TN - Chris Newsom, 23, & Channon Christian, 21, murdered, Knoxville, 6 Jan 2007 #7

[dgfred]

Davidson will not testify.

Darn, that would have been the old nail in the coffin I'm sure.

 

[kiki the parrot]

Bringing jury in to introduce Cobbins' conviction. Defense will then rest.
arrot:

 

[SuziQ]

http://twitter.com/jamiescoop

Judge reverses himself, says state can enter Cobbins' prior conviction

 

[Muffet]

Judge making the perfect point that telling about Cobbins' past robber conviction is pointless, since each juror already knows he was friggin convicted of this particular crime...

Of course, its being pointless nonsense isn't a hindrance to this defense, whose motto from the start has been:
"If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull."

 

[SuziQ]

Eldridge entering Cobbin's prior bad acts into evidence. Voice raised and emphasis placed on Davidson aka Cobbins.

 

[Muffet]

Judge said he'd let it in, even though it was worse than redundant (my words) because he wasn't going to give them an excuse to appeal.

 

[SuziQ]

Defense rests.

 

[SuziQ]

Next pros witness. Joshua Shaffer, KPD Patrol, repeat offender squad.

 

[alwaysonmymind]

Live video from court room:

http://www.wbir.com/video/breakingvideo.aspx

 

[Muffet]

Yes! TK's going to show how many easier & safer places Channon & Chris could have gone if they wanted to buy drugs. :thumb:

 

[SuziQ]

http://twitter.com/jamiescoop

Defense has rested, state puttong on rebuttal now

 

[PrairieWind]

He's doing it to avoid a reason to appeal.

I assume you are right Suzi. I have never heard of this being done myself. I dont know that is has any value really though, that conviction was quite a while ago.

 

[Muffet]

Joshua Shaffer:

 

[SuziQ]

Majority of pill cases NOT around Cherry/Chipman street.

 

[SuziQ]

East knox....crack cocaine. Heh.

 

[SuziQ]

MJ you can go all over city, Broadway are mainly or out west.

 

[Muffet]

A waste of gas! Oh, this is *great*.

 

[SuziQ]

Defense recross. Witness admits people buy through a dealer they are familiar with, not stranger or people NOT IN THEIR SOCIAL NETWORK.

 

[Muffet]

For pills or MJ, people go to someone in their social network. :thumb:

 

[SuziQ]

http://twitter.com/jamiescoop

KPD drug det Shaffer - East Knox not locale 4 pill, pot buys. State trying show if vics could get dope newhere