Recent content by mrjitty

My wild speculation is that the defence believes that it's 3rd party evidence will be ruled inadmissible - or at least the crucial parts of it. Therefore it needs time to pursue an interlocutory appeal of any pre-trial ruling by Gull. As that issue might well decide the case. This is why they...

FWIW I'd go with Kai Feldhaus over the Sun. However Bild is not a good source generally. I am sure we will find out soon enough whether anything was surgically removed.

Fantastic post! Our over-focus on the AA over the years is simply because it is the most accessible thing we have. But it never was the full case, or even necessarily that representative of what might have been presented in court. The prelim is obviously a step closer to what we would have...

I agree on this Seattle It was only a prelim, and in fact quite a few things discussed were not exhibited or at least not available to us plebs. For instance, the prosecution discussed both the BERLA and CAST reports and neither was exhibited by the state. Rather Grusing was the witness and...

While this prosecution is important in it's own right, I feel like the UK tabloid journalists who sold this story on MM have revealed that this prosecution really isn't going to tell us anything about that case. And I guess it will soon be four years since HCW dropped his bombshell, it is hard...

So you think she didn't post this picture? Just trying to catch your drift here

This makes sense to me - Rozzi had until 29 March 2024 to file a motion to quash see page 80 He obviously decided not to oppose this (he reviewed all the material and had already discovered a lot of it. Why Rozzi decided to open all this up I don't know. Or maybe i've misunderstood. MOO

I could be mixing up what records it is exactly but my understanding was the defence had consented to this .... see also Rozzis comments on p 79. It seems to deal with both the medical and mental health records that had already been handed over by the defence to the state. Then for some reason...

IIRC the beach site was more of interest before they found out SM was messaging with JL. Once they knew SM was definitely alive on Saturday, the work site idea became less viable

I do remember this vibe from when they were first rumbled in Hawaii On the one hand i felt it was obvious the kids were dead. But on the other hand it seemed scarcely believable that they murdered them and then just refused to say where they were?

For me one of the more interesting issues as regards new charges is that IE will no doubt claim that the sanctions should be re-imposed. I have no idea as to the law on that, or where to begin finding out! MOO

Great post @Seattle1 I am actually kind of disturbed you can be indicted for murder in the US and not have a prelim. We are just seeing this in Delphi where the accused will not to go trial until nearly 2 years without a prelim or a bail hearing. I much prefer that there is some kind of...

Some random takes - all my opinion and musings only I don't really get how this happens from a project management point of view. It's always been a three week trial. How did the parties not realise they needed longer until 2 weeks before trial? While I understand they need to talk to each other...

I'll only note, thanks to the 4 Franks motions, Judge Gull would seem to be more aware of what their defence is than usual IMO. They've pretty much laid out their theory of the case, in my opionion. MOO

I am at a loss for how this happens. The trial schedule was set ages ago. Yet the week before trial the parties announce it isn't long enough. RSBM. +1 strange IMO