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Westerfield Closings Set For Tuesday, 8-6-2002: More Revelations Continue "Out" Of Jurors Sight!
Court TV ^ | August 6, 2002 | Harriet Ryan

Posted on 08/06/2002 6:40:14 AM PDT by FresnoDA

Westerfield closings set for Tuesday

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The defense for David Westerfield, left, opted not to call a last forensic witness, clearing the way for closing arguments Tuesday morning.

SAN DIEGO — After two months and 116 witnesses, jurors in the capital murder case of David Westerfield will hear closing arguments Tuesday.

"We'll be ready to rock and roll tomorrow morning," Judge William Mudd told lawyers Monday.

Defense attorneys for Westerfield, who is accused of kidnapping and killing his 7-year-old neighbor Danielle van Dam, had considered calling a forensic anthropologist as their final witness. After weekend discussions, however, they decided to rest their case, defense lawyer Steven Feldman told Mudd.

The judge imposed no time limits on the arguments Feldman and prosecutor Jeff Dusek will make, and closings in the trial, which included 199 exhibits and weeks of complex forensic testimony, could stretch into a second day.

At the hearing Monday, Feldman made yet another attempt to have the panel of six men and six women sequestered during deliberations. He cited front page articles about the case in the local paper as well as an article about swinging in San Diego magazine.

"The land mines keep growing, Judge," he told Mudd.

As he had before, the judge denied the request and said he trusted the jury to follow his instructions about avoiding media accounts of the case.

Westerfield, 50, faces the death penalty if convicted of Danielle's slaying. The second-grader was abducted from her bedroom last February. Searchers found her naked body on the side of a road three and a half weeks later. Prosecutors claim Westerfield sexually assaulted and suffocated her, but the defense says forensic evidence indicates she was dumped after the defendant was under police surveillance.

 
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To: connectthedots
He keep repeating he "doesn't have to prove kidnapping" because he cannot do it..and he promised he would.

A man's life is at stake, and he doesn't HAVE to PROVE anything, except that Danielle is DEAD? sw

241 posted on 08/06/2002 10:58:16 AM PDT by spectre
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To: Jaded
About surfing porn.

Watkins testimony July 24 regarding 2/4 computer activity:

Q. HOW MANY PORNOGRAPHIC WEBSITES WERE VISITED THAT DAY?

A. I FOUND NONE.

242 posted on 08/06/2002 10:59:02 AM PDT by cyncooper
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To: spectre
Full Feldmanization may not be necessary...possibly just Feldmanization Lite.
243 posted on 08/06/2002 11:00:25 AM PDT by demsux
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To: All
Close your eyes, listen to Dusek...he sounds like AL GORE...yikes!

sw

244 posted on 08/06/2002 11:01:02 AM PDT by spectre
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To: the Deejay
And now he's talking about "young two year olds" and "old two year olds". There's something terribly wrong with this man. He's headed for a nervous breakdown IMO.
245 posted on 08/06/2002 11:01:26 AM PDT by nycgal
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To: Valpal1; Amore; Henrietta; UCANSEE2; cyncooper; redlipstick; GummyIII; Ditter; ThinkingMan; ...
Dusek is doing a pretty good job piecing it all together..
246 posted on 08/06/2002 11:02:16 AM PDT by Freedom2specul8
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To: nycgal
perhaps because he knows that he and a few others have lost their jobs over this case...
247 posted on 08/06/2002 11:02:17 AM PDT by Unknown Freeper
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To: spectre
There is absolutely no comparison to Gore..but we can compare the losers in the trial to clinton. Horndog commonality for one thing.
248 posted on 08/06/2002 11:03:13 AM PDT by Freedom2specul8
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To: ~Kim4VRWC's~
He's doing a pretty good job of chopping his case into pieces.....
249 posted on 08/06/2002 11:03:36 AM PDT by MagnoliaMS
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To: demsux
Now, Dusek is talking about "cooking the books" and he is slamming Faulkner and Haskell's work..saying there are ways to "cook the books" with the evidence.

Oh, please Feldman...talk about how the evidence can be COOKED up against someone...PLEASE.

sw

250 posted on 08/06/2002 11:04:13 AM PDT by spectre
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To: Unknown Freeper
I also think he included "Kamal" when he was listing the bug experts a bit earlier. I'll have to check the transcript for that.
251 posted on 08/06/2002 11:04:26 AM PDT by nycgal
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To: spectre

BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT????

Don't look at the camera, Van Damnit....


252 posted on 08/06/2002 11:04:56 AM PDT by FresnoDA
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To: ~Kim4VRWC's~
Yeah, what ever....
253 posted on 08/06/2002 11:06:05 AM PDT by Jaded
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To: is_is
WHAT IF BRENDA OR ONE OF HER "FRIENDS" RAN OVER HER THAT NIGHT BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL DRUNK AND DRUGGED?

Probably not, because there was enough of the body left for the ME to detect such gross trauma, and he didn't.

254 posted on 08/06/2002 11:06:19 AM PDT by Steve0113
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To: ~Kim4VRWC's~
Come on Kim, admitt it...you're HOT for Dusek...that's what this is all about, isn't it? LOL!

sw

255 posted on 08/06/2002 11:06:19 AM PDT by spectre
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To: FresnoDA
No, no, no fres, he didn't hide in the closet. He hid in the CORNER!!!!
256 posted on 08/06/2002 11:06:23 AM PDT by It's me
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To: spectre
Boy, if I was sitting in prison based on bug evidence presented by Dusek, I'd be filing appeals right now.
257 posted on 08/06/2002 11:08:09 AM PDT by demsux
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To: spectre

PMI = Private Mortgage Insurance.....

"I do have a law degree....I do have a law degree....."

258 posted on 08/06/2002 11:08:18 AM PDT by FresnoDA
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To: FresnoDA
LOL!!! Thanks for the humor. I really needed it listening to this embicile!

I can't see how a cat could get into that closet. Let alone a man the size of DW & not break his neck in the process. Also, does anything in the closet look knocked over? Everything looks stacked to me.
259 posted on 08/06/2002 11:08:34 AM PDT by the Deejay
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To: MagnoliaMS
Hi Magnolia.. (I love your handle btw)

Is your conclusion based upon a bias or preconceived notions because of the vd's behaviour? Look, I realize we all have biases in this case, but to ignore the truth and good points that dusek it pointing out is silly. I'm not ignoring the good points feldman has brought up.

Dusek is doing very well, if you step outside what some have referred to as the BOX and look at his argument without repulsion...you see the truths he has pointed out. It's not easy I know.
260 posted on 08/06/2002 11:08:34 AM PDT by Freedom2specul8
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