Trial - Ross Harris #5

[katydid23]

So the point of this witness is going to be showing that Ross planned to buy a home?

 

[JerseyGirl]

The jury returns, and the defense calls its first witness: he is Roger Webb, a real estate agent who said he was helping Ross and Leanna Harris to find a house in Cobb County.

Defense attorney Carlos Rodriguez handles the direct examination. Webb says he communicated with Ross Harris primarily via email but also spoke with him on his cellphone.

Webb is given a sheaf of emails and asked whether emails that were sent to him -- he says they are -- and are they an accurate depiction of the kinds of emails that passed between the two -- he says they are.

Webb says he met with Ross and Leanna in February 2014 to go over the areas of Cobb County the Harrises were interested in. He says the couple wanted to find something in east Cobb, because of the quality of the schools.

 

[JerseyGirl]

So the point of this witness is going to be showing that Ross planned to buy a home?

Seems to be, hahaha. Really, how is this relevant?

 

[JerseyGirl]

Webb found a rental property for the Harrises that was owned by a friend of Webb's.

He said Ross Harris's credit rating was superior and he thought he'd be a good tenant for his friend and a good prospect for buying a house down the road.

 

[MsMarple]

So the point of this witness is going to be showing that Ross planned to buy a home?

Yes; Ross desired to live in a "hot pocket" area of homes, which probably explains why he was working so dilligently in his job, eye on the prize and all... oh, wait....

Defense asked the Realtor if Ross ever talked about the state of his marriage or about any extramarital affairs.

 

[SuperTmo]

Seems to be, hahaha. Really, how is this relevant?

They probably want to argue that guys wanting to kill their kid don't look for houses based on school quality. But that is just sound purchasing advice anyways for resale purposes.

 

[Maisiebelle]

So in May JRH told the real estate agent he was backing away from buying for now.


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[katydid23]

He last communicated with him about buying a home was in May. Lots can happen in a months time...

 

[JerseyGirl]

I'm guessing this is right around the time he didn't get that job at Chik-Fil-A.

and this is a defense witness?

 

[JerseyGirl]

After a time, he said, the couple also began looking in Kennesaw and Acworth because they could get "more house for the money" there than in East Cobb.


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*yawn*

 

[MsMarple]

So in May JRH told the real estate agent he was backing away from buying for now.


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May is also when Leanna's friend said she had backed off wanting to have more kids - she said it wasn't a good time for it, which was the opposite of what she had said prior. IMO something happened during late Spring that was impacting their marriage.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Prosecutor Chuck Boring handles the cross-examination for the prosecution.

He asks Webb whether he knew anything about Harris's double life of sexting with multiple women. "If he had this other side of his personality, he obviously kept that hidden from you," Boring said.

"He seemed very typical of any buyer who would come into the office."

 

[JerseyGirl]

I can't believe the defense dragged this poor witness out today. (although he's the best eye candy I've seen this entire trial).

*passes the popcorn*

 

[JerseyGirl]

Boring: "Were you aware of any problems he was having at work?"

Webb: "No, sir."

Boring: "Did you have any idea that he was looking for a new job that he didn't actually get in May?"

Webb: "No, sir."

Webb says his real estate firm sent emails to prospective customers, including Ross and Leanna Harris, every day.

Boring asks whether Harris was looking for houses with hidden rooms. Webb says not to his knowledge.

 

[Hope4More]

Floor plans with hidden rooms? Eh?

 

[JerseyGirl]

hidden rooms? WTF!

 

[katydid23]

Kind of an odd choice for their first witness. Kind of underwhelming...

 

[JerseyGirl]

Kind of an odd choice for their first witness. Kind of underwhelming...

"It's a disaster" - me, as to why the defense even brought him in.

 

[Maisiebelle]

May is also when Leanna's friend said she had backed off wanting to have more kids - she said it wasn't a good time for it, which was the opposite of what she had said prior. IMO something happened during late Spring that was impacting their marriage.

I didn't know this. Very interesting.

So the defence called this witness because he will show that JRH was thinking of buying a house in a good school district. Yet the testimony is actually helpful to the state too.


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[monkeypants]

That was bizarre

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