Judge Mudd Refuses Sequester Plea: Westerfield Jury Verdict In Sep? (Aug. 16th Verdict Watch)

Union Trib ^ | August 15, 2002 | Jeff Dillion/Steve Perez

[rolling_stone]

DW gave statments to the police, just like DVD and BVD did, you can see how they were crucified on the stand for inconcistencies. If one has given previous statements, it is difficult to get on the stand and not look bad, even if innocent. Yes I would like to get on the stand, but having seem studies on it, it takes much preperation to do it well. It is difficult for someone accused of such a terrible crime not to look guilty from fear or embarrasment, as many say they would rather be accused of murder than child molest, and here you get both accusations.

I think the times the defendant testifies is usually when there is eyewitness identification and little else to question. DW cannot testify how fibers or prints or blood got there if he is innocent and doesn't know, as such it would not help his case. It is more a technical issue IMO.

I guarantee you with very few exceptions defense attorneys recommend their client not testify.

[Freedom2specul8]

That's true JJ..I do remember that.

I wonder how well off the families were of the little girls and the older gal..

Do all the victims come from wealthy familes?

G'nite for real..

[hoosiermama]

Good night KIM

[Hildy]

Well, how do you suppose the blood and fibers got on him. You have to admit that if he's innocent, he has to be the most unluckiest SOB on the planet.

[clearvision]

And jacket just happens to have messed up time on drycleaners receipt because printer was down and entered 24 items after first of the two receipts that morning...

[John Jamieson]

A police officer called him anonymously and said something like "You're in much bigger trouble than you know, call this guy Feldman, he's the best."

[Rheo]

A police officer called him anonymously and said something like "You're in much bigger trouble than you know, call this guy Feldman, he's the best."

Do you know where that info came from by chance?

[KnutCase]

Is this a fact or are you putting me on?

[John Jamieson]

First, there is no blood,

Second, The fibers mean nothing because they have no identified common source and there may not even be one.

(I'll bet that I have some of the same fibers in my home you have in yours. Do you shop at Xmart too?)

Now if you want to talk about DNA that's a more important matter. I give it a good chance that it was planted by Det Ott.

[KnutCase]

I'm new at this computer stuff. How do you go about placing the previous poster's comments above your reply. That is useful. But I don't know how to do it.

[hoosiermama]

Several suggestions have been made.
My favorite for camper: The blood on the floor of the camper. could be there becasue Danieel had a nose bleed on the side walk (Her mother's testimony) DW stepped in it. It was on his shoe when he walked into his camper.

Since they did not confirm the DNA on the jacket was infact blood (JJ's research) it could easily have been spit or snot she wiped on the jacket, when she was running wild with her brother though DW house, while her mother was talking to DW.

Both spots we very small. NO testimony to splatter, smear,etc. no identifyable pictures. No confirmation of actual blood (ask JJ) VERY POOR police work.

[John Jamieson]

SD newspapers.

[John Jamieson]

It's true, to the best of my knowledge. I've read it several times.

[CAPPSMADNESS]

Judy tried to explain the same to me, I suppose I will just have to break down and read the dang dummies book.....

:(

[Rheo]

Highlight their comment...in front of it...put<> with an i in it and at the end of their comment..</> but put in the i after the /...the i stands for italics.

Do the same for bold, using a b.

[hoosiermama]

Capps print out boot camp it's much easier.

[CAPPSMADNESS]

"Capps print out boot camp it's much easier."

How do you think I learned the THREE thingys that I do know??

Okay mama...... I'll print bootcamp again....

:)

[KnutCase]

That's interesting. I wonder which policeman. Do we have a reasonable and concerned cop at SDPD? In spite of the handicap placed on him by the judge, I thought he did a pretty good job.

[John Jamieson]

Doesn't it bother you that Damon was out running around the desert on the weekend of the 16th, near Dehesa and before sunrise on the 16th when the body was dumped. Or that he said on the 18th that searchers should be looking closer to SD?

[Rheo]

Probably the same cop that left the little clue of a .22 shell casing.