GUILTY FL - Dan Markel, 41, FSU Law Professor, Tallahassee, 18 July 2014 - #6 *arrests*

[MissyS]

Both of the defense teams indicate that their theory of the case is that CA hired Rivera.
— is there evidence of contact between CA and Rivera?
— why wouldn’t Rivera flip on CA? Seems to be a better choice than to implicate his long time friends who (supposedly) had nothing to do with the murder of DM.

 

[Marysmith]

Welcome TrialLurking! I am new too and was nearby in 2014 and very interested in this case as well.

 

[GordonX]

Both of the defense teams indicate that their theory of the case is that CA hired Rivera.
— is there evidence of contact between CA and Rivera?
— why wouldn’t Rivera flip on CA? Seems to be a better choice than to implicate his long time friends who (supposedly) had nothing to do with the murder of DM.

excellent points! especially #2!

 

[ak47dj]

excellent points! especially #2!

Today is a huge day. Just a gut that KM will crack after today. She appears depressed and deer in headlights to me.

 

[dotr]

Watch live: Dan Markel murder trial
Watch live: Dan Markel murder trial
Dan Markel Case (Oct. 1 morning)
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Watch Live: Murder Trial in Shooting Death of FSU Law Professor Dan Markel

• What You Need To Know About The Murder Trial For FSU Law Professor Dan Markel
  
• "Today [Tuesday] Luis Rivera is expected to testify what is his relation to the case and what is he expected to say?

BG: "He’s expected to pretty much say exactly what I told you today, that this was a murder-for-hire plot. He [says he] found out while he and Sigfredo were driving the green Prius up to Tallahassee that they were supposed to be murdering Dan Markel for his child’s mother’s boyfriend, a very weird situation. But he is doing this because he has a plea deal. He’s accepted a 19-year plea deal which seems lengthy, but runs concurrently with a 12-year sentence he was already serving for racketeering charges in relation to gang activity."

 

[TTF14]

What is this current testimony about.....I tuned in a little late. Something about a pawn "ticket" with SG's prints on it from the October before the murder? What's a pawn ticket and what was it for?

 

[dotr]

What is this current testimony about.....I tuned in a little late. Something about a pawn "ticket" with SG's prints on it from the October before the murder? What's a pawn ticket and what was it for?

A pawn ticket is something you receive when you sell/trade an item to a pawn shop. The item can be "bought" back by the seller at a later date, if not, it is up for grabs for another customer, imo.

 

[TTF14]

A pawn ticket is something you receive when you sell/trade an item to a pawn shop.

So kinda like a receipt? Did they say what the item was?

 

[dotr]

So kinda like a receipt? Did they say what the item was?

Exactly, a receipt- unsure what the item might be.

 

[BagainstCrime]

Jeffrey Lacasse is going to be a sharp witness.

 

[YESorNO]

Julie Montanaro WCTV‏Verified account @JulieMontanaroW 53m53 minutes ago
Getting ready to start week 2 of trial in Dan Markel murder case @WCTV

Jada E. Williams‏ @JadaEWilliams 55m55 minutes ago
Magbanua's attorney is now asking to have Rivera's attorneys struck as witnesses. Neither attorney wants to reveal attorney client privilege. #MarkelMurderTrialWTXL @abc27


Jada E. Williams‏ @JadaEWilliams 54m54 minutes ago
Rivera waived his privilege but the state isn't comfortable revealing information absent of a court order. The state would still like to call Rivera's attorneys just to discuss the method of the plea deal without going into too much detail. #MarkelMurderTrialWTXL @abc27


Jada E. Williams‏ @JadaEWilliams 51m51 minutes ago
Kawass (Magbanua's attorney) says she feels like the state is cherry picking which questions can be asked. She also says it makes it look like the defense isn't asking the right questions. #MarkelMurderTrialWTXL @abc27


Jada E. Williams‏ @JadaEWilliams 47m47 minutes ago
We'll either hear from Rivera this afternoon or this morning. The judge has said that he wants Rivera's attorney in court at 8:30 tomorrow morning. He won't make a ruling on that motion until then. #MarkelMurderTrialWTXL @abc27


Julie Montanaro WCTV‏Verified account @JulieMontanaroW 45m45 minutes ago
Prosecutor says Luis Rivera could testify “possibly this afternoon or tomorrow morning” @WCTV


Jada E. Williams‏ @JadaEWilliams 44m44 minutes ago
One of the other witnesses handed the state attorney a slip of paper during testimony Friday. The defense wants more answers about that. #MarkelMurderTrialWTXL @abc27

 

[dotr]

Jeffrey Lacasse is going to be a sharp witness.

Welcome to Ws BagainstCrime and to TrialLurking!!

 

[YESorNO]

Karl Etters‏Verified account @KarlEtters 33m33 minutes ago
ASA Cappleman said she hopes to get to Luis Rivera this afternoon, but possibly Wednesday morning.


Karl Etters‏Verified account @KarlEtters 34m34 minutes ago
As Garcia's attorney Saam Zangeneh told me yesterday, Rivera is the mortar holding the state's case together


Karl Etters‏Verified account @KarlEtters 9m9 minutes ago
This is going to be a a trial of sidebars over and objections to evidence being admitted and statements by prosecutors.


Karl Etters‏Verified account @KarlEtters 7m7 minutes ago
Last week, both defense teams made the state work hard to present the testimony of TPD's lead investigators on the case who has since retired Craig Isom

 

[YESorNO]

Jada E. Williams‏ @JadaEWilliams 28m28 minutes ago
Thomas Belvoni is now on the stand. He works for the state attorneys office and his focus today is on finger printing. #MarkelMurderTrialWTXL @abc27


Julie Montanaro WCTV‏Verified account @JulieMontanaroW 22m22 minutes ago
SAO investigator on the stand, matched Sigfredo Garcia’s fingerprints with a thumbprint on a pawn shop transaction form @WCTV


Jada E. Williams‏ @JadaEWilliams 26m26 minutes ago
We're looking at a document from a Pawn Shop with Sigfredo Garcia's name on it. The fingerprints on the document were tested and revealed to belong to Garcia. #MarkelMurderTrialWTXL @abc27


Jada E. Williams‏ @JadaEWilliams 24m24 minutes ago
Correction: Thomas Balboni is the witnesses name.


Jada E. Williams‏ @JadaEWilliams 23m23 minutes ago
The date on that pawn shop paper is from October of 2013. The pawn shop is in Miami. #MarkelMurderTrialWTXL @abc27


Jada E. Williams‏ @JadaEWilliams 20m20 minutes ago
Balboni says he didn't not check for forms filled out by Rivera at the pawn shop nor check for surveillance video. He says he was acting under the direction of the state attorney's office. #MarkelMurderTrialWTXL @abc27

 

[BagainstCrime]

Welcome to Ws BagainstCrime and to TrialLurking!!

Thank you so much

 

[YESorNO]

Jada E. Williams‏ @JadaEWilliams 15m15 minutes ago
The state is now calling Len Harvey. He's the Executive Director of Premier Fitness. Harvey has already taken the witness stand once. #MarkelMurderTrialWTXL @abc27


Julie Montanaro WCTV‏Verified account @JulieMontanaroW 3m3 minutes ago
Premiere gym director back on stand as prosecutors play another surveillance video clip, says he didn’t see anyone get out of Prius, says there are portions of parking lot cameras cannot see @WCTV

Jada E. Williams‏ @JadaEWilliams 15m15 minutes ago
Third side bar of the day and we're only about 30 minutes in. #MarkelMurderTrialWTXL @abc27


Jada E. Williams‏ @JadaEWilliams 13m13 minutes ago
We're now focusing on a thumb drive that has all of the raw, unedited footage of Premier the day that Markel was murdered. #MarkelMurderTrialWTXL @abc27


Jada E. Williams‏ @JadaEWilliams 11m11 minutes ago
If you want to see the trial for yourself, we have it streaming here http://www.wtxl.com/live2 and on our Facebook page, that's WTXL Tallahassee. #MarkelMurderTrialWTXL @abc27

 

[kooshx]

Oh man! The officer is testifying that Wendi (or at least her vehicle) showed up to the crime scene.

 

[YESorNO]

Jada E. Williams‏ @JadaEWilliams 3m3 minutes ago
Officer Bill Brannon is now taking the stand. He's the officer that sparked a motion this morning after handing a piece of paper to the assistant state attorney during someone else's witness testimony. #MarkelMurderTrialWTXL @abc27


Karl Etters‏Verified account @KarlEtters 1m1 minute ago
TPD officer Bill Brannon is on the stand. Initially cleared Markel's house and guarded the crime scene permitter


Jada E. Williams‏ @JadaEWilliams 2m2 minutes ago
Officer Brannon was a responding officer to Markel's murder. He got there around 11:15 AM and wrote the initial report. EMT's were bandaging and preparing to take Markel to the hospital when he arrived. #MarkelMurderTrialWTXL @abc27


Julie Montanaro WCTV‏Verified account @JulieMontanaroW 2m2 minutes ago
TPD investigator who responded to Markel’s home, crime scene day of murder testified there were no signs of struggle inside the house @WCTV


Jada E. Williams‏ @JadaEWilliams 2m2 minutes ago
Officer Brannon says he saw a burgundy late model Honda Odyssey van make a 3 point turn around noon. He says he saw a female driving the van. #MarkelMurderTrialWTXL @abc27


Karl Etters‏Verified account @KarlEtters 3m3 minutes ago
Said he saw a burgandy van, like the one Wendi Adleson drives, come down Trescott and make a smooth 3-point turn around without much hesitation

 

[TTF14]

The defense is making a very good case that if that was Wendi Adelson in the minivan that pulled up to the crime scene tape and turned around, a normal response would have been to get out of the van yelling and screaming.

 

[YESorNO]

Jada E. Williams‏ @JadaEWilliams 43s44 seconds ago
Officer Brannon says the woman driving this van never hesitated or slowed around like the other people turning around. From the road, it would've been evident that the emergency responders were at Markel's home.5 patrol cars and at least 1 crime scene car. #MarkelMurderTrialWTXL


Julie Montanaro WCTV‏Verified account @JulieMontanaroW 1m1 minute ago
TPD investigator says red Odyssey van with woman driver pulled up to crime tape on Trescott Drive, made three point turn and drove away “without hesitation” @WCTV


Julie Montanaro WCTV‏Verified account @JulieMontanaroW 59s60 seconds ago
Says he didn’t get the tag @WCTV


Jada E. Williams‏ @JadaEWilliams 1m1 minute ago
Officer Brannon says there were no signs of struggle at Markel's home from his analysis. #MarkelMurderTrialWTXL @abc27


Jada E. Williams‏ @JadaEWilliams 1m1 minute ago
It's worth noting that the van we've been focusing on this morning is similar to the one that Wendi Adelson drives. #MarkelMurderTrialWTXL @abc27


Julie Montanaro WCTV‏Verified account @JulieMontanaroW 48s49 seconds ago
Officer made note in his report that red van matched description of Markel’s ex-wife’s vehicle @WCTV