Comment From Georgia Blogger
RE: Donnely....Apparently he wasn’t under subpoena, wasn’t on the witness list, so the rule of sequester did not affect him. The State let him testify without asking if he had been in the courtroom or objecting to the fact that he had , so I’m thinking the State waived that objection since they didn’t raise it at that time. They knew he was a witness who had just come forward two days before, because they demanded a Richardson Hearing.
Re the dull/boring professional testimony (or lecture)...obviously some things are of necessity “dull/boring.” I think some blame, if you will, is on society in general for not fostering an interest in certain things that require deeper thinking, paying more attention, and so forth. As it is now, too many citizens just want to get to the gory pics. JMHO