Unbelievable - she's blaming the defense. I mean, yes, to be expected from her, but still, unbelievably wrong and she says it with a straight face.

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No matter what defense does, in judge's view, it's wrong. Had they asked to leave early, she'd have denied and ripped them for that too.

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1:56 p.m.
Judge Nelson checks with the jury to make sure they didn’t discuss the case or research it.

1:54 p.m.
“End of discussion,” Judge Nelson says after telling West she will not give a day off Friday.

West says he is simply asking for time now and order Crump to be available Thursday.

Judge Nelson says he can continue to discuss the issue with her after the state has rested.

De la Rionda says there have been some delays today and may go long today.

Judge Nelson asks for the jury to be brought in.

1:52 p.m.
West asks for recess on Friday for an opportunity to take Crump’s deposition and an FDLE agent’s deposition.

Judge Nelson asks for the availability of Mr. Benton.

De la Rionda says he can check with him.

Judge Nelson says the state plans on resting today and the defense will begin Friday. She is obliging the day off for the Fourth of July.

She says Crump has been available. She points out it has been almost a month since the Frye hearing. She says the keeping the jury sequestered is very hard to do.

“Your Honor, we’ve been somewhat tied up for the last month,” West says.

Judge Nelson says she understands there were depositions taken last night and some scheduled tonight. She says it was her intention to have the defense start after the state rests.

West mentions they were still litigating the evidence when the trial began.

She says no one has requested an early recess.

1:47 p.m.
Court resumes with West addressing a scheduling issues before Judge Nelson without the jury present. He asks that Martin family attorney be available tomorrow.

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I can't believe what I'm seeing and hearing!!

Rush rush Nelson is to BLAME for there being no time to do stuff... and of course Crump is in hiding!!!

She should get real and DISMISS the case today... then proceed with the Sanctions on Bernie and the prosecution of Crump and others.

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Nelson is incredibly foul today. For those who are not familiar with court and judges and the decorum expected in general, imo, the tirade she just had was akin to cursing and screaming. Like Rumpole picking out a poster and calling them foul names, restricting their account severely, holding their posts for moderation, etc.

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State to rest it's case today...... what case?

Bernie has no case

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I thought the DCA decision was not final until after the 30 day waiting period for potential appeals. The DCA just mandated this Writ in the past day or so.

There you are! Good thing I do roll call in pencil...

And yes, it's just shocking to me. Shocking.

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Witness: Anthony Gorgone, FDLE biology analyst (DNA)

1:58 p.m.
The state calls Anthony Gorgone, who works in the biology department of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

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If Crump wont sit… ya gotta acquit!

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2:12 p.m.
Gorgone says he does proficiency testing from an outside company every six months.

He says an item submitted for testing goes to the evidence intake section, which is given an exhibit number and barcode, and then it is brought to him.

He says he marks the package with his initials, the case number and the date.

Gorgone says he used STR DNA testing, which is Short Tandem Repeat testing. He says they are repetitive non-coding regions of DNA.

The first step, he says, is analyzing the evidence for fluids. He takes a swab and exposes it to heat.

The next step is called quantification which tells him how much DNA he got.

That is followed by amplification, he says describing it as making copies.

The last step is called electrophoresis which where he creates the DNA profile, he says.

He says he can get a pen and be asked to determine who was handling it; other times he gets a swab already used on the item in question.

De la Rionda asks what the minimum is for DNA needed to get a result.

Gorgone says 1 nanogram is preferred, but can sometimes have less. He says there really is no minimum for him to do the next step because he can still get some information for comparison.

2:04 p.m.
He has testified 28 times prior to today dealing with statistics. He is submitted as an expert in DNA.

He says DNA is the genetic blueprint that makes everyone unique.

A copy of DNA is in every cell of the body, he explains, which can be used to develop a DNA profile for identification purposes and comparison.

He says several fields use DNA comparison and it is accepted in the field.

The lab is accredited, Gorgone says, adding that there is a quality assurance program with documentation and a standard of procedures.

Gorgone says before testing for DNA he tests a positive and negative control to make sure the chemicals are working.

De la Rionda asks what kind of clothing he wears to prevent cross contamination.

He says he wears a lab coat, gloves, mask and sometimes a hair net.

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That's it!



Rumpole "The Hammer", hit the Nelso-- er, I mean the nail, on the head. Judge is so angry because the state is going to rest without putting on a case.

Usually, only the defense does that, and only rarely. This defense is apparently going to put on at least some witnesses/case, but if this wasn't a politically and media driven trial, could have rested too.

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IF they had done Ping Logs on day 1 (or before) we could have had a dismissal early.

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That's why they wouldn't give the ping logs to you, Rumpole. Would have cheated them out of their show trial.

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When the State rests tonight… Nelson could declare this circus is over. Then depose Crump next week ahead Civil/criminal action against Crump?

Best result for Crump... if he were Mirandised he could refuse to answer... for now.

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Wasn't able to include or exclude TM.

What is actually needed is for The Scheme Team to REST.... give it a rest... admit their cover is blown!!

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