Recent content by CaptRenault

I"m sure Tallahassee and the surrounding area are nice places to live, but I stand by my observation that Tallahassee is culturally different from Miami in a significant way. To say so is not to disparage the locals as "country bumpkins"-I didn't say that or imply that. Though speaking of...

After seeing her in action, I was also surprised that Jackie was chosen by the Adelsons. But she is a local attorney who speaks with a southern accent and maybe the Adelsons figured that she would connect better with a jury chosen from the local population. Keep in mind that Tallahassee is...

Harvey Adelson reminds me of "Walter," one of ventriloquist Jeff Dunham's dummies. 😀

I agree that it's hard to imagine that Wendi had no knowledge of the murder plan before it was implemented. Whether she did or not is the million dollar question. But there is an even larger question: Is there enough evidence that could be used to charge and convict Wendi of conspiring to have...

Ms. Nolan had a knack for attracting publicity for her entrepreneurial ventures. https://thecurrency.news/articles/46016/giving-shade-irishwoman-takes-on-the-big-apple-with-sunglasses-start-up/ Around the time she co-founded Out East Eyewear, she was featured in the "Alumni Spotlight" on the...

Her LinkedIn profile is still accessible: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marthanolan/ She lists a lot of positions under her experience section and some of them sound good at first glance, but when I dig into them a bit by following links, they all add up to a kind of underwhelming career with a...

Now that the trial is proceeding with no jury and the verdict is up to the judge alone, the press can reveal more details about some aspects of the trial, including why the judge dismissed the jury (both sides, Crown prosecutors and defense counsel agreed to the decision)...

In a surprising move, the judge decided to dismiss the jury and continue as a “judge-alone trial.” From cbc.com: Trial to continue with judge alone Mark Gollom The proceedings will continue with what’s known as a judge-alone trial. This means Justice Maria Carroccia will determine the guilt...

Both sides (prosecution and defense) have finished questioning the complainant, "E.M." The trial has moved on to other witnesses, starting with Tyler Steenbergen, a teammate who was in the room part of the time when the sexual encounters took place but he did not participate and he was not...

The more that I read about this trial, the more I feel that there is reasonable doubt about the Crown's case against the defendants. The complainant is not a great witness for the Crown. It would be interesting to hear the defendants' side of the story but it seems doubtful that they will...

The CBC has done a thorough job of reporting on the trial. It provides live updates during days when the trial is going on and at least one article after the finish of each day's proceedings. Here is an article about Friday's proceedings...

It's not hard to believe that the players were not charged after the initial police investigation of the incident in 2018. Police frequently investigate possible sexual assaults, present their findings to a prosecutor and the prosecutor decides that there is not enough evidence to get a...

Monday's court session was mostly a repeat of the Crown's opening statement from the first trial (which was declared a mistrial though we don't know why). https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/jury-shown-surveillance-video-in-2018-hockey-sexual-assault-trial/

She was acting strange in the past couple months. According to some news reports, she claimed that she had been in a big car crash and had endured life threatening injuries. However, other reports indicated that the crash was very minor and no one had been injured...

I guess what happened is that the mistrial was declared early enough in the day that there was still a large pool (200) of potential jurors on site who had not yet been assigned to another case or excused. A decision was made to allow the judge in the hockey trial to draw new jurors from that...