In Session Judge Burmila sustains the last objection. “The jury will disregard the question about the complaint.” Brodsky: “To this day, it’s still your opinion that Kathy Savio died in an accident?” “Yes, Sir.” That ends the cross-examination of Robert Deel.
Whoa...did the defense lie about a letter? Wasn't that a low blow, JUDGE?
Interesting no comment made about the letter by the Judge, eh? :furious:
In Session
Prosecutor Patton begins her redirect. The witness says that it’s always been his training that “any un-witnessed drowning would be determined as unknown or unexplained.” "And it appeared to you that this person drowned?” “I didn’t know
how she died.” “You saw blood coming from her head, and you didn’t’ look to see what caused it?” “That is the job of the coroner.” “But you didn’t even look at her head?” Objection/Sustained. “I could tell the blood was coming from her head; she also had blood from her nose and mouth... but, again, all of those things are for a pathologist to determine.” “You’re not a trained medical person?” “No.” “So you don’t know what blood in the tub was purge and what might have come from her head?” “I know what I think it was . . . that purge was part of the natural decomposition.” “But you just saw blood in the tub? You didn’t run tests on that blood to see exactly where it came from?” Objection/Sustained.
if they ask a question that Mr. Peterson believes is inappropriate, Im sure that hell object.
WTH?
In Session You said the position of the body would be a position that she would have just floated into, and that made sense to you? Objection/Sustained. Did you say that position of the body looked like a position she would have been found in if she drowned? Thats not what I said... I said her body appeared not to have been moved, and in a position I would expect her to be in in that tub. With her feet pressed back? I didnt have an issue with that.
In Session Did you notice that the contact lens case was open and upside down? Yes. Know if there were contact lenses in her eyes when the autopsy was performed? I do not know. Know if there were contacts in the tub? I wear contacts, and I know what they look like. If I had seen them in the tub, I would have noted them. You said you didnt see a blood trail... did you look in every room for a blood trail? Objection/Sustained. You looked around the bathroom and didnt see any blood there? Other than in the tub. Did you consider if blood could have been there and wiped away? Objection/Sustained. One of the things that could cover up a crime scene would be to wipe away blood that was there? Objection/Sustained.
In Session Dr. Mitchell told you he thought this was undetermined? He told me that once. It was at a later date that he told you that? Objection/Overruled. He told me that he thought the case should have been determined as an undetermined death.