Posted on 08/06/2002 6:40:14 AM PDT by FresnoDA
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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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I need a reel for my hose. :-)
Oh, what a tangled web we weave
when we fail to coil up the hose.
Wait, that's not right...
This an another item were rumors that were based on people 'close to the scene' and information pertaining to them was suppressed by Judge Mudd.
Traces of cocaine residue in the VD house.
High/speed video broadcast lines going to house/garage cut
Porn in the VD garage and on VD computers.
ONE MUST ASK, why is so much of what went on at the VD's being suppressed? Because it would prejudice the case?
Because it would make it look like the VD's were part of a major CHILD PORN RING ? Who knows. Why aren't we allowed to know? Must an innocent man go to jail to protect others? Must an innocent child have died to all to lust/greed of others to continue?
Who is being protected?
What about the INTERNATIONAL CHILD PORN RING headquarted in San Diego? One person arrested Jan 27th, the other Feb 18th. One of these guys worked as a school counselor, I believe.
Why was this kept "UNDER THEIR HAT" while DW was being FOLLOWED/ARREST???????????
I know, they are charged/not convicted.
Funny how in DW's case he was convicted before charged.
sw
Yeah, if you had a bunch of Rum and Cokes and then a shot, that would be the case.
NOW, if you had a bottle of wine, a joint, a bunch of mixed drinks, shots, more pot, some RED BULL, some more pot,and (don't tell anyone, let's snort a few lines), then you might want to stay up and eat pizza!
HONEY, where are the KIDS?
Hell, WHO CARES!
sw
I am referring to Kim saying that Susan testified that DW's personality would change when drinking. She was referring to that at the time she was bombarded with criticism and demands that she back it up with transcripts.
She did so. The "an" occasion, "on" occasion discussion is separate and was brought up after her initial comments and demands from others that she prove her contention re: personality change only.
DULLLLLLLLLsek
sw
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