Bugs: The Best Witnesses? (Westerfield's Son Neal Forced To Testify By Desperate D.A. Dusek!!)

Court TV ^ | July 25, 2002 | Harriet Ryan

[Freedom2specul8]

Wait a minute.. are you saying that feldman discussed rodents chewing thru the skin say around the 9th...? hypothetical date..

[mommya]

Huh - just saying the facts don't fit with his contentions?

[demsux]

OMG, i've got it...this guy needs to be played by Cliff Claven

[Freedom2specul8]

You and fres have too much fun. :)

[Stiv]

Feldmanization is a much faster process than Mummification.

Classic!

On an unrelated note: While I think Feldman is a very good lawyer, he does tend to get a bit quick and aggressive at times. I don't how many of you watched the Mark Chmura trial about a year-and-a-half ago, but his defense attorney, Gerald Boyle, managed to be quite chummy and down-homey while extracting some extremely damning testimony from witnesses. It'd be great if Feldman could blend his knack for understanding highly technical stuff with Boyle's friendly demeanor.

Also, what's the best place to get transcripts from this trial? Thanx!

[alexandria]

You would think so. If there were ants carrying off maggots, the first Bug Guy wouldn't have had to lay a trap for them they would have been apparent. Ever seen an ant highway?

I'll say again from reading forensic reports it is possible for a body to start mummification within 48hrs. especially with small children. This would not mean that there would be NO moisture in fact the body would, or may, retain interior moisture longer.

[demsux]

nyuk, nyuk

[VRWC_minion]

I also "feel" something else about the defense rebuttle that could be happening as an unanticipated consequence that Feldman has walked into in. In his zeal to disprove this guy who is weak on bug stuff he is making two mistakes in my opinion.

THe first mistake is that by testing every assumption through his questions he is bringing the attention to the jury that the determination of the dates is complex and the jury may ask itself whether any witness could be relied on.

The second mistake is one of strategy. When the real bug guy testifies he will know exactly how Feldman is going to cross so he will be better prepared. Goff won't make the same mistakes.

[John Jamieson]

I believe nobody is taking this guy seriously.

[Freedom2specul8]

You're not going to ignore the possibility of a preserved body, dry mummified skin...with rodent entry later on are ya?

[spectre]

His poor wife...can you imagine what his idea of porno tapes are? Whoa!

sw

[Freedom2specul8]

REPEAT

In the opinion of this witness, under the environmental conditions, based on the decompositional stages and according to the reports of other witnesses...in his estimate, a body in that condition could not have been there that long. Looking at post mortem changes..this is what he expected a body to look in 4 - 6 weeks..

[TamiPie]

Maybe she was in the desert and moved.

[John Jamieson]

http://www.signonsandiego.com/

But they haven't been keeping up.

Feldman reminds me a little of Columbo.

[demsux]

You're not going to ignore the possibility of a preserved body, dry mummified skin...with rodent entry later on are ya?

I rather doubt it...seems to me that the blowflies will find an entry point pretty darn quick. You really don't need "artificial" entry point.

[Freedom2specul8]

ok that's sure is a possibility but why would the perp move the body if he or she already dumped it?

[demsux]

Geez, Dusek, give it a rest, this guy is costing $350/hr

[John Jamieson]

How does it get mummified BEFORE the flys get to it, without it being in a frig for a week or two? Also it was only partially mummified.

[FresnoDA]

bass...you do the screenplay...I know someone who can provide a Soundtrack...LOL

[Stiv]

Feldman reminds me a little of Columbo.

Funny, I was thinking how great it would be if either side could have tricked someone into giving themselves away a la Columbo. Great show during the 1970's, not as good when it wasn't the Mystery Movie of the Week (or whatever it was called!).