Drew Peterson's Trial *THIRD WEEK*

[CarolinaMoon]

In Session Meczyk: “What inference can the jury possibly draw with his statement that he slipped into that tub? The point is it’s the harm that’s already been done. I think vigorous coaching of the witness is too late. There have to be some teeth to the rulings you’ve made. I respectfully ask you to strike the testimony of Dr. Blum.” Judge: “Well there are very few people in this courtroom who remember the person it’s named after, Judge Angelo Pistilli. . . when he’d get frustrated, he’d say, ‘I guess there’s nothing left for me to do except blow my brains out.’ I never quite understood that until today . .. we’re back in another situation where we were earlier today. The circumstances of this case are creating the aura that the Court is somehow toothless, that we just go forward, ignoring the orders that I have entered or Judge White has entered. I don’t care for myself personally, but the disrespect to the Court is shocking to the conscious. The remedy Mr. Peterson urges is to strike the testimony of the doctor, and that’s denied. When the jury comes back, I’m going to instruct them to disregard the last testimony of the witness . . . and we are not going to continue to visit the State’s disregarding of the Court’s orders in this case.” The judge then sends for the witness and the jury.

 

[back2back19]

Earlier on IS Beth K. said that he seems very confident. When ever there is a break he stands up and looks into the spectator seats and makes eye contact with people and smiles.

Yeah, he should be confident. He lucked out with this group of idiot prosecutors and a judge who can't stand them.

This case is awful. Just awful. Grant a mistrial and end this farce. It absolutely sucks that KS will not be getting justice but this prosecuting team is so bad and unprepared. I really thought it would be Brodsky who would be ill-prepared. :/

 

[katydid23]

I'm so confused. How can you NOT mention the tub if a body was found in it? Where did an Order to not say the word tub come from???

Nobody said they could not use the word tub.

The judge said the witness was not supposed to get into the fact that he himself did a demonstration by climbing into the tub. I am not sure why, makes no sense that should be 'off limits', imo.

 

[katydid23]

I'm so confused. How can you NOT mention the tub if a body was found in it? Where did an Order to not say the word tub come from???

Nobody said they could not use the word tub.

The judge said the witness was not supposed to get into the fact that he himself did a demonstration by climbing into the tub. I am not sure why, makes no sense that should be 'off limits', imo.

 

[Patty G]

testing, testing

 

[CarolinaMoon]

In Session The judge is back on the stand (the witness and the jurors are not present). Defense attorney Ralph Meczyk: “It’s irrelevant whether or not it was an innocent mistake. With all due respect to the Court, you are not a potted plant . . . there has to be an appropriate and reasonable sanction . . .there was a ruling, and [this was] something they were not supposed to touch upon . . . he entered a prohibited realm that you said they couldn’t go into. This is an avalanche, a tidal wave, a cascading of missteps. There is only one appropriate sanction in this case, and that is to strike in its entirety the direct testimony of this witness. And any witnesses who relied up on this witness, their testimony should also be stricken. This can not go on and on and on . . . the preparation that was does with these witnesses is not good enough . . . a curative instruction; you can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube. The cumulative effect on this jury is devastating; it’s a violation of Mr. Peterson’s right to a fair trial. Now there has to be some real meaning to your words. And the only appropriate sanction is to strike the testimony of this witness in its entirety.” Prosecutor Glasgow responds, complains about the defense “histrionics . . . he’s simply looking at the bathtub . . . that’s the record, and that’s the testimony. What we just heard, it sounded like something entirely different, but it wasn’t based on facts. These are the facts . . . that last line about getting into the bathtub happened quickly. But we were not getting into a reenactment . . . I would ask the Court to give me another opportunity to admonish him. And I apologize for any confusion.”

 

[katydid23]

I'm so confused. How can you NOT mention the tub if a body was found in it? Where did an Order to not say the word tub come from???

Nobody said they could not use the word tub.

The judge said the witness was not supposed to get into the fact that he himself did a demonstration by climbing into the tub. I am not sure why, makes no sense that should be 'off limits', imo.

 

[katydid23]

testing, testing

I noticed that all of the posts are being repeated and three-peated, for some reason. My post showed up three times, and I only posted it once. LOL

 

[CarolinaMoon]

WS is giving me a hard time posting! Sorry if any dupes are left.

In Session Meczyk: “What inference can the jury possibly draw with his statement that he slipped into that tub? The point is it’s the harm that’s already been done. I think vigorous coaching of the witness is too late. There have to be some teeth to the rulings you’ve made. I respectfully ask you to strike the testimony of Dr. Blum.” Judge: “Well there are very few people in this courtroom who remember the person it’s named after, Judge Angelo Pistilli. . . when he’d get frustrated, he’d say, ‘I guess there’s nothing left for me to do except blow my brains out.’ I never quite understood that until today . .. we’re back in another situation where we were earlier today. The circumstances of this case are creating the aura that the Court is somehow toothless, that we just go forward, ignoring the orders that I have entered or Judge White has entered. I don’t care for myself personally, but the disrespect to the Court is shocking to the conscious. The remedy Mr. Peterson urges is to strike the testimony of the doctor, and that’s denied. When the jury comes back, I’m going to instruct them to disregard the last testimony of the witness . . . and we are not going to continue to visit the State’s disregarding of the Court’s orders in this case.” The judge then sends for the witness and the jury.

 

[CarolinaMoon]

In Session The witness and jurors are now back in the courtroom. The judge addresses the jury: “Ladies and gentlemen, in the doctor’s testimony he mentioned that he had climbed into the bathtub. You are to disregard that totally; it is probative of nothing. And it is stricken.”

 

[CarolinaMoon]

In Session Glasgow resumes his direct examination of the witness. “Did you have opportunity to look at photographs from the [2004] autopsy?” “Yes.” The photograph is then offered for publication. The defense objects, and the parties go to a sidebar.

 

[katydid23]

I am soooooooo glad I am not on this jury. What a crock of BS they have to deal with. They hear one question and sit through a sidebar, then are asked to leave....they return, hear one more question and a short answer and then have to leave once again...

 

[Shelby1]

:waiting: ANOTHER sidebar.

 

[Patty G]

Back in the day, they would bring the bathtub into the courtroom and have a person the same size and weight of the deceased get into the tub.

 

[panthera]

I am soooooooo glad I am not on this jury. What a crock of BS they have to deal with. They hear one question and sit through a sidebar, then are asked to leave....they return, hear one more question and a short answer and then have to leave once again...

Would love to know what's going through their minds now........

:maddening:

 

[CarolinaMoon]

I noticed that all of the posts are being repeated and three-peated, for some reason. My post showed up three times, and I only posted it once. LOL

My fault, Katydid. I started posting and kept getting "you must wait 30 seconds". Would you like to start up again. Sorry for the mess :blushing:

 

[katydid23]

Glasgow "so if her face was in water at that time, we would not see the dried blood around her face?" Blum "absolutely not.

"the wound was facing up, and her head was facing down" -Blum discussing the wound on head

Blum: no blood on the walls of the tub, only under Savio's body #DrewPeterson

Blum says if Savio hit head while falling in tub there would not be dried blood on her face.

 

[katydid23]

My fault, Katydid. I started posting and kept getting "you must wait 30 seconds". Would you like to start up again. Sorry for the mess :blushing:

NOT your fault. My posts were three-peated as well. It was the board, not you.


I am just posting random tweets from the Chat House board.

 

[Patty G]

The Herald-News‏@Joliet_HN

Savio had dried blood on her head, which would not have been there if she died with her head underwater, Blum said #DrewPeterson

 

[Patty G]

In Session‏@InSession

#drewpeterson Dr. “How old would you say this bruise was?” The defense asks for a sidebar."