oralandar brand-wms

pics of front screen door being shown on overheard for jurors

gurka says he didn't "think to" measure screen door or to measure how far away mcbride's feet from wafer's front door.

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Elisha Anderson

They also asked Gurka why he didn't listen to McBride's voicemails. He said measurements weren't taken of the screen dislodged in door.

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The Trial File

Defense is asking Gurka about questioning at prelim hearing in Dec 2013 re: plastic clips.These clips hold/held screen insert in screen door

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Elisha Anderson

Under cross examination, he acknowledged rain could have washed evidence off McBride's body because it wasn't covered with a tarp.

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The Trial File
Defense atty says his testimony from 12/2013 says he found some clips inside door of house; Gurka says that statement is not 100% accurate

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oralandar brand-wms

cross exam of gurka now..pros re-directing now

jurors passing away plastic bag with single plastic clip in place..jurors handing it back before 5 minute break

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oralandar brand-wms

jury back in..monica mcbride on stand for pros. she says she gave renisha the $100 bill. def atty cross exam her about nov. 8 vigil

oralandar brand-wms

monica mcbride attended saying she does not remember how many peo. there "i was emotionally devastated" she says. vigl was nov. 8

def atty has monica mcbride look at a pic of renisha wearing "work attire" wearing steel boots for contract job at ford

sidebar

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oralandar brand-wms

monica mcbride done test. dr. kilak kesha coming on stand. he's med exam who performed mcbride autopsy

kesha has performed just over 1,000 autopsies

kesha also a lecturer at the University of Michigan in area of pathology..

LUNCH








Due back 1:15

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oralandar brand-wms

court back in session..def atty wants to know how the pros knew about $100 . pros now says mcbride's parents thought wafer had her i.d.

pros told parents that was not true. def atty says she wanted that info as part of discovery in trial

jury coming in

Dr. Kesha back on stand now..def atty cross-examining him

court back in session..def atty wants to know how the pros knew about $100 . pros now says mcbride's parents thought wafer had her i.d.

def atty shows pic of mcbride's left hand but pros objects saying it was not admitted..judge orders it taken down.

attys now going through their photos to see if pic was admitted into evid

def atty asking kesha if he took pic of mcbride's hands prior to autopsy: he says "no reason to do it..there were no injuries"

def pointing pic back up on overheard of mcbride's left hand with trail of blood on left hand..says photo does not indicate swelling

kesha says mcbride's BAO legal limit for someone 21 ..for a 19 yr old like mcbride she was 11 times over the legal limit

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The Trial File

Def asked if body was photographed b4 washed/cleaned Kesha answers no, didn't think it was necessary, no visible injuries other than head

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oralandar brand-wms

kesha says he did not see a $100 bill on mcbride..he says pockets of deceased are turned inside out, per policy

mcbride's knee length black boots shown overhead..they have torn sold on one of them

Kesha says at least 10 pellets taken from mcbride's body

Dr. Kesha done testifying. "People rests"...jury out for quick break

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The Trial File

#TheodoreWafer defense is RIGHT NOW moving to drop all charges.

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oralandar brand-wms

def atty files directed verdict motion says wafer had no malice (as req. in second degree) toward mcbride and they were strangers..

judge denies defense's motion saying accident not a defense to murder two

defense first witness is former wayne county medical examiner Dr. Werner Spitz. he's expected to address "fight or flight" response

judge tells def. witness Dr. Spitz he can only testify in general terms . can't testify on fear of impending doom's psych. impact on body

spitz is defense 1st witness. he's a forensic pathologist. has testified in many cases..lots of high-profile trials across country

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spitz says he addresses BAC in his book.

spitz says the more alcohol a person drinks the less inhibitions and judgement they have ...

he says loss of coordination occurs too

spitz says person does not lose their strength with higher amts of alcohol

def atty asking spitz about spiderweb crack on windshield of mcbride's car. talks about the car accident

spitz did not do autopsy on mcbride wld have had to consume 11 shots of liquor or bottles of beer to arrive at her BAC

now looking at pic of mcbride's left hand and says it "looks swollen to me"..fresh trail of blood on her left hand that comes from the hand

spitz says he wld have cut into the lft handt."we're doing an autopsy for a purpose.the purp. to leave no leaf unturned."

Spitz still talking and going over crime scene photo of mcbrides left hand that has blood trail

oralandar brand-wms

Spitz says left hand swollen. Talking About right hand

Spitz says hand swelling caused in conjunction with the deadly trauma to mcbride

Wrapping up for day . Back tommorrow at 9 am

Spitz continues testimony thursday

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State of Michigan V Theodore Wafer - Murder2



Day 8, Thursday 31st July, 2014 9:00am EDT


I am ASSUMING proceedings will be live streamed now that Jury seated



Hearing live feeds

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