Never heard that before. Can you support it with evidence? Was it testified as so, in the courtroom?
In the preliminary hearing, Damon said he wanted to "test" the alarm chip to see if it could be neutralized, so he stuck a child's magnet on it and sure enough it caused the device not to work. It also had a second effect, i.e., the magnetization at the very least would have wiped the chip clean and at worst have completely screwed it up.
That doesn't support the notion that he "destroyed" the chip, as if it were some intentional destruction of evidence. Regardless, for the purpose of this criminal case, it will need to be introduced by the defendant's attorney, insofar as your citation comes from the PH (preliminary hearing), which is not evidence in this trial.
BTW, it appears your PH "writing" is a paraphrasing and interpretation exercize, not the actual transcript. Correct?
BTW, it appears your PH "writing" is a paraphrasing and interpretation exercize, not the actual transcript. Correct?
You are correct -- I didn't go back to get the actual transcript. Also, I might have inerrantly assumed that the chip was in the sensor, and I also might have inerrantly assumed that the "chip" could be erased by a magnet.
You got me!