Jury questions re #SierraLaMar include - can u tell if note & rest of notebook were written left- or right-handed? It's tricky, no
Is writing affected by state of mind/other factors? #SierraLaMar expert said it's outside his purview.
That question indicates juror may not be convinced that #SierraLaMar did not write the note.
Sobrato high school asst principal Kevin Miller, turned in #SierraLaMar Spanish notebook to sheriff's deputy.
Miller turned notebook in on March 22, 2012, about a week after #SierraLaMar disappeared. Can't recall which student gave it to him
Can you say who has written in the notebook? No, asst principal says. #SierraLaMar
#SierraLaMar Miller: school had auto-dialer + email to let parent know re Unexcused absence, in evening. Unclear if parent had to sign up.
#SierraLaMar Spanish teacher Claudia Moreno takes stand.
#SierraLaMar (darn auto-correct). Spanish teacher's last name = Magana ( Claudia). IDs some of her own handwriting in notebook
#SierraLaMar Spanish teacher testifies notebooks NOT locked up, available for students to pick up from pile behind whiteboard.
#SierraLaMar Spanish teacher did not monitor pickup, doesn't know how many student hands it passed though.
#SierraLaMar DA David Boyd: "Could have been 10 (students), could have been one?" Yes, teacher says.
DA: Was it a big deal that #SierraLaMar did not show up, that her cell phone, clothing, etc had been found? Yes, teacher says.
Point is, kids knew abt her disappearance and the run-away note could have been a prank. #SierraLaMar
Teacher agrees with DA that some students were talking about #SierraLaMar disappearance seriously, some jokingly.
#SierraLaMar trial in recess for lunch.
fftobed: for me - and will read more tomorrow!