Was MM at a hearing as well? Were these hearings televised?
There are two minute entries for 8-8 - one of them are sealed. Here's part of the one that's not:
The Defendant makes an oral Motion to Represent Herself. The Defendant is given a
Waiver of Counsel form to review.
IT IS ORDERED Pursuant to Rule 6.1 the Waiver of Counsel is accepted by the Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED appointing the Kirk Nurmi and Victoria Washington to
represent the Defendant as advisory counsel.
Victoria Washington shall be considered the firstadvisory counsel.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED all monies to be paid by the Public Defenders Office
unless by ruling of this Court.
11:33 a.m. The Court stands at recess.
11:54 a.m. The Court reconvenes with respective counsel and the Defendant present.
Court Reporter, Michael Babicky, is present.
A record of the proceeding is also made by audio and/or videotape.
Discussion held.
IT IS ORDERED the Defendant is to interview the two defense witnesses by telephone
and then advise the Court if the witnesses need to be present for testimony.
12:09 p.m. The Court stands at recess.
1:33 p.m. The Court reconvenes with respective counsel and the Defendant present.
Court Reporter, Michael Babicky, is present.
A record of the proceeding is also made by audio and/or videotape.
Discussion held.
Defense Motion to Close Pretrial Hearings is argued to the Court.
IT IS ORDERED denying the Defense Motion to Close Pretrial Hearings as to this
hearing only.
Defense invokes the Rule of Exclusion.
Defense makes an oral Motion to Continue this Evidentiary Hearing.
IT IS ORDERED denying Defense Motion to Continue this Evidentiary Hearing.
Defense makes an oral Motion to Stay these Proceedings.
IT IS ORDERED denying Defense Motion to Stay these Proceedings.
Opening statements.
States case:
States exhibits 1 and 2 are marked for identification.
Steven Roberts is sworn and testifies.
The witness is excused.
Deanna Reid is sworn and testifies.
States exhibit 3 is marked for identification.
States exhibit 3 is received into evidence.
The witness is excused.
Christina Lopez is sworn and testifies.
The witness steps down.
2:16 p.m. The Court stands at recess.
2:35 p.m. The Court reconvenes with respective counsel and the Defendant present
Christina Lopez retakes the stand and testifies further.
The witness makes an in-court identification of the Defendant.
States exhibits 4, 5, 6, and 7 are marked for identification.
States exhibits 4 and 5 are received into evidence over the Defense objection.
States exhibit 6 is received into evidence.
The witness is excused.
2:48 p.m. The Court stands at recess.
3:12 p.m. The Court reconvenes with respective counsel and the Defendant present.
Court Reporter, Michael Babicky, is present.
A record of the proceeding is also made by audio and/or videotape.
Alan Kreitl is sworn and testifies.
States exhibits 1 and 2 are received into evidence.
The witness is excused.
The State rests.
Defense case:
3:48 p.m. The Court stands at recess.
4:06 p.m. The Court reconvenes with respective counsel and the Defendant present.
Court Reporter, Michael Babicky, is present.
A record of the proceeding is also made by audio and/or videotape.
Discussion held.
States exhibit 8 is marked for identification.
States exhibit 8 is received into evidence.
4:07 p.m. The Court stands at recess until 10:30 a.m. on August 9, 2011
MM may have been at the sealed meeting. I'm just waiting to see those exhibits, and I think we will see ALL of them in the rebuttal case.
It doesn't look like the DT had much of a case to put on. smile:blushing: