Posted on 10/11/2017 9:51:09 AM PDT by Elderberry
Tribune-Herald staff writer Tommy Witherspoon is live-tweeting from inside the courtroom in the trial of Jacob Carrizal, the first biker to be prosecuted for his alleged role in the May 17, 2015, Twin Peaks shootout.
Jury selection is underway, and opening statements are expected to be given this afternoon.
Nine people were killed and dozens injured in the melee between rival biker groups the Bandidos and Cossacks.
The judge and attorneys are talking to prospective jurors individually now. These are the ones who asked not to speak publicly about issues.
The judge is talking to the parties in chambers. They might begin calling in potential jurors who didn't want to talk about issues in public
Her last question: "Will each of you promise to give Jake Carrizal the fair trial he deserves and has been waiting so long to get?"
Gotro is asking each of the 145 or so on the panel if they will follow the law.
Gotro said a jury is allowed to disregard evidence if it finds the evidence was illegally obtained.
Gotro is asking the panel about items searched and seized without probable cause.
The gun discussion is ongoing. Gotro has really got the panel talking now, with comments on all sides of the issue.
Many say there are too many guns but they aren't comfortable with the government seizing guns from lawful owners.
Now she's got the panel in a 2nd Amendment discussion, asking if there are too many guns and if they fear the government will take them.
Gotro is saying that "technicalities" that people often chide defense attorneys for exploiting are actually important constitutional rights.
Gotro asked why someone would lie to a police officer.
Gotro is talking about the unreliability of eyewitness testimony and reasons why it can be flawed. One juror said Twin Peaks served alcohol.
Gotro is warning jurors against what she called confirmation bias, having formed an opinion and only listening to evidence that supports it.
She is asking if witnesses, including police officers, always tell the truth. One juror said it is unlikely a police officer would lie
Gotro is picking up her voir dire where she left off Tuesday evening. She is asking why defendants might not take the stand.
The parties have agreed to proceed without the missing juror, but the judge ordered deputies to continue looking for him to execute the writ
The judge told the panel that we can't proceed at this time and recessed the proceedings actually before they started.
The judge issued a writ of attachment for a no-show juror and the judge is recessing the panel until he is located.
Stay tuned. There is never a dull moment around here and you never know what is going to happen next. But you can bet it won't be ordinary.
The jury panel is coming in now and defense attorney Casie Gotro will continue her voir dire examination of the panel.
“Gotro asked why someone would lie to a police officer.”
I ask why a police officer would lie to someone. Happens often enough, with no consequences.
Thanks for posting this.
12 Jurors and 2 alternates
Thank you for updates
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The prospective jurors now will approach the bench with the attorneys to discuss their issues.
After that, the judge will review strikes from the attorneys and will seat a jury from the first 14 jurors who remain unstruck.
The judge is seating the jury now.
Judge is releasing the jury until 2:30 p.m. The jury is made up of 11 men and 3 women. Two are alternates.
The judge denied a motion to quash the indictment.
Have they returned?
Prosecutor Amanda Dillon is reading the indictment against Carrizal charging him with directing the activities of a criminal street gang. 12:42 PM - 11 Oct 2017
Carrizal, standing with his attorney, Casie Gotro, pleaded not guilty to all three counts. 1:00 PM - 11 Oct 2017
Reyna completed two sentences of his opening before the first objection. 1:04 PM - 11 Oct 2017
The judge is recessing the jury until 9 tomorrow but the parties are taking up matters outside their presence. 2:15 PM - 11 Oct 2017
Thanks for the up-date ,,,,,,,,
The judge is allowing his testimony, with the exception of two slides. One involving the history of 1 percenters and one about legal funds. 3:52 PM - 11 Oct 2017
We are recessed. Testimony continues at 9 a.m. Thursday. 3:56 PM - 11 Oct 2017
Thank you
The courtroom is almost full with spectators, lawyers and others as the judge takes the bench. 9:02 AM - 12 Oct 2017
The jury is coming in now. 9:03 AM - 12 Oct 2017
Darin Kozlowski, an ATF agent who has infiltrated three major motorcycle groups, is the state's first witness. 9:06 AM - 12 Oct 2017
He testified Wednesday outside the presence of the jury in a defense challenge to his designation as an expert witness. 9:07 AM - 12 Oct 2017
He is talking about how he went undercover and infiltrated three outlaw motorcycle gangs or OMGs. He assumed another identity. 9:11 AM - 12 Oct 2017
After an incident in Hollister, Calif., someone said that only 1 percent of biker groups are criminal gangs.
9:18 AM - 12 Oct 2017
Unfortunately there are some on here that believe that all motorcycle clubs are gangs, and made up of gangsters and criminals - including Vets and Christian motorcycle clubs. Those people that believe that are total a$$es and jackboot bootlickers. I have many friends that are in both of those types of motorcycle clubs and they are NOT gangsters or criminals.
Behind the witness is a large screen on which the state is showing his power point presentation. He is talking about gang protocols now.
He said gangs have a disdain for authority and don't fear police or recognize their authority. Gangs are very secretive, he said.
Gangs rely on the "power of the patch" and use it as a way to intimidate the public. They demand respect from the public, he said.9:26 AM - 12 Oct 2017
If they feel disrespected, the gangs will retaliate, knowing other gangs are watching how they handle the situation, he said. 9:28 AM - 12 Oct 2017
The headline on the screen now is "40 + years of ongoing violence and retaliation."9:33 AM - 12 Oct 2017
He said the Bandidos originated in Texas and control the state. 9:34 AM - 12 Oct 2017
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