2011.06.30 TRIAL Day Thirty-two (Afternoon Session)

[cityslick]

I don't think it should be allowed.

Ask yourself this? Do you think the state still has not proven there was a dead body in that car?

 

[pipkins]

Twitter
KBelichWFTV:
Cindy Anthony and her attorney Mark Lippman have left the courtroom [via Twitter]

 

[QueenD]

:lol: JB - we can't change the rules in the middle of the game!

Isn't that what he has been doing all along? :waitasec:

Rules there are no rules for JB.

 

[marie-chantal]

Can somebody please take the Blackberry or phone or whatever it is out of the Inmate's hands? She shouldn't be allowed to use computers or phones during her trial. It really frustrates me.

 

[Eidetic]

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Tiki, join me in a drinki

 

[truthsleuth]

JB: I don't know if juror #1 has experience and juror #7 does not. We don't know and an attempt to introduce something as novel would significantly prove prejudicial at this point.

Whine. Whine.

JB: Under the Fairbanks case, the defense opened a door. There's no such situation in this case.

The court called everyone's attention to {a particular case} from 1948, Texas court of appeals. This case prohibits smelling of evidence.

 

[liltexans]

KBelichWFTV Kathi Belich, WFTV
He wants investigator Mike Vincent to open can in court and identify smell.. To dispute defense expert claim it came from trash in her car
4 minutes ago

 

[Tulessa]

Been storming here, bad.

CNN in my siggy doing good.

 

[Linda7NJ]

Thank goodness. Sniffing death cans is just too much to ask of a jury

 

[Ninsi]

Oh I seriously hope this means that THEY CANNOT SMELL THOSE CANS!!! I do not want a do-over because of the cans!!!

 

[Trident]

Does anyone else remember how Cindy said, when explaining about working from home, that she has a password at work, and no one else could use her computer there. But at home she might be on, then Casey would go on it for a few minutes, then CA would go back on, etc. Well, she also made a comment to the effect that by now her password, etc from work would be gone. My point is that CA felt very comfortable that no records from that far back ( the day in question for computer searches) could be found. Based on that line of thinking, CA felt very comfortable that there was no existing documents, etc, could contradict what she said on the stand. All JMO.

Exactly.

 

[symbolic]

Thats a great idea. I believe there are news organizations that do this. Maybe someone knows about it

One link was posted within the past 10 or so pages today

 

[fifteen89]

What was it the guy with Bill S. pointed out weeks ago and Bill agreed.....that if they DO allow the jurors to open the cans and for whatever reason the smell evaporates or changes or whatever.....then God forbid there's a do-over of this case - but the evidence won't be there for the next trial.

 

[newsjunkie]

Bad storm going through.

No, not during rebuttal. During SK fine, but not rebuttal.

 

[bobloblaw]

A juror can't be a witness...

 

[Florida Native]

I don't know how I feel about these cans...I have bad memories just like everyone else of the OJ trail. I believe the SA does not really need this anyway, I think they have shown plenty of evidence that it was the smell of human decomp.

You just summed up my feelings. I'm trying to trust JA's judgment but I'm so scared something is going to happen to let her walk.

 

[aim]

Smith v State, 1948.

Court has condemned the practice of having the jury taste, smell, etc., while deliberating.

 

[marie-chantal]

Why should Mr. BY-EZZZZ care if they smell it. He claims there was no decomp in the car. What is he afraid of?

Right...it's just dead squirrels or pizza. :floorlaugh:

 

[shezcrafti]

I agree w/ those saying this should not be allowed. I don't think the SA needs it, and I would hate this to become an appeal issue.

 

[Beyond Belief]

Officers use thier sense of smell all the time: alcohol with drunks, marijuana smell on people so why not a jury.