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Garrido heard 'voices of angels,' attorney says
Published: Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010 - 6:02 pm
Last Modified: Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010 - 6:08 pm
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Phillip Garrido's attorney may be laying the groundwork for a mental health defense in his kidnapping-rape trial, citing "signs of serious mental illness" and saying he has "been hearing the voices of angels for years."

The statements, contained in filings made late today by public defender Susan Gellman, come in advance of Friday's hearing over whether Garrido can have contact with his wife, Nancy, in the El Dorado County Jail to prepare their defense and discuss family matters. The district attorney and sheriff oppose the move, but Gellman filed papers today saying she wants District Attorney Vern Pierson to turn over notes and/or recordings he made during a Feb. 8 meeting with the alleged victim, Jaycee Lee Dugard.

Gellman countered today in her filing, stating that the "characterization ignores the facts." "The District Attorney is making the very same mistake that parole authorities made concerning Mr. Garrido for many years," she wrote. "He is ignoring the signs of serious mental illness."

One legal expert said the filing shows Gellman may be preparing a mental health defense that could be used in trial or to try to have him deemed unfit for trial and sent to a mental hospital. Veteran Sacramento defense attorney and former prosecutor William Portanova said he doubted such a bid would work. "I think mental defenses work best in isolated incidents where people have an aberrational behavior explode once," he said. "But 18 years of violence, predatory behavior, conniving, manipulation and deceit will be very difficult to overcome."

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http://www.sacbee.com/2010/02/24/2562798/garrido-heard-voices-of-angels.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Lawyer: Jaycee Dugard kidnapper is mentally ill
February 24th, 2010 @ 7:04pm
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The Northern California man charged with kidnapping and raping Jaycee Dugard has "a serious mental illness" and "may not be competent to be a defendant," his defense lawyer said in court papers filed Wednesday.

Gellman filed the papers in response to a request by prosecutors for a protective order that would keep her as well as Garrido from attempting to communicate with Dugard, either directly or indirectly. She is asking the judge overseeing the case either to compel the district attorney to provide her with Dugard's address or to appoint a neutral party to serve as a go-between between her and Dugard. "The court can certainly refuse to provide a witness's location," Gellman wrote. "However, in a case like this, it would make settlement far more difficult if counsel were forever foreclosed from approaching the idea of contact again.

Prosecutors could not be reached for comment Wednesday, when Gellman's filing was submitted after regular business hours. The motion for a protective order is scheduled to be heard at a hearing Friday.

Gellman said Wednesday that Garrido is too psychologically impaired to attempt to harass Dugard from afar. :shakehead: She cited his decision to bring Dugard and the two daughters with him to his parole agent's office and the confession he made that morning that he had kidnapped her in 1991 as evidence of his "complete lack of sophistication." Gellman so far has not formally indicated that she plans to advise him to plead not guilty by reason of insanity or to argue he is incompetent to stand trial. She raised the possibility, however, in the new court filings.

Gellman also expressed offense at the district attorney's suggestion that she was being manipulated by Garrido as well. She said her relationship with prosecutors has deteriorated to the point where it could hamper her ability to defend her client.

Article:
http://www.ktar.com/?nid=509&sid=1255409

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Garrido attorneys object to protective order
2/24/10
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Phillip Garrido's attorney has filed an objection to the prosecution's motion for a protective order for Garrido's alleged victim Jaycee Dugard. The retort from public defender Susan Gellman was made public in court documents filed this week.

The documents also object to the prosecution's description of Garrido as a 'master manipulator.' Rather, they contend Garrido suffers from serious mental illness and submitted a copy of Garrido's 2008 "Origin of Schizophrenia Revealed" manifesto and other comments made by the defendant.

The Garridos are due back in court Friday, Feb. 26.

Read Defendant's Reply
http://www.news10.net/news/pdf/022410-garrido-mental-illness.pdf

Article:
http://www.news10.net/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=76041&catid=2

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Attorney: DA Ignoring Garrido's Illness
Filing Cites Defendant's Contacts With Media
POSTED: 5:15 pm PST February 24, 2010
UPDATED: 6:50 pm PST February 24, 2010
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Phillip Garrido's public defender said the El Dorado district attorney is ignoring the extent of her client's mental illness and indicated her client might not be competent to stand trial.

Wednesday's court filing also cites Garrido's contacts with the media, particularly KCRA 3, as "evidence that he may not be competent for trial."

The filing states that one of his children described of how voices would keep Garrido up at night, and how the angels lived underground and spoke to him.

Gellman also claims in the filing that the district attorney has "made the false assertion that Phillip Garrido has been able to cause his attorney to unknowingly carrying coded messages to manipulate Jane Doe."

Video: Garrido's Mental Fitness Questioned
http://www.kcra.com/video/22664553/index.html

Video: Legal Expert: Doctors May Check Out Garrido
http://www.kcra.com/video/22664843/index.html

PDF: Court Documents Allege Garrido Mentally Ill
http://www.kcra.com/download/2010/0225/22664114.pdf

Article:
http://www.kcra.com/news/22664095/detail.html

 

[LinasK]

Filing opposes attempts to ban contact between Garrido and Dugard camp
By John Simerman
Contra Costa Times
Posted: 02/25/2010 08:36:25 AM PST
Updated: 02/25/2010 10:08:47 AM PST
Phillip Garrido is far from the "master manipulator" authorities make him out to be, but rather so delusional he may be incompetent to stand trial in the abduction and years-long sexual abuse of Jaycee Dugard, his lawyer claims in a legal filing late Wednesday.
The filing, which includes a raft of bizarre claims by Garrido in a "manifesto" he hand-delivered to the FBI office in San Francisco just days before his Aug. 26 arrest, aims to refute prosecutors who claim he seeks to manipulate Dugard from behind bars and that a judge should ban any attempts to contact her.
It also previews a likely defense for the 58-year-old Garrido, who with his wife, Nancy, faces 29 felony counts in Dugard's 1991 abduction and years of sexual bondage in a hidden backyard compound near Antioch.
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One of the children disclosed this as well, describing how the voices would keep him up at night, and how the angels lived underground and spoke to him from this location."
In fact, Gellman writes, Garrido has made odd statements to media and others that he was trying to protect Dugard and even aimed to protect law enforcement.
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His decision to bring Dugard and her two girls, whom he fathered, to the parole office came only the morning of the meeting, which his parole agent ordered the day before, according to the court filing.
"He didn't decide that until all of a sudden early the next morning," one of the girls told investigators.
Dugard, 29, first told authorities she was the girls' mother, then said she was their sister with guardianship. She also said she had escaped an abusive husband. She told them she knew Garrido had been convicted of kidnapping and raping a woman years earlier, but said he'd changed and had "a gift."
Ultimately, Garrido admitted he kidnapped and raped Dugard "a long, long long time ago." Later, after his arrest, he told a Sacramento TV station he had "completely turned my life around" and that "you're going to find the most powerful story coming from the witness, the victim. You wait."
Authorities claim Garrido had scripted cover stories for her and crafted a secret plan to communicate through lawyers. Gellman cites the interview with one of the girls to argue there was no elaborate plan; Dugard was scrambling.
"She was just coming up with things. It wasn't set cause we didn't know what to say," the girl told authorities. "We just came in thinking we were gonna clear it up ... you know, him being with children and it's okay."
more at link: http://www.contracostatimes.com/top-stories/ci_14469475

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Phillip Garrido's Attorneys Set-Up Insanity Defense
February 24, 2010
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It's a new look into the mind of Philip Garrido, the man accused of kidnapping Jaycee Lee Dugard. Tonight his public defenders are painting the image of a mentally unstable man.

Phillips Garrido's defense attorneys want to talk to Jaycee Lee Dugard. The problem is, they know they aren't allowed. But that hasn't stopped them from filing an argument with the court that says Dugard wouldn't be influenced by Garrido if they were allowed contact, because he's too insane to manipulate her at this point. But tthe thing is, it wouldn't be Garrido talking to Jaycee Lee Dugard anyway. It'd be his attorneys, or attorneys for his attorneys. So what are they really trying to do?

They're likely setting Garrido up for an insanity defense. "You have a client that is guilty. All you can do is try to make him more comfortable. It's either a mental hospital, or prison," Rosenfeld said.

So the defense included Phillip Garrido's manifesto, showing he believed he could control sound with his mind, and talk to angels. "This guy's driving around. He's keeping appointments. For years. He's clearly not insane," Rosenfeld said. Just maybe crazy like a fox… or at least, his attorneys are. And the title of Garrido's manifesto? "The Origins Of Schizophrenia Revealed."

Article:
http://www.fox40.com/news/headlines/ktxl-news-garridodefenseclaimsinsanity,0,435298.story

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Phillip Garrido heard angels, attorney says
Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010 - 12:00 am
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Phillip Garrido's attorney filed court papers late Wednesday in Garrido's kidnapping-rape trial that cite "signs of serious mental illness" and say he has "been hearing the voices of angels for years."

The statements, contained in filings made by public defender Susan Gellman, come in advance of Friday's hearing over whether Garrido can have contact with his wife, Nancy, in the El Dorado County jail to prepare their defense and discuss family matters.

The filing appears to lay the groundwork for a mental health defense for Garrido, who according to his attorney prepared an elaborate manifesto in the weeks leading up to his arrest last August.

Gellman cites as another example of mental illness Garrido's efforts to communicate with the media. Since his arrest, the filing states, there have been more than 500 letters sent to or received from Garrido at the El Dorado County jail.

"In short, Mr. Garrido's contacts with the media, when his attorney tells him not to have them, are not manipulations at all, but evidence that he may not be competent to be a defendant," the filing states.

Article:
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/02/25/2563366/phillip-garrido-heard-angels-attorney.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Jaycee Dugard case: Garrido is mentally ill, not manipulative, lawyer says
Posted: 02/25/2010 08:36:25 AM PST
Updated: 02/25/2010 05:35:27 PM PST
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At a hearing today, El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Douglas Phimister will consider a request by the couple's lawyers for contact information for Dugard or her representative, and also whether to let the Garridos visit each other in the Placerville jail where they remain six months after the discovery of Dugard and her two daughters, who were fathered by Garrido.

Prosecutors oppose both, arguing that Phillip Garrido is trying to manipulate Dugard through his lawyer and the media. An earlier letter saying he had no "ill will" toward Dugard was seen by her as an attempt at manipulation, prosecutors claim.

In fact, Gellman writes, Garrido has made odd statements to media and others that he was trying to protect Dugard and even aimed to protect law enforcement. If the judge refuses to grant Gellman contact information for Dugard, she is asking him to name an intermediary.

Under state law, a "not guilty by reason of insanity" defense must show the accused person "was incapable of knowing or understanding the nature and quality of his act or her act and of distinguishing right from wrong at the time of the commission of the offense."

Laurie Levenson, a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, called that a big stretch in the Garrido case.

"The truth is, he did function over the 18 years. He ran a business. He had plans to hide her if people came by. He interacted with other people. He may be very mentally ill, but the legal standard is very high," Levenson said. "It's not simply, he did an insane act. It think this is a Hail Mary pass, to be honest. Even if all they get out of it is a lesser sentence or get him placed in a mental institution as opposed to a prison, they would consider that a victory."
*Much More At Link!

Article:
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14469475

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Garrido Pleads Not Guilty Regardless Of Confession
Feb 25, 2010 4:45 pm US/Pacific
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"If I was his attorney, that would be something I would want him to do at this point," says defense attorney Ken Rosenfeld, when asked why Garrido doesn't plead guilty.

Rosenfeld says Garrido is facing record prison time.

"The sentence he's facing could be the longest in California, it could be thousands of years," he says.

And the chance of Garrido getting a sympathetic jury is very slim, according to Rosenfeld.

"You can go door to door and you're not going to find 12 people who believe him or think he's insane," Rosenfeld said.

Read Full Court Document
http://static.cbslocal.com/station/kovr/docs/2010/2/20100224-DefReply.pdf

Video: Garrido Pleads Not Guilty Regardless Of Confession 2/25/10
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Video: Attorney: Garrido Mentally Ill, Not Manipulative 2/24/10
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Article:
http://cbs13.com/local/phillip.garrido.fbi.2.1521284.html

 

[LinasK]

By John Simerman
Contra Costa Times
Posted: 02/25/2010 08:05:08 PM PST
Updated: 02/25/2010 08:27:13 PM PST
Jaycee Dugard, her two daughters and her mother each have filed claims against the state for damages from failures by parole agents to unearth the mystery of her 1991 kidnapping and years of captivity.The claims, which generally precede lawsuits, were filed with the state Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board. In the simple, two-page forms, Dugard, the two girls and her mother, Terry Probyn, all cite "various lapses by corrections department" and claim "psychological, physical and emotional" damages, said Jon Myers, spokesman for the board.
They list no dollar figure for damages, only a checked box indicating they exceed $25,000. State law requires personal injury claims to be filed within six months of an "incident." Authorities learned Aug. 26 of Dugard's identity and that she and the two girls fathered by Phillip Garrido had been living in a hidden backyard compound near Antioch.
Dale Kinsella, the Santa Monica-based attorney named on the forms, did not return a message Thursday. His firm's Web site says Kinsella specializes in entertainment and intellectual property law. His clients have included retired boxer Mike Tyson, Sean Connery, Jennifer Lopez, Sean Penn and Julia Roberts -- more indication that Dugard and the girls, now 12 and 15, are steering toward a Hollywood treatment of their story. more at link: http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_14473904

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Garrido's Rape Victim Seeks Justice
Katie Callaway Hall Wants Answers From Parole Officials
POSTED: 6:03 pm PST February 25, 2010
UPDATED: 7:16 pm PST February 25, 2010
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Phillip Garrido was convicted of kidnapping and raping a Lake Tahoe casino worker, Katie Callaway Hall, three decades ago. She's a woman on a mission: to expose the broken promises of parole officials and to ensure Garrido never goes free again.

In 1977, he was sentenced in Callaway Hall's case to 50 years in federal prison and five years to life in Nevada State Prison. A letter from 1987 shows his projected release date was 20 years later. "In less than a year later, he was standing at my roulette wheel at Caesar's Tahoe, standing in front of me, out," Callaway Hall said. Confused and afraid, she contacted Garrido's federal parole officer, Houston Antwine.

KCRA 3 found him retired and living in Tennessee. He said he doesn't remember Garrido or Callaway Hall, but she remembers what he said about Garrido.

"This man is going to be in a fishbowl the rest of his life. He's going to be monitored. He's going to be drug tested randomly. They're going to visit his house. He can't go anywhere without us knowing about it. This is for the rest of his life," Callaway Hall said.

But her journey for justice isn't complete. "He will, at the very least, be put away forever. And I intend to make sure that happens this time," Callaway Hall said.
*More at link!

Video: Garrido's Rape Victim On A Mission 3:39
http://www.kcra.com/video/22676846/

Video: Garrido's Mental Fitness Questioned 1:49
http://www.kcra.com/video/22664553/

Article:
http://www.kcra.com/mostpopular/22676781/detail.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Garrido Showed 'God Box' To Customers
Woman Says Garrido Felt Like He Was Doing 'God's Work'
POSTED: 5:35 pm PST February 25, 2010
UPDATED: 7:18 pm PST February 25, 2010
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Phillip Garrido once carried around a black box, a so-called "God Box," that he said allowed him to communicate with heavenly beings. On Garrido's Web site, he wrote, "The Creator has given me the ability to speak in the tongue of angels," that the voices are real, and quoted scripture about talking in tongues.

Garrido had some of his customers sign affidavits that they could hear him speak and hired private investigator Ralph Hernandez to verify those affidavits.

"A telepathic communication assistance device, which is what I would call it, where a person could speak without moving their lips and people could hear him telepathically communicating with them," Hernandez said. But although some customers signed affidavits, most later admitted they heard nothing.

Gomes said Garrido would exhibit some strange behavior including singing impromptu, just pulling up a chair and bursting into song.

Video: Garrido Used Box To Hear 'Angel Voices'
http://www.kcra.com/video/22676756/index.html

Video: PHIL GARRIDO
http://www.kcra.com/video/22680790/index.html

Video: Legal Expert: Doctors May Check Out Garrido
http://www.kcra.com/video/22664843/index.html

Video: Garrido's Parole Records Reveal Mistakes
http://www.kcra.com/video/22574705/index.html

Video: CDCR: Supervision Of Parolees 'Greatly Improved'
http://www.kcra.com/video/22585563/index.html

Article:
http://www.kcra.com/news/22676583/detail.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

UPDATED: Dugard, Family File Claims Against California
Kidnap/Rape Victim Says Parole Agents Should've Discovered Kidnapping
Feb 26, 2010 2:49 pm US/Pacific
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Jaycee Dugard and her family have taken the first step to sue the state of California for lapses officials made while she and her daughters were allegedly held captive by a convicted sex offender. Dugard, her two daughters and her mother, Terry Probyn, have each filed claim forms against the Department of Corrections, Rachel Wall, a spokeswoman for the state's Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board, said Friday.

Dugard's spokeswoman, Nancy Seltzer, said the family members haven't decided whether they'll file a lawsuit. "We are simply preserving Jaycee Dugard's right to file a lawsuit at a later date, if that is something she decides is in her family's best interest," Seltzer said.

By law, victims have six months from the time of the incident to file a personal injury claim against the state. Dugard was found in August. The forms do not ask for a specific dollar amount, only saying damages exceed $25,000. A messages left with the Santa Monica, Calif.-based attorney listed on the claims, Dale Kinsella, was not immediately returned.

Video: Dugard, Family File Claims Against California 2/26/10
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Article:
http://cbs5.com/local/jaycee.dugard.kidnap.2.1523120.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Dugard, Family File Claims Against State
Garridos Accused Of Kidnapping, Rape
POSTED: 7:46 am PST February 26, 2010
UPDATED: 8:15 am PST February 26, 2010
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Kidnapping victim Jaycee Lee Dugard and her family have filed claims against the state of California for damages they said resulted from "various lapses" by the corrections department.

Jon Myers, a spokesman for California's Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board, said Dugard, her two daughters and her mother, Terry Probyn, each have filed claims with the board.

The claims said failures by corrections officials led to psychological, physical and emotional damages in excess of $25,000.

Article:
http://www.kcra.com/mostpopular/22681768/detail.html

 

[Billylee]

Garrido trial has Calaveras County looking to past

http://www.news10.net/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=76033&catid=2

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Judge Denies Garrido Visit, Allows Phone Calls
Feb 26, 2010 2:46 pm US/Pacific
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The judge said the two cannot meet in person, but has allowed the couple to talk on the phone twice.

The Garrido's lawyers asked a judge to compel jail officials to allow the two to meet face-to-face so they can talk about the case, their finances and their hopes for Dugard and the two daughters she had with Phillip Garrido, but the El Dorado County Sheriff's Department fought the couple's request for in-jail visits.

Video: Officials Stop Garrdios From Visiting In Prison
http://www.cbs13.com/video/[email protected]

Article:
http://cbs13.com/jayceelee/phillip.garrido.nancy.2.1524099.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Dugard, girls and mom file claims against state
Friday, February 26, 2010
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Kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard and her family have filed claims against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in an action that will most likely lead to a lawsuit, contending that parole agents bungled their monitoring of her alleged abductor.

The claims don't ask for a specific dollar amount of compensation, indicating only that they exceed $25,000, said Rachel Wall, spokeswoman for the compensation board.

Most such claims are rejected. If the compensation board turns down the claims at its meeting March 18, the family's next recourse will be to file a lawsuit.

County Deputy Public Defender Susan Gellman, attorney for Phillip Garrido, said in court filings for today's hearing that her client has "signs of serious mental illness" and "has been hearing voices of angels for years" - but she still wants him to be able to contact Dugard.

She argues that Garrido's desire to contact the mother of his two children is sincere, and is not intended as "harassment, intimidation or dissuasion of a witness." :shakehead:

Article:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/02/26/BA481C7R0C.DTL&tsp=1

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Judge: Garridos May Visit By Phone, But Not In Person
POSTED: 2:45 pm PST February 26, 2010
UPDATED: 3:59 pm PST February 26, 2010
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Jailed kidnapping suspects Phillip and Nancy Garrido may speak by phone, but will not be allowed to visit in person, a judge said Friday.

The judge also appointed attorneys for each of the children, but not for Jaycee Dugard. The attorneys, Abby Rosemann and Roger Kunkle, were appointed since Dugard's children are minors.

El Dorado County Sheriff Manfred Kollar earlier this week opposed allowing the Garridos to meet in person. The couple is being held in jail in Placerville.

They will appear in court again on Apr. 15.

Meanwhile, an appeals court had determined that the El Dorado County Superior Court didn't abuse its power in removing Gilbert Maines from the case. Maines, who once represented Nancy Garrido, has tried to stay on the case after being accused of a conflict of interest. He was later fired by El Dorado County. His official termination date is March 26. Steve Tapson is now representing Nancy Garrido.

Article:
http://www.kcra.com/news/22681883/detail.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Phillip, Nancy Garrido allowed jailhouse phone calls
Published: Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 - 9:11 am
Last Modified: Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 - 4:16 pm
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A judge today refused to allow accused kidnappers Phillip and Nancy Garrido to visit each other in jail for now, but he ordered the El Dorado County sheriff to allow them two five-minute phone calls between now and April 15. Judge Douglas Phimister said he did not believe the couple had given up all their rights to speak to each other, and ordered that Nancy Garrido be given the option of calling her husband in the jail if she so chooses.

Nancy Garrido's attorney, Stephen Tapson, said his client was overcome when she heard she would be able to speak to her husband for the first time in six months. "She wants to," Tapson said after court. "She almost burst into tears when he said you can have five minutes twice. She loves him."

At today's hearing, the judge appointed two new lawyers to represent those daughters, who are now teenagers. He set two hearings for April 15 to discuss the issues further, but said he believes it is important for the girls to have a say in whether they are contacted by the Garridos' attorneys. "It's been awhile, but having had three teenage children, I know they don't always follow the lead of their mother," the judge said.

He said he expects the daughters to be witnesses in the case and that they need lawyers who can represent their interests. He said he also believes that Dugard should have an attorney, but that he knew of no legal authority that would allow him to appoint one. The judge did not make final decisions on defense motions seeking disclosure of Dugard's location or the Garridos' visitation request, pending the April hearings.

Lawyers argue in court over motion to allow Phillip and Nancy Garrido to meet in jail. Susan Gellman is the attorney for Phillip Garrido and Stephen Tapson is the attorney for Nancy Garrido.

Article:
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/02/26/2567512/dugard-family-reserve-right-to.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Judge Rules Dugard Suspects Can Talk To Each Other
Feb 26, 2010 7:14 pm US/Pacific
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Prosecutors and jail officials strongly opposed the request. Jail officials had said arranging such visits would overburden the staff, while the county district attorney scoffed at the suggestion that the Garridos had any role to play in promoting Dugard's well-being.

But El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Douglas C. Phimister on Friday scolded the county sheriff's department, which runs the jail, for being unwilling to facilitate communication between the two inmates. Phimister argued that jail officials routinely find ways to arrange calls and visits to inmates that are monitored "when it is to our advantage."

"These are two people who are potentially facing the rest of their lives in prison," he said. "To allow them 10 minutes to talk to each other is not unreasonable."

Phimister ordered jail officials to allow Nancy Garrido, if she chooses, to place two five minute phone calls to her husband over the next several weeks. He said Phillip Garrido would not be allowed to contact his wife for now because of claims made by prosecutors and Nancy Garrido's lawyer that she was controlled by him during their 29-year marriage.

The judge scheduled another court hearing for April 15 to discuss whether the couple, who have pleaded not guilty, would be allowed face-to-face visits in the future.
*Much more at link!

Video: Garridos Allowed To Talk, Dugard May Sue State 2/26/10 7:10pm pt
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Article:
http://cbs5.com/local/jaycee.dugard.kidnap.2.1524512.html