FL - FSU Law Professor Dan Markel Murdered by Hitmen *4 Guilty* #26

State just dropped 80K emails on Donna’s defense?
  • As of April 29, 2025, there is zero docket entry mentioning the discovery of 80K emails, which were supposedly previously undisclosed
  • If these 80K emails were newly discovered electronic data “dropped” by the State investigators, why do not they appear as “Response to demand for discovery” in court filings?
  • The click bait experts wanna be news pundits on YT are not authoritative sources of court events. They might sensationally scoop “80K new emails dropped on Donna’s defense” but they are unworthy JD degree’ed and pseudo-journalist bums
Sealed motions, sealed filings, “Experts”, and court maneuvers
  • Flurry of sealed filing started with motion to seal a motion for change of venue. Change of venue must be justified such as with excessively hostile “media and/or internet coverage” as motivated by some “digital forensic and electronic evidence experts’ report”
  • Such so called “experts” is John Sawicki, who is barred from testifying on behalf of Donna Adelson due to potential conflict of interests from prior work on behalf of Magbanua
  • Other so called “experts” of “Social media investigation and analysis” could provide motivation for motion to dismiss the Judge
  • These court maneuvers, including the multiple notices of deposition that have been filed and then promptly canceled seem to display busy work generating thousands of $$ of billable hours for not much positive progress
  • In such sealed filings could be some “80K emails” (do not have to be emails per se but could be internet postings such as at ws or reddit) from Donna Adelson’s “experts” (not from the State investigators) designed to motivate change of venue, dismissal of the Judge, and continuance
In 2015, The Tallahassee Democrat reported thus about Donna Adelson’s defense attorney Jackie Lee Fulford
  • Circuit Judge Jackie L. Fulford’s career on the bench ended Wednesday (9/30/2015) as the Florida Supreme Court ordered her involuntary retirement because of a physical disability
  • The disability interferes with Fulford’s performance as a judge, justices wrote in their final order. All six justices and Chief Justice Jorge Labarga were in agreement after the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) in late August recommended Fulford’s mandatory retirement
  • Fulford was being investigated by the JQC on charges of improprieties while she served on the bench in Wakulla County
Conclusion
  • These facts of character are to intuit that Fulford's maneuvers could be potentially self serving rather than actually helping the defendant
  • These “80K emails” could be self serving “reciprocal discovery” in the sealed filings of the defendant instead of legitimately incriminating discovery from the investigators of the prosecutor
  • Wait and see before fretting about potentially nothing burger “80K emails”, which could be from the so called “experts of social media investigation and analysis” of the defendant
  • No amount of wiggling and shaking judicial motions would save Donna Adelson from the destiny she and her alleged other co-conspirators and murders created for themselves
Do they not look “pretty” after being caught?
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Wednesday, April 30th:
*Motions Hearing (@ 4pm ET) - FL - Daniel Eric Markel (41) (shot to death July 18, 2014, Tallahassee) - *Donna Sue Adelson (64 @ time of crime/73/now 75) arrested by FBI @ Miami Intl. Airport (11/13/23) on out-of-County warrant from Leon County arrest Warrant [#FW231o2353] & indicted (11/15/23), charged (11/21/23) & arraigned (12/11/23) with 1st degree murder, conspiracy to commit 1st degree murder & solicitation to commit 1st degree murder. No bond. Held at Miami-Dade County Jail (Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. Leon County has 15 days to extradite from Miami-Dade County). Transferred from Miami-Dade to Leon County on 11/20/23. Held without bond (murder), $25K (conspiracy) & $25K (solicitation) on 11/21/23. Plead not guilty. Leon County
Jury selection set to begin on 6/3/25.
Trial set to begin on 6/9/25.
Leon County Circuit Judge Stephen S. Everett presiding. Prosecutor Georgia Cappelman & Assistant State attorney Sarah Dugan. Defense attorney Adam J. Komisar, Jackie Fulford & Joshua D. Zelman.

Case & Court info from 11/13/23 thru 3/21/25 reference post #5 here:
https://websleuths.com/threads/fl-f...markel-murdered-by-hitmen-4-guilty-26.739874/

3/25/25 Update: Defense said they are planning on filing 5 more motions. Motions in Limine hearing on 3/27/25 @ 4pm. Defendant is on transport list for Thursday.
3/27/25 Update: Adelson wants the storyline of her daughter’s book to be excluded in her upcoming trial. Re Wendi’s book – the Judge will allow the book for impeachment purposes but not a final ruling yet.
3/27/25 Updates: Motion for consideration discovery issues to be filed as motion in limine. Instruction is given to contact Judge's Assistant for time. Motion for venue already set. It appears Adelson is going again to argue against the larger court room “G” for trial as she prefers the smaller room “B” to limit the audience and avoid unnecessarily feeling embarrassed by large audience as argued by Dan Rashbaum last year. Deadline for depositions & discovery issues 4/30/25. Deadline for filing motions in limine 5/9/25. Case management conference hearing on 5/16/25 [this is the date set to include the consideration for the motion for venue]. Coming up depositions for Jerome Obed on 4/1/25 at 8am. Dr. Jerome Obed is a former roommate & “friend” of Charles Adelson, Francis Magbanua on 4//251 at 9am. IT Executive Francis Magbanua is an older brother of Katherine Magbanua & current custodian of her 2 kids & Patrick Sanford on 5/7/25 at 9am [he arrested Adelson in Miami].
3/25/25 Docket updates: [257] Motion hearing set e-filed. [258] Instruction from Judge copies by clerks for them to set this case for hearing on 3/27/25 @ 4pm for motion in limine. [259] Case comments from court event. Motion for consideration. Discovery issues Motion in Limine to be filed. Contact JA for time Motion for venue already set for discovery. [260] Court minutes.
3/27/25 Docket update: [261] Notice of taking deposition amended. 3/28/25 Docket update: [262] Notice of taking deposition. Next hearing on 5/16/25 @ 9am.
3/31/25 Docket update: Notice of Cancellation of Depositions for Jerome Obed, Francis Magbanua & Ryan Fitzpatrick o 4/1/25 filed by Jackie Fulford [see post 59, page 3 for more info]. 4/4/25 Docket update: Order on Defendant's renewed Motion in Limine [Re Wendi Adelson's book] is denied by Judge Stephen Everett.
4/8/25 Docket update: Defendant's unopposed Motion to transport witness [Katherine Magbanua] for deposition. [Magbanua must be transported from the Lowell Correctional Institution-Annex to the Leon County Courthouse to testify at deposition on 4/21/25 @ 1pm]. Filed by Jackie Fulford. For more info see post #68, page 4, thread #26.
4/16/25 Docket update: Order denying Defendant's amended motion to disqualify the Honorable Judge Stephen Everett.
4/21/25 Update: Magbanua, with offender number U71543, has had a change in custody status. This offender is in court & has been transferred to Leon County Detention Facility as of 4/21/25. This offender will be kept in custody throughout the court proceedings. However, if a decision in the offender's favor is reached, please be aware that it is possible for the judge to release this offender directly from court or jail.
4/22/25 Update: There is talk of a new trial date given the supposed 80K emails that the defense team needs to review. There is a 30-minute hearing on 4/30/25 @ 4pm on motion to continue trial. DA to attend via Zoom. Also the Order that denies Judge Everett himself to be removed from the case. For more info see post #77, page 4, thread #26.
4/22/25 Docket update: Notice of cancellation of deposition for Wendi Adelson om 4/25/25 filed b Jackie Fulford. 4/23/25 Docket updates: Order to File Sealed Response by Judge Stephen Everett. [State's opposition to the defendant's request to continue trial]. The State shall file a written response re discovery issues no later than 12pm, 4/29/25. Order Denying [without prejudice] Defendant's unopposed motion for authorization to retain digital forensic & electronic evidence expert by Judge Stephen Everett. [see post #90, page 5, thread #26 for more info].
 
Places to watch the hearing today at 4pm EST:


TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Donna Adelson’s defense team is expected to ask the judge to delay her upcoming trial at a hearing Wednesday afternoon.
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The judge could make a decision Wednesday on whether that trial moves forward as planned or is delayed until later this year. The defense motion for continuance was filed under seal, so the reasons for the request are not yet clear.


Defense attorneys have filed multiple motions in the past month, including the motion for a continuance, a motion to have the judge disqualified and possibly a motion for a change of venue as well.

Adelson is expected to join the hearing via Zoom.
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WCTV will be in the courtroom for Donna Adelson’s hearing on Wednesday at 4 p.m. Stay tuned for updates on wctv.tv.

 
During a motion hearing Wednesday afternoon, the judge set a new deadline of May 16 for motions to be filed that relate to the existing charges.

The defense requested to delay the trial because of new information and not enough time to review the 100,000 emails and new call recordings.

A decision will come at a later date on whether to continue the trial that’s scheduled for June.

 
Judge seemed skeptical that the emails (which prosecution has never seen and which are between prior counsel and DA) would ever be used in a trial. DA herself is a better source than emails from her or to her. Furthermore, to use as evidence them she would have to waive privilege. At least that was my understanding.
 
During a motion hearing Wednesday afternoon, the judge set a new deadline of May 16 for motions to be filed that relate to the existing charges.

The defense requested to delay the trial because of new information and not enough time to review the 100,000 emails and new call recordings.

A decision will come at a later date on whether to continue the trial that’s scheduled for June.


I have the next hearing on 5/16/25 - is that still on? I noticed judge set deadline for 5/16. TIA! :)
 
Just when you think this case is converging, chaos erupts again: new wiretaps (hours of them), Leon County jail surveillance video, and HA Zelle transfer logs. A true test of endurance and patience for the Markels and Judge Everett.
It doesn’t seem to end!
 
Just when you think this case is converging, chaos erupts again: new wiretaps (hours of them), Leon County jail surveillance video, and HA Zelle transfer logs. A true test of endurance and patience for the Markels and Judge Everett.

Do we have any idea on who was being recorded on the wire taps?
 
Just when you think this case is converging, chaos erupts again: new wiretaps (hours of them), Leon County jail surveillance video, and HA Zelle transfer logs. A true test of endurance and patience for the Markels and Judge Everett.

I missed this. Is there a link?
 
This article summarizes the hearing a bit.

IMO ~ Wendi AND Harvey are implicated in the wiretaps and Zelle matters. DA just can’t stop talking. More charges coming. Unfortunately the trial will be continued.
 
Question? Can you access the Leon court site? If so - is the next hearing on 5/16/25? I just want to keep my notes straight! TIA! View attachment 583162
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This article summarizes the hearing a bit.

IMO ~ Wendi AND Harvey are implicated in the wiretaps and Zelle matters. DA just can’t stop talking. More charges coming. Unfortunately the trial will be continued.
Why do you think WA is?
 
If they are not going after one of the other Adelsons, maybe it's one of the previous lawyers? If one of them was witness tampering, etc., the state and the judge who granted the wire tap warrant would likely want to go after him or her.
 
This article summarizes the hearing a bit.

IMO ~ Wendi AND Harvey are implicated in the wiretaps and Zelle matters. DA just can’t stop talking. More charges coming. Unfortunately the trial will be continued.
I hope so regarding Wendy and Harvey. There are no innocents in that family save for the estranged son. IMO
 

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