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Kevin Fagan, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, September 14, 2009
El Dorado County's top prosecutor said today he expects Jaycee Dugard will testify against her alleged kidnappers, and he pleaded with the media to leave her family alone until the trial begins - which could be anywhere from one to two years from now.
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He wouldn't comment on reports that the Oprah Winfrey show is paying $1 million for a televised interview in December with Dugard, who prosecutors say was kept captive in a backyard compound of tents and sheds just outside Antioch.
Angela DePaul, a spokeswoman for Winfrey, said today that reports that the show had booked Dugard were inaccurate. Winfrey is interested in speaking with Dugard, but the show does not pay for interviews, DePaul said.
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Asked if he wanted Dugard to testify in the Garridos' trial, Pierson said, "Yes, I would expect that to be the case."
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Judge Douglas Phimster, in a 10-minute hearing in El Dorado County Superior Court that was packed to capacity with 50 reporters, set bail for Phillip Garrido at $30 million and ordered him to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
The bail figure is all but immaterial, because as a federal parolee Garrido can be held without bail. That provision would probably kick in if Garrido managed to raise the $30 million, Pierson said.
Gilbert Maines, the attorney for Nancy Garrido, was granted permission to seek a psychological evaluation for his client but did not say whether he would exercise that option. She is being held without bail.
Monday, September 14, 2009
El Dorado County's top prosecutor said today he expects Jaycee Dugard will testify against her alleged kidnappers, and he pleaded with the media to leave her family alone until the trial begins - which could be anywhere from one to two years from now.
<snip>
He wouldn't comment on reports that the Oprah Winfrey show is paying $1 million for a televised interview in December with Dugard, who prosecutors say was kept captive in a backyard compound of tents and sheds just outside Antioch.
Angela DePaul, a spokeswoman for Winfrey, said today that reports that the show had booked Dugard were inaccurate. Winfrey is interested in speaking with Dugard, but the show does not pay for interviews, DePaul said.
<snip>
Asked if he wanted Dugard to testify in the Garridos' trial, Pierson said, "Yes, I would expect that to be the case."
<snip>
Judge Douglas Phimster, in a 10-minute hearing in El Dorado County Superior Court that was packed to capacity with 50 reporters, set bail for Phillip Garrido at $30 million and ordered him to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
The bail figure is all but immaterial, because as a federal parolee Garrido can be held without bail. That provision would probably kick in if Garrido managed to raise the $30 million, Pierson said.
Gilbert Maines, the attorney for Nancy Garrido, was granted permission to seek a psychological evaluation for his client but did not say whether he would exercise that option. She is being held without bail.
