pray that the jury sees the evidence correctly. Jack explained to them that the law is: if an event has two reasonable explanations, one being the prosecution side and the other the defense side; the jury has to go with innocent. For example: the pepper tree leaves in the blazer. The prosecution says that the leaves are from the pepper tree near the murder site. The defense says that the leaves are from the parking spot of the blazer at Jays work which is under a pepper tree. Both are reasonable, so the jury must decide for the defense. That is how they are supposed to decide each event from the case. Pray pray pray!!
We will probably know tomorrow. Dean has still not been allowed to shave.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
14th Day of Trial
Today was intense. The prosecutor grilled Dean for about 4 hours. He kept repeating over and over segments of letters that Dean wrote to a friend where he was acting tough and talking big.
Dean kept explaining it but the prosecutor kept repeating them like he was an actor on a movie set. He was putting on a show for the jury and Dean was the target. It was really sad for me to watch. Dean stayed calm though and held his own. They also kept mentioning his three previous arrests on his record which were all non-violent. He tried to make them seem violent.
When it was over: Dean turned to the jury and said" I swear to God I did not do this crime."". The prosecutor objected, and the judge told him that was improper, and our lawyer got mad about it and was worried that the jury would think his emotion was contrived and vote against him now. We disagreed. We think Dean was very emotional and felt like he would never have a chance to talk to the jury again, and he wanted them to know his feelings. I think this jury knew that it was heart felt.
After that, Subrina Medina was on the stand to say that Dean had lived with her family when he was younger, and that he was totally non-violent. She was a very good witness. There was also a finger print forensic man who testified that there were no fingerprints of the suspects in the blazer. The prosecutor and our lawyer bickered all day about many things and then finally decided to come to agreements on things.
The jury finally got to go down to see the Blazer, and see how hard it would be to have five guys getting in and out and not leave fingerprints or have any of the victims blood in it.
The evidence part of their case is over and the closing arguments start tomorrow. I think the jury will go into deliberation on Friday.
I cannot believe it is almost over and we will know what will happen to Dean. Not Guilty or Guilty??? My Dad says that if he gets guilty, it will be a travesty and tragedy.
Keep Dean in your prayers. He looked so sad at the end of the day.
The bailiffs are not letting him shave, so he has a dark shadow. It really makes me angry that no one cares about this. His rights are totally being violated like we are in a third world country or something. I hope they let him shave tomorrow.
Dean kept explaining it but the prosecutor kept repeating them like he was an actor on a movie set. He was putting on a show for the jury and Dean was the target. It was really sad for me to watch. Dean stayed calm though and held his own. They also kept mentioning his three previous arrests on his record which were all non-violent. He tried to make them seem violent.
When it was over: Dean turned to the jury and said" I swear to God I did not do this crime."". The prosecutor objected, and the judge told him that was improper, and our lawyer got mad about it and was worried that the jury would think his emotion was contrived and vote against him now. We disagreed. We think Dean was very emotional and felt like he would never have a chance to talk to the jury again, and he wanted them to know his feelings. I think this jury knew that it was heart felt.
After that, Subrina Medina was on the stand to say that Dean had lived with her family when he was younger, and that he was totally non-violent. She was a very good witness. There was also a finger print forensic man who testified that there were no fingerprints of the suspects in the blazer. The prosecutor and our lawyer bickered all day about many things and then finally decided to come to agreements on things.
The jury finally got to go down to see the Blazer, and see how hard it would be to have five guys getting in and out and not leave fingerprints or have any of the victims blood in it.
The evidence part of their case is over and the closing arguments start tomorrow. I think the jury will go into deliberation on Friday.
I cannot believe it is almost over and we will know what will happen to Dean. Not Guilty or Guilty??? My Dad says that if he gets guilty, it will be a travesty and tragedy.
Keep Dean in your prayers. He looked so sad at the end of the day.
The bailiffs are not letting him shave, so he has a dark shadow. It really makes me angry that no one cares about this. His rights are totally being violated like we are in a third world country or something. I hope they let him shave tomorrow.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
13th Day of Trial
The day started with Christine, Jay's sister testifying. She stated that Dean was a very non-violent person. She was clear and concise and the prosecutor was not mean to her.
The plumber who fixed the sink testified, and the uniform rep stated that the uniforms were accounted for.
The majority of the day was Dean's testimony. All our prayers were answered. Thank You. All the angels were around him, and he spoke eloquently, clearly and sincerely. He related to the jury his life and how he got into hanging out with gangs and how different that he is now.
He admitted his mistakes, interpreted his letters of macho talk, and declared his innocence.
He told about the night of the crime and how he was woken up to help with a clothing exchange by his buddies. It was then that bloody clothes landed on his foot which he never thought about until much later. It is the only way besides a frame- up that the blood could have got on the tops of his shoes.
Now the jury knows his version of the events and the prosecutor could not poke holes into it. He will try to discredit Dean some more tomorrow. We could not have asked for Dean to be any better. It is thanks to all the prayers. God is listening. Keep it up!
The plumber who fixed the sink testified, and the uniform rep stated that the uniforms were accounted for.
The majority of the day was Dean's testimony. All our prayers were answered. Thank You. All the angels were around him, and he spoke eloquently, clearly and sincerely. He related to the jury his life and how he got into hanging out with gangs and how different that he is now.
He admitted his mistakes, interpreted his letters of macho talk, and declared his innocence.
He told about the night of the crime and how he was woken up to help with a clothing exchange by his buddies. It was then that bloody clothes landed on his foot which he never thought about until much later. It is the only way besides a frame- up that the blood could have got on the tops of his shoes.
Now the jury knows his version of the events and the prosecutor could not poke holes into it. He will try to discredit Dean some more tomorrow. We could not have asked for Dean to be any better. It is thanks to all the prayers. God is listening. Keep it up!
Monday, August 4, 2008
12th Day Of Trial
Today was a packed witness day. The defense started with another eyewitness to the crime that again stated that no one like Dean committed the crime, and certainly no one with a uniform on. The prosecutor as usual was quite mean to him, but the witness stuck to his story.
Then a former mechanic at our shop testified about the sharp edged sink that cut every ones fingers until it was fixed. He also totally forgot that Dean had uniforms and uniform shoes which was shocking to me but peoples memories are selective. We had a break and I asked him if he really didn't remember that. He said he didn't. He had told our attorney before today something very different. Strange.
Next, we had our friend Brittney testify to Dean's character. She was very calm and a good witness. Next, we had on a second pathologist for the prosecution, but he did not prove very good either way about Dean's cut. Then, we had the videographers who explained and showed us how the prosecutions tape is a jumbled mess with added images and ghosts. We then looked at a better vidoe that clearly shows the Blazer is not where the informants say it is. Of course the prosecutor was mean again but the witness stayed calm and strong in his assertions.
Our defense attorney then asked the judge if we could take a field trip to the apartments where the Blazer was supposedly parked after the crime. The judge said no, but is thinking about letting the jury go down to the courthouse street and see the Blazer and how small the inside is to fit 5 people and have no fingerprints of any suspects except Dean inside. The judge is still deciding on that.
Then I went on the stand. I was asked about Deans time with us before the crime, and the rules of the house, and about his uniforms and shoes, and his work schedule and the night of the search. I answered everything truthfully and the prosecutor wasn't very mean with me.
Then, Mona went on the stand.(Dean's aunt) She testified how there was no way Dean would ever be violent. She was very calm and thought carefully on each question before answering.
She was a good witness. Christine will go on tomorrow to talk about Dean's character and what kind of employee he was.
That was it for today. I think it went fairly well, except that I wish our attorney would ask more questions to his witnesses.
Tomorrow will probably be Dean's testimony. Every one pray that he remains calm. He gets so nervous, and then his brain jumps all over the place. I hope to see my parents there.
Until tomorrow! Pray pray pray
Then a former mechanic at our shop testified about the sharp edged sink that cut every ones fingers until it was fixed. He also totally forgot that Dean had uniforms and uniform shoes which was shocking to me but peoples memories are selective. We had a break and I asked him if he really didn't remember that. He said he didn't. He had told our attorney before today something very different. Strange.
Next, we had our friend Brittney testify to Dean's character. She was very calm and a good witness. Next, we had on a second pathologist for the prosecution, but he did not prove very good either way about Dean's cut. Then, we had the videographers who explained and showed us how the prosecutions tape is a jumbled mess with added images and ghosts. We then looked at a better vidoe that clearly shows the Blazer is not where the informants say it is. Of course the prosecutor was mean again but the witness stayed calm and strong in his assertions.
Our defense attorney then asked the judge if we could take a field trip to the apartments where the Blazer was supposedly parked after the crime. The judge said no, but is thinking about letting the jury go down to the courthouse street and see the Blazer and how small the inside is to fit 5 people and have no fingerprints of any suspects except Dean inside. The judge is still deciding on that.
Then I went on the stand. I was asked about Deans time with us before the crime, and the rules of the house, and about his uniforms and shoes, and his work schedule and the night of the search. I answered everything truthfully and the prosecutor wasn't very mean with me.
Then, Mona went on the stand.(Dean's aunt) She testified how there was no way Dean would ever be violent. She was very calm and thought carefully on each question before answering.
She was a good witness. Christine will go on tomorrow to talk about Dean's character and what kind of employee he was.
That was it for today. I think it went fairly well, except that I wish our attorney would ask more questions to his witnesses.
Tomorrow will probably be Dean's testimony. Every one pray that he remains calm. He gets so nervous, and then his brain jumps all over the place. I hope to see my parents there.
Until tomorrow! Pray pray pray
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