Court TV tonight just had two segments on the DM murder case. There was nothing tremendously important, but there were a handful of things at least worth mentioning.
Tim Jansen was the first guest and he told Michael Ayala (substituting for Vinnie Politan):
—Donna will get a new booking photo in Tallahassee [more to mock!];
—Charlie’s last meal before being arrested was at McDonald’s;
—If Donna arrives early enough tonight for an arraignment tomorrow, she will appear before Judge Jones via video;
—After LE heard Donna tell Charlie that she contemplated flight from the jurisdiction, she was put on 24-hour surveillance;
—“She [DA] was clearly the impetus, she got her son to do it”;
—The “consciousness of guilt evidence” [her attempted flight from the jurisdiction] will be very strong evidence in her trial.
There was less of interest in the following segment, but there were a few moments I’ll mention:
Commenting lawyer Darnell Crosland was astonished by Wendy’s attempt to flee the jurisdiction at such a late juncture in the proceedings and stated (the obvious) that she should have left far earlier and with a “two-way” ticket. (I assume he meant “round-trip” ticket; or a “return ticket” for our British and Commonwealth friends.)
Another commenting lawyer, Al Wunsch, III also stated the obvious with his nonetheless amusing point: speaking in code is a bad idea when you leave a paper trail (referring to the KM checks).
Host Michael Ayala evaluated the three completed trials by saying “it has been a masterful prosecution.”
Surprisingly, no one told us to tune in to Court TV for the arraignment tomorrow. I can only assume the probable 11am time is EST. Is Tally in the Eastern Time Zone? I’m actually embarrassed to have to ask, and too tired to look it up.