Prosecutor: Westerfield Guilty 'Beyond Possible Doubt'(Many Still Find Van Dam's Culpable)

Court TV ^ | August 7, 2002 | Harriet Ryan

[Henrietta]

Looks like you just have to be over 18 and of good moral character, according to 9.250. And you have to pass the bar exam.

[UCANSEE2]

635,636. Brilliant minds think alike.

[demsux]

Let's hear about the spent shell casing

[nycgal]

Now he's talking about playing 21. The other day he was talking about "young two year olds" and "old two year olds". Where does he come up with this stuff?

[UCANSEE2]

Dusek. Talking about ropes and hanging himself. talking about lies and how that is the substance of his case.

teaching the jury how to play blackjack.

[mommya]

I thought they were supposed to consider one at a time?

[Neenah]

"THEY WANT YOU TO VIOLATE THE LAW !!!!! Duuuuusick

[UCANSEE2]

LOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!

[nycgal]

To be honest with you, I have tuned him out. I'll try to pay more attention :-)

[the Deejay]

"Decomposition starts at the time of death, most bodies start producing a faint odor within 12 hours or so."

This is one of the points I've been trying to make for weeks. Yet, the "guilty" people think I'm crazy.

So, if he had a body in the RV for the period of time Dusek contends, that RV would have reeked with odor. And the dogs would not only have "hit" but they would have gone nuts!

[MagnoliaMS]

CourtTV has done a real hatchet job on Feldman and his closing today. Very grudgingly granted him a FEW points, but mostly just shredded him. Praising Dusek to the skies, still. During every break. Any of y'all see this?

[VRWC_minion]

I thought they were supposed to consider one at a time?

Just said that was a violation of the law and used a cheater of a card game to prove it. The card player wins ever game which is impossible without cheating but individually it is reasonable to win each game.

[UCANSEE2]

DUSEK: trying to get on the judges good side by talking about baseball and the Padres.

Padres and Chargers (aren't the Chargers football?)

Anyway, talking about fantasies of becoming a DA if he wins this case.

Now thinks he's MOSES , on top of the mountain.

Says DW is enttitled to NOT GUILTY.

[Yeti]

"And then, you tie your ROPE around the defendant's neck and hang him. That's the law, that's what you do, hang the defendant with the rope of facts that you didn't ignore, you don't hang him with the facts you decided to throw out, the rope, the rope. Your happy, simple rope of justice. Give in to peer pressure. Convict. Think about the testimony of Nancy Grace and others on TV. The rope. The facts. Give in. Be reasonable. The rope."

Of course, I am paraphrasing Dusek.

[VRWC_minion]

Dismantling Feldman's definition of reasonable doubt.

[the Deejay]

"teaching the jury how to play blackjack."

Isn't that the limit? Also, talking about ball clubs/games. Sheesh!

[nycgal]

He doesn't have to erase all possible doubts, he says. Doesn't have to prove his case beyond a shadow of a doubt...just beyond a reasonable doubt.

[UCANSEE2]

DUSEK: Admits DEFENSE wins. Now back to the TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN.

Now discussing something real. Doesn't have to eliminate all doubts. Doesn't have to prove beyond an imaginary doubt. Doesn't have to prove beyond the shadow of a doubt. Just beyond a reasonable doubt.

[Yeti]

He says he doesn't have to prove the case beyond the shadow of a doubt.

[ThreeYearLurker]

Going for the prize!