[pyx]

I suspect some "similarities" with the Samantha case.

This is an interesting bit of speculation. The prospects are very intriguing. If there are some things that have surfaced from the Runnion case and since Mudd has already given his direction and interpretation to the jury that there is no connection, then some including Judge Mudd may be in deep doo doo and it could end up with Westerfield owning a considerable chunk of California after the civil suit dust settles. :)

[the Deejay]

I don't think Mudd should have mentioned the Samantha R. case AT ALL to the jury.

[Yeti]

Excelent point on the Mudd instruction. Mudd has no way of know if there is or is not a connection, how can he instruct the jurors that there is none?

He tells them to make assumptions not in evidence. The only reason there has not already been a mistrial is that DW stands to make more money by being falsely convicted, then exonerated that by having the case thrown out.

All of the relevant evidence that has been suppressed by LE WILL COME OUT eventually. Did the caller on the 16th have a hispanic accent? Were some of the hairs in the RV Brenda's? The VD's prophetic comments about finding the body are more incriminating than DW unrecorded alleged comments to LE.

DW will be Emperor of San Diego when the dust settles from this. Some LE belong behind bars, not just reprimanded.