SC - Paul Murdaugh & mom Margaret Found Shot To Death - Alex Murdaugh Accused - Islandton #17

[arielilane]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1620778399412424704

 

[sunshineray]

It is a high-end luxury fashion house. Be glad you don't know who they are. My preference is lv. moo

Yeah gimme Eddie Bauer any day over Gucci

 

[arielilane]

Court Tv live streaming trial

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[arielilane]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1620577631136776192

 

[arielilane]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1620764325995765760

 

[LetsSolvIt]

Do we have link for Law & Crime? I like the split screen.

 

[Boodles]

Thank you so much!! I too was working on a timeline. I wish I had your wonderful graph!

I hope the prosecutor slows down a little bit so the jurors taking notes can follow. I was taking copious notes, but missed several times, and the context around the 9:00:00 “event”.

Part of my notes say MM “no steps after 8:55:32” (from the witnesses “steps” summary), but in his prior “device events” description he indicated something about “steps, distance traveled” (my notes) at 9:00:00. And just before that for which I couldn’t catch the time stamp, something about “orientation portrait.”

So whats with the 9:00:00 device event? Steps or not? Confused.

 

[nodamselindistress]

Hoping to hear Paul's video text today!

 

[sunshineray]

Good morning!
I've been thinking about the question, "Why were MM and PM's phones in different locations post-murder?". It is confusing, but I think that is what it was intended to do...to confuse.

As an attourney and criminal AM knows that the facts will not help him. He needs to sow seeds of doubt and confusion. I think there is a weird logic at play. AM thinks..." I can't be seen as the person who ditched M's phone if I admit to leaving P's phone because it is inconsistent behavior."

I also think it is possible that sheer panic or chaos post-murder is at play.

Let there be justice for M & P. I can't stop thinking about how horrible it must have been for them.

Yeah I was wondering about that too. Maybe just to confuse like you said. I'll tell you right off the bat, PM was getting threats and physically beaten because of this boat case...but then MM's phone is the one missing...go figure.

Either that or AM was just really worried about MM having been able to dial/send something before she was incapacitated? He'd put it on Airplane Mode and never thought it would be found by the Find My Phone feature (If he even knew about that?)

 

[Batman's Mommy]

The defence tried to delay the revealing of the contents of the phones claiming that not everyone who was listed in the ‘chain of custody’ will be appearing in court to testify that they did not compromise the phones.
The prosecution seemed ready and prepared for this attempt by the defence. They had documents and some precedents immediately at the ready.

After some debate, the judge sided with the prosecution and it was deemed that it would be unnecessary to have every single person listed in the chain of custody appear as a witness.

My question is, how did the prosecution know that the defence was going to bring this up? How did the prosecution know to have research at the ready? Is this a topic that the lawyers would have discussed earlier behind closed doors? Or was the prosecution just that well prepared?

Before this got to trial, there would have been a discovery phase. There is a scheduling order that lays out the deadlines of everything prior to trial that must be followed by both sides. Each side has to file a Designation of Experts, which describes every expert, their credentials, and ultimately, the experts' reports are provided to the opposing side (remember, both sides have experts). Also, during the discovery phase, each side has to provide to the other what evidence will be presented at trial.

Each side then has the opportunity to file a motion in limine and/or a Daubert motion. These motions are attempts to exclude expert testimony and possible evidence that will be used. There are legal standards that must be met and proven for evidence and experts to be deemed admissible in Court. The other side then files a response/rebuttal to the motion in limine/Daubert motion. There is usually a hearing on these motions prior to the matter going to trial.

Also, prior to trial, each side exchanges exhibits. The only exhibits that can be brought in after trial starts, that have not been disclosed to the other side, are only exhibits that can impeach the testimony of a witness. There are no surprise exhibits in trial. Disclosure is part of due process.

Did you notice that the Judge was reading a Motion when the arguments were being made? IMO, this was the hearing on the Motions (also note that this did not occur while the jury was present), and/or IMO, a motion had been filed prior to trial in regard to this expert and his report, and the prosecution had already defended their position, but the defense wanted to try one more time.

IMO, this information and possibly the Judge's ruling will be reflected on the docket of the case.

 

[Elley Mae]

Timeline
View attachment 399152

Bringing this forward.

Thanks @detectivewannabe

 

[sunshineray]

Do we have link for Law & Crime? I like the split screen.

I stream it on YouTube...if you're watching on a smart tv or firestick

 

[arielilane]

Do we have link for Law & Crime? I like the split screen.

 

[Boodles]

Harp's really not all there, SLED found the phone the next day on the 8th.

It's going to be a nightmare if they let him cross examine Dove with this MM phone actions log. I was finding it hard with the line numbers being mentioned ALL the time. Why can't they just say at this recorded time this happened and not give a log sheet number line too for every blessed thing. I had to rewind many times to get the sequence of times written down for myself because of that. The jurors can't do that...say STOP, hang on what was that again?

I hear ya, but the prosecutor has to point the witness to the item on the witnesses’ report which is indicated by line number. At least he got the witness to stop saying 6/7 before every time stamp!

 

[arielilane]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1620790047816712192

 

[MaisieBella]

Good morning! Reporters are waiting for AM to arrive. Watch live streaming of trial here.

Thank you again, @arielilane !!

 

[Batman's Mommy]

It's been a little while since I have been able to follow a case. Is there an umbrella page for this case that has all relevant links in one place? Sorry I am late to the party....

 

[arielilane]

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[LetsSolvIt]

THANK YOU

 

[arielilane]

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