NV - Jeff German, 69, investigative reporter, stabbed to death, Las Vegas, Sept 2022 *arrest*

[arielilane]

The defendant’s narrative testimony continues...

@Vanessa_Murphy

Says “Holy crap!” when he says he realized the suspect vehicle was just like his.
Says he washed his cars as distraction.
Says he cut his finger while making lunch for his daughter.
Court staff trying to get pic showing cut on his finger.

Telles: I believe I would not be washing my vehicles…with serious finger injury.
Also says he wouldn’t be working out with serious finger injury.
Says he superglued the injury/finger, used scissors to cut tip of bottle, & forgot to clean blood off scissors.

Refers to search warrant being obtained, he gets pulled over on 9/7/22 after he dropped stepson to school, says officers had guns drawn on him, three police cars, scared, had no idea what was going on.
Says they yelled at him, patted him down, threw him in back of patrol car.

Says he was distraught.
Telles: I believe you heard how distraught I was about my family & wife about what they were going through.
Thought he was going to police station to give DNA, return to his vehicle & be on his way.
Learns his vehicle was towed away.

 

[arielilane]

@Vanessa_Murphy

Telles wants Draskovich to hold up his jeans that were taken by @LVMPD.

Judge decided to end for the day.

Recess until 10:30am tomorrow.


8:03 PM · Aug 21, 2024 from Las Vegas, NV

 

[arielilane]

Det. Jappe maybe recalled tomorrow. moo

 

[acehard]

NARRATIVE TESTIMONY​

Narrative testimony attempts to tell a story about an incident or transaction without prompting by an attorney with specific questions. Whether or not to allow narrative testimony is left to the broad discretion of the trial court.{footnote}United States v. Young, 745 F.2d 733 (2d Cir. 1984).{/footnote} Most courts do not allow a witness to testify in narrative form, since opposing counsel is often denied an adequate opportunity to object before the witness says something which is inadmissable. Where narrative testimony is allowed, a prompt motion to strike is required to preserve an objection to anything inadmissable.{footnote}Silva v. Dias, 46 Cal. App. 2d 662 (1941).{/footnote}

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You can generally do narrative if you're the defendant as long as you stick to the allowed topics. It's not going to help him here because the evidence is overwhelming IMO

 

[acehard]

One juror yawns.

Maybe that's his strategy. Bore the jury into agreeing with him IMO

 

[geevee]

You can generally do narrative if you're the defendant as long as you stick to the allowed topics. It's not going to help him here because the evidence is overwhelming IMO

Hard to believe his attny allowed him to do this, he is a terrible witness.

 

[arielilane]

@cathyrusson

Robert Telles is being allowed to testify in a narrative without his attorney asking any questions. I've only seen that happen with Pro Se defendants OR if an attorney knows his client is going to lie. I'm not saying that's what happened, but this is very unusual for a represented defendant to testify in the narrative.

6:56 PM · Aug 21, 2024

 

[arielilane]

@cathyrusson

I think #RobertTelles will still be on the stand on Friday at this rate.


7:11 PM · Aug 21, 2024

 

[browneyes]

Defendant's facial expressions are fake and annoying.
Mr. German died a horrific death, this was overkill, done by someone filled with rage.
moo

I just watched the Dateline episode about this case. Horrific.

 

[SpanishInquisition]

Why is he speaking about mortgages, foreclosure, and that the extra $50K (as far as he is concerned) is due to the family? Did he forget he's the defendant in a murder trial? moo

"If Chewbacca lives on Endor, you must acquit!" It looks like he's going for a true Chewbacca defense. This is the first time I've seen such a Chewbacca-y Chewbacca defense since South Park.