Recent content by sobreebriedad

JSolt1210, just wondering, can you explain exactly why you say that? Since you’ve been to the path, do you know if people commonly jog there? Are there other nearby locations more attractive to joggers? I have looked and looked for news coverage of this discovery and turned up empty, which I...

This is the general area where she was found on Google Maps:Google Maps One peculiar thing about the stated location is that technically she wouldn’t have been in Riverside Park, which only goes up to 158th St. (Riverside Park : NYC Parks). The GW Bridge is at 179th Street and there, the park...

I discovered this Jane Doe (UP17517) while browsing NAMUS and could not find a thread for her here. All info below copied directly from NAMUS. It strikes me as unusual that she apparently hasn’t been identified for 7+ months, because the circumstances suggest that this woman could’ve been...

Bumping for Ashley. Her family and loved ones need answers.

I was a law clerk on the Appeals Court so I know quite a bit about MA appeals (though not other states'). MM is entitled to one direct appeal of his conviction, in which he can challenge the sufficiency of the evidence, evidentiary rulings, and other trial errors. If he loses that one he can...

I left soon after to get back to the office. MM was taken out in handcuffs, court recessed and everyone filtered out; not much left to see. Trooper Herman and some of his colleagues were there, Sprinsky and his sister were there. I didn't see anyone else I recognized (tons of media) but there...

Holy crap! Rushed next door and got to the courtroom less than a minute before the verdict was read. Was NOT expecting a guilty! Mandatory life. Unbelievable. This will be an interesting appeal to follow. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I think the jury will get this right and acquit (I hope). But that will not mean RB gets taken in and charged. The text of the plea deal says it does not turn on whether the verdict is guilty or not guilty as long as it is a verdict (not a mistrial). After the verdict, provided the CW thinks RB...

The instruction given was NOT a joint venture instruction. The judge only said that the jury does not need to find that MM was the sole perpetrator in order to find him guilty. Shapiro was so angry at this he argued that the judge might as well have instructed on joint venture. Sent from my...

That's okay. You might be thinking of certain post-verdict motions that she would hear if there is a conviction but those are not considered appeals and her decisions would always be reviewable by either the Appeals Court or the Supreme Judicial Court. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Huh?? No trial court judge reviews their own case on appeal. That would never happen. Judge Sanders did take the plea from RB but that doesn't necessarily mean she will be the sentencing judge. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The copy of the transcript passed out to the jury inadvertently included MM asking for a lawyer at the very end. The audio they heard cut out before that part, so the only mistake is that they might have read it. The reason it was supposed to be redacted is because a jury is not permitted to...

That interview was mind-blowing. There is no way he was the manipulative, controlling boyfriend RB made him out to be. She is the calculated, manipulative one, and apparently she succeeded in manipulating law enforcement too. I am simply floored by the DA's decision to charge MM and give RB a...

I was extremely confused by Scott's testimony about semen/sperm and I did not get any clarification on direct or cross exam. The summary from NBC Boston (http://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/Lead-Investigator-in-Bella-Bond-Case-to-Return-to-Stand-428134563.html) said: She also testified the...

I agree with you, I think she was spouting lies left and right. But I understand perjury trials to be few and far between because it is difficult to prove. I do not know if the DA will go for it, as a practical matter. But I hope he does.