SCOTT BURNED IN RAGE

The NY POST ^ | June 10 2004 | Howard Breuer

[Saundra Duffy]

I would like to have a cousin just like that guy.

[Yaelle]

Brilliant. I bet that was it. Scott was going to the bay and thus they would then go there, not the reverse.

[Canadian Outrage]

Thanks Red!! Ooooooh I like the way things are building. AND we ain't heard nothin yet!! I really appreciate this Prosecutor. He's very thorough. He is laying a foundation that cannot be shaken and in the process he has BOXED in our Hollywood clown but good!!

[Jackie-O]

I keep thinking about the Martha Stewart Meringue Show. Do you think it is possible that Distaso knew all along that Martha discussed egg whites at approx 9:40 on 12-24 and was HOPING that Geragross would arrogantly use this "misstep" by the prosecution in order to box Scott's time frame in--whew!!

Why yes, I would bet that they knew about this...

I hate to keep referring to the OJ case, especially since he is getting some face time with the 10 year anniversary of him murdering Nichole and Ron...but I think that CA LE have learned so much from that injustice, that the State have crossed all of there T's and dotted all of their I's here. The only leaks you have heard in this case have come from Geragroid's camp. The DA has protected the integrity of this case from the word go...and so have the Rocha's...with grace and dignity..IMO

[EllaMinnow]

How I wish this trial were televised!

[Jackie-O]

And..very simply in layman's terms...
If the Judge thought it inappropriate for lay witness to testify to state of mind, he would have not allowed it.
(and Geragroid would surely have objected, objection sustained and the testimony stricken...it wasn't)

[Liberatio]

Ahhh, I didn't know that. Yeah, that definately changes things.

[Jackie-O]

Peterson family behavior during this trial will sink Snotty as fast as the evidence against him...like the cement he tied on his wife and child...
God takes care of everything, Lynn. Mark my words.

[Jackie-O]

Abrams agrees with me just now...no way Snott will take the stand to validate ANY of Geragroin's spin...

[Labyrinthos]

I wasn't there and I haven't read the transcript, and therefore I have no idea what actually took place other than what was reported in the NY Post. The failure of counsel to object, however, doesn't mean that the question or response was proper. A seasoned trial lawyer knows not to object to every objectional question because even if the court sustains every objection, the jury will think you're an A-hole and hold it against the client. A good trial lawyer should expend objections as if there are only a finite number available. Also, judges are wrong all the time, and the failure of a judge to sustain an objection doesn't mean the judge was right. If that was the case, then we wouldn't need multiple levels of appellate courts. The sad truth is that many judges, particularly on the state level, are not appointed or elected to the bench because they were great trial lawyers or brilliant scholars, but because they know whose behind to kiss.

[lakey]

And..very simply in layman's terms... If the Judge thought it inappropriate for lay witness to testify to state of mind, he would have not allowed it. (and Geragroid would surely have objected, objection sustained and the testimony stricken...it wasn't)

Nancy Grace and some others discussed this judge's (?name?) inclination to interrupt when he feels the witness needs to answer more clearly. Or, am I thinking of a different case...hmmm

[RGSpincich]

http://www.ktvu.com/news/3405301/detail.html
Thursday update.

[Canadian Outrage]

Amen Jackie, I am a FIRM believer in that!!

[Canadian Outrage]

Thanks RG. Good Article. "The defendant starts to cry for you?" LOL Next question.

I gotta leave this office. Back when I get home. DON'T ALL YOU SCOWS LEAVE 'K!!! CO

[Devil_Anse]

Amen to that! What else is Geragos getting paid for?! To look pretty? LOL... (barf).

[Jackie-O]

Objections weren't made and you may be right about how a seasoned trial lawyer might behave...but thusfar, with all of wild, almost unbelievable theories MG has floated in the media, I would suggest that he would be objecting vehemently it he thought something was not admissible.
Also, like I've said, I think the State of CA has learned allot from the OJ case and will tread very carefully...from the Judge on down to the Pros., and on and on.

[Jackie-O]

it=if

[Dante3]

The Petersons would do Scott a favor if they would just abide by the gag order.

How odd that Scott would remember a mention of meringues but not whether he went golfing or fishing. As for the timeline, it's hard to imagine Laci being able to finish mopping the floor, change clothes, take the dog for a walk, and then be kidnappped in that short time. Surely the dog would have come to her rescue.

Just wondering what happened to Beth Karas.

[NYCVirago]

Amen to that! What else is Geragos getting paid for?! To look pretty? LOL... (barf).

Geragos, IMHO, is the most overrated high-profile lawyer out there. Not only did he screw up on the Winona Ryder case, he didn't even have the sense to tell Michael Jackson that dancing on an SUV outside the courthouse probably wasn't a good idea. It's not even like he has a track record of great successes, and he lawyers every case the same way. Susan McDougal/Roger Clinton/Winona Ryder/Michael Jackson/Scott Peterson are all defended the same way by Geragos -- it's some vast conspiracy that's behind them getting put on trial.

[Canadian Outrage]

Beth is GOOD. She was on this at some point today because some were quoting her. Maybe CTV has clipped her wings because she's too FAIR!! grrrrr I have been thoroughly DISgusted with the CTV reporting as a whole. There is some good but others have been AWFUL!!