Gus Searcy sworn in . . . works for PPL for 7.5 years
Text message copy identified in court - but Judge will be keeping it under seal
GS - stated he saw this text the next day on the 13th . . .
GS is scrolling through his own cellphone (?)
GS asks "are you waiting for me?" Def. Atty - "yes we are . . . did you find it?"
no still scrolling for it -
Received this text on 1/15 - 3 days after they spoke
Mr.Hughes texted sayin "Herb you are on Jodi's witness list = any idea why?"
GS responded - "too much to text - call me later"
Hughes said he was working with Prosecution and he heard that GS was on Jodi's witness list - GS said Prosecutor told Hughes
Text was @ 9:15 am - first text = GS received while he was driving to California.
Exhibits #2 and #3
Filing on 8:52 and 8:54 on Jan 15th from GS - admitted exhibits
GS you might be reluctant to say this in a public forum - did Mr Hughes say anything about me (Defense Atty) . . .
Smiling - GS - said DA was a "snake" and if someone were on trial for murder this is the Atty you would want defending you. . . .
One of the things (Hughes) had said . . . .OMGoodness . . . he said you guys tried to keep this off of TV . . . . I can't tell you where this came from
Cross by Prosecution
You agreed to talk to Hughes? You said call me later . . . . you missed the call . . .
perhaps
Didn't you call him back?
Yes
And you missed him right
If you say so - I can look @ my phone - I can't remember - He said I cant talk right now let me call you back.
DA - @ no time did you say you had any compunction about talking to him (Hughes) . . . you talked about getting married, you talked about a lot of things.
I talked about everything except about this.
You tried to call the Maricopa County office a number of time and no one called you back
Yes - I was surprised about that
You were upset about that and were going to serve them and get back at them
No
That was context you talked to Mr. Nurmi . . . you were upset they did not call you back - you want the limelight to be focused on you
Where do you get that from?
I get to ask the questions you don't
I was not upset I was surprised . . .
Did he tell you he had not talked to the Prosecutor had not talked to him in the last 3 years . . . According to you that he was talking to the Prosecutor
No it's not true .. . yes it is true . . . you asked a double negative . .. .
He told you he talked to the Prosecutor?
Yes
I have no other questions
Re-direct
Just want to make it clear here -
between the time you spoke with Mr Hughes and your testimony today - did you talk to Mr. Martinez?
No
Mr. Martinez told you about your phone call on the 15th - did you tell him of that information?
No
State calls Chris Hughes
Defense says they did not have notice
Chris is here from SLC, Utah -
Judge says Hughes can take the stand and asks Mr. Searcy to wait outside as the "rule has been invoked".