UT - Kouri Richins, 33, Author, wife, mom, charged in husband’s unexpected death last year, May 2023 #3

[Tortoise]

On what grounds do we think Defense was going to ask for a mistrial?

Judge said before the break that it was about the witness mentioning jail calls.

It was in the cross-examination of crime scene investigator Chelsea Gipson on day 3

(timestamp 1:38:45)

 

[Megnut]

Is Defense really arguing about Cellebrite extractions? Like they've never heard of it?

 

[Megnut]

Judge said before the break that it was about the witness mentioning jail calls.

It was in the cross-examination of crime scene investigator Chelsea Gipson on day 3

(timestamp 1:38:45)

Judge will rule as he already has -- he'll instruct the jury not to consider whether she is in jail or had been.

JMO

 

[303gmf]

Nester’s hand motions and babbling and attitude are just silly

 

[Megnut]

No surprise, Defense has issue with the juror who knew the witness. Asks Judge to dismiss juror.

 

[Megnut]

Judge reserves ruling for now, may void dire juror.

Moving on.

 

[Megnut]

Now the motion to dismiss.

Indeed, the mention of jail calls.

 

[oakayfine]

No surprise, Defense has issue with the juror who knew the witness. Asks Judge to dismiss juror.

If the juror had discussed anything about the trial with the witness beforehand. wouldn't she have brought it up before now? Obviously, neither one of them discussed Kourie - they had much better things to discuss.

 

[arielilane]

12:59 p.m. Brad Bloodworth says the note from the juror likely doesn’t provide enough information to the judge for him to make a decision. Based on the information in the note, Bloodworth doesn’t feel the need for the juror to be dismissed. Judge not going to rule on the issue now. He says he may just need to ask the juror some questions. There are alternate jurors in case the juror is excused.


12:57 p.m. Wendy Lewis, defense attorney, has concerns about a note that came from a juror. The juror had a business transaction with a witness. She says if the defense had known this during jury selection, the juror would not have made the pool. Lewis asks for juror to be dismissed.


Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com

 

[Megnut]

I could listen to this judge's masterful rulings from the bench all day every day.

 

[Megnut]

Judge (paraphrasing) -- voluminous testimony in this case and KR is charged with murder, so they jury is anyway aware of the seriousness of the case.

Motion to dismiss DENIED.

 

[arielilane]

Motion for mistrial denied by judge. No surprise

 

[tlcya]

DBM

 

[arielilane]

JURY NOTE: "We do have some concerns about the note that came out from the juror," said Wendy Lewis.

Lewis says she had a note come out that there was a 'business transaction with the witness'.


It appears it would be a juror who had a transaction with Molly Crosswhite (a local realtor).



WHERE'S WALDO?

https://twitter.com/x/status/2028560927319024016

 

[arielilane]

DEFENSE MOTION FOR MISTRIAL: Following Chelsea Gipson's mention of 'jail calls'; defense claims it gave the jury a viewpoint that Richins has been/had been in custody.

"Mistrial is not required. Defendent's motion is respectfully denied," said Judge Mrazik.


Ok, now, next witness: Detective Jeff O'Driscoll, Summit County Sheriff's Office.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2028562999766839647

 

[tlcya]

Chris Kotradimos (sp) is the next witness, owns M20 solutions, assists prosecutors and defense teams as they prepare for trial. Prior worked in LE in homicide unit w SLC.

 

[arielilane]

1:09 p.m. Next witness is Detective Jeff O’Driscoll. He works for the Summit County Sheriff’s Office. He collected Carmen Lauber’s phone and helped get it processed. His testimony is over for now.


1:04 p.m. Mrazik says the statement was improper, but it was quick and “relatively innocuous” concerning the volume of testimony the jury will hear over five weeks. Mrazik says in a homicide trial, it would not come as a surprise to jurors that the defendant would have been in jail at one point. Mrazik denies the request for a mistrial.

1:01 p.m. Nester now arguing about Chelsea Gipson’s testimony from the other day where Gipson said “jail calls.” Nester says the jury now knows her client has been in jail and there were multiple calls. Judga Mrazik told jurors to discard that statement at the time. Nester says Gipson’s statements bring prejudice and has filed a motion for a mistrial.


12:59 p.m. Brad Bloodworth says the note from the juror likely doesn’t provide enough information to the judge for him to make a decision. Based on the information in the note, Bloodworth doesn’t feel the need for the juror to be dismissed. Judge not going to rule on the issue now. He says he may just need to ask the juror some questions. There are alternate jurors in case the juror is excused.

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com​

 

[tlcya]

witness is well certified by cellebrite and has testified for both the prosecution and defense in dozens of high profile cases.

 

[tlcya]

CDR means record of your phone's data and details.

 

[arielilane]

NEXT WITNESS: Chris Kotrodimos, digital forensics expert.

For this case: Kotrodimos has examined phones and records related to Kouri, Eric, Carmen Lauber, Robert Crozier and Robert Grossman.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2028564385485205696