[Yaelle]

One thing would be interesting to know: how she appeared to the hotel employees right after she ran from the room. If she had any sort of contusion or swelling in the face then, it would be obviously at the hands of Kobe (or his bodyguards). If a defense POA would be to say those facial wounds were self-inflicted, then she would have had to have done them later, after the run from the hotel. If she was already bruised or contused at that early point, Kobe is going down and deservedly so.

[bereanway]

There's a lot of questionable info coming out about this case. But the thing that is the most convincing to me and has been from the beginning is Sheriff Hoy's reaction. He wanted an arrest warrant and he wanted it now. He bypassed the DA's office and went to a judge who was available 24 hrs a day. This initially created some tension with the DA's office. Hoy said based upon what his investigators said that he had no option but to arrest Bryant. A deputy DA who had worked with Hoy in the pase described him as extremely level headed and not someone to rush into a situation (paraphrase). Bryant may not get convicted, but if this goes to court what's left of his rep is shot. This is going to get real ugly.

Hoy also said that of all the media calls he's taken only two have inquired of the victim's welfare. Based upon what he has seen he seems to sympathize with the victim.