GUILTY UT - Michele MacNeill, 50, found dead in bathtub, Pleasant Grove, 11 April 2007 - #5

[Softail]

Found it!

Another inmate, scheduled to testify Wednesday, is expected to say that Martin MacNeill admitted to murder.

According to court documents, the man, identified only as Inmate #1, is expected to tell the jury that Martin MacNeill told him that he drugged his wife with Oxycontin and sleeping pills, then persuaded her to get into the bathtub, where he held her underwater for a little while "to help her out."

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57081994-78/macneill-inmate-wife-martin.html.csp

 

[Dmacky]

Judge back on bench

he is going to plead the 5th on the 3 pending charges/cases

judge rules

rules for defense

unless state drops immunity

state says immunity only applies to what he testifies today

court order is vacated

he is open to cross

court in recess

He will testify

Thanks scorekeeper! I don't understand court talk ~

 

[21merc7]

I could not hear what the immunity is that is being offered.

If it is only that what he says in Court today cannot be used against him then that does not really help him in his own cases any, and is at is should be. What he said on jail phones about selling fake watches and steroids still can and will be used against him. All he needs to talk about today is what he and Doc M discussed about Michelle's death/murder.

So, if that is the set up, then the jury should have no problems with his testimony or the immunity. It just makes sense.

The defense, on the other hand, will have a few tricky things to say to him and about him. If they handle it intelligently they will be okay. If they handle it as they have any other issues with the witnesses so far, they just end up making themselves look desperate. Really takes a very, very tactful, quick thinking, and intelligent person to be a great attorney in sticky situations as such. There are very few that can do it well.

 

[Hope4More]

That was one serious deep breath the prosecutor took as this witness swore to tell the truth.

 

[Ann-Tx]

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I like watching the trial on FOX13 and Winslow's tweets at the same time.

 

[Softail]

Martin diagnosed him as having carpal tunnel. Really?

 

[Hope4More]

I love it...poetry writing convict vs macneill writing about himself.

 

[scorekeeper]

Jason Piorier on stand

knows marty - was in jail with him in 2012 - Utah co jail

marty was a trustee in the pod

marty examined his wrist and gave him medical advice

they worked together also in the pod

he does poetry

marty wrote an autobiography

marty and him shared readings/writings

became friends - first couple days

didn't know marty before jail

 

[Hope4More]

Sorry, OT. Post 1000!

 

[Softail]

Ben Winslow ‏@BenWinslow 1m
Poirier became friends with #MartinMacNeill. The doctor critiqued his poetry. @fox13now #MacNeilltrial



Wild About Trial ‏@WildAboutTrial 1m
#MartinMacNeill wrote an auto biography aboat himself while in jail with Poirier. Jason wrote poetry. How sweet.

 

[seattlechiquita]

Sorry, OT. Post 1000!

Hoot!!! :dance:

 

[Bravo]

DEREK PULLAN, judge in the Martin MacNeill case, was appointed to the Fourth District Court in Utah County in 2003. He received his law degree from Brigham Young University in 1993, graduating laude.

He then worked as a clerk at the Utah Supreme Court until 1994. He served as deputy county attorney in Washington and Wasatch counties in Utah from 1994 to 1999. Judge Pullan was appointed to serve as the Wasatch County Attorney from 1999 to 2003. He was elected presiding judge in 2007 and served two terms. He is also an adjunct professor at the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University.

Thanks for the updates folks. I am battling a killer headache. I never get headaches. Neighbor is cutting his lawn in the pouring rain. Other neighbor is getting a new roof. Too much noise. I have been up since 4:30 and out in the field working with the lab pup. So if I make a really stupidy head post or question you will know why. Carry on :scared:

 

[Softail]

He says Martin seemed privileged. He had special shoes that were not prison issued.

He said he can get away with a lot of things, like murdering his wife.

 

[Bravo]

hoot!!! :dance:

hoot and a woo hoo!!!!!

 

[seattlechiquita]

Quick aside: Inmate #1 has awesome eyes. Ok, carry on.

 

[Leilei]

Argh woke up late, and with a stomach virus, but turned on WAT in time to hear the witness say the getting away with murder thing.

Good morning, everyone!

 

[mytime]

Ohhhh, I do not think MM is stupid enough to confide in this witness.

 

[scorekeeper]

Jason in jail on possible felony charges at time

conversation with marty about shoes

around 12/14 or the 17th

marty seem to be priviledged

had on different shoes (marty's)

special made - everyone else had jail shoes

marty said I can get away with a lot of things

marty said he was getting away with murdering my wife

thought marty was lying

talked to marty soon after

Jason approached him - sorry about your wife

marty said - I am glad the B***ch is dead

 

[Softail]

He says Martin says "I'm glad the biotch is dead".

 

[popsicle]

MM is agitated.