Not much point in intimidating the cabbie - both sides have his sworn statement, which should be admissible in court without the cabbie's authentication. And they have the timeline of the cell calls / ATM withdrawal / fast food pickup / dorm entry...
They detectives in the courtroom, and there may have been more, were not all there because of a defense subpoena - or because they served an old warrant.
The Defense lawyer said twice in court (maybe closing argument) - Why are they here? Why are they here today, if this has nothing to do with Duke case. So, if Himan was in fact there for a legitimate reason, then there was two others.
I suspect Linwood Wilson was there. I don't think there was any legitimate reason for Clayton or Wilson to be there.
Himan did record in his notes (and ONLY him) that Nifong wanted Elmostafa arrested and wanted to be alerted when he was in Police custoday.
Somebody may have already mentioned this, if so, sorry.
Ready4Freddy,
Police or Sheriff's that serve warrants don't go to court. Elmostafa claimed 3 detectives were there when he was arrested. Process servers - Sheriff's are needed in court. That's almost an administrative function. Does the woman that fingerprinted him have to be in court. The jailer that accepted his bail - does he have to be there?
Clayton had not one thing to do with the original incident at the mall.