Jurors are also told that
circumstantial evidence can support a verdict of guilty. This example is given --
You see deer tracks in the snow, but didn't see a deer. The tracks are circumstantial evidence that there was a deer there. It's just as valid.
The jurors ask the judge to go over this again.
After going over the counts 36 to 40 and the fact that hearsay evidence alone is not sufficient, the jury leaves. Defense attorney Joe Amendola takes a deep breath.
Recess is called.
by WGAL 12:46 PM
Alleged victim 8 is the individual that was seen in a shower with Sandusky by a janitor. The testimony regarding this incident was hearsay evidence related by a man named Petrosky, another janitor who related what he said the other janitor (Calhoun) told him he saw. Calhoun could not take the stand because he has dementia.
The jury has been instructed that the statement by Calhoun is not sufficient along to sustain a conviction. Jurors must be satisfied that there is other evidence besides Calhoun's hearsay statement. There must be other evidence that a crime has been committed.
by WGAL 12:44 PM
There is a re-reading of the charge it relates to counts 36 to 40 alleged victim 8.
by WGAL 12:41 PM
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