07-26-2012, 04:24 PM
Here's what took place after lunch break:
The judge asked for transcripts back from phone calls from Sam which were played in the morning, since the transcripts were not evidence.
Prosecution entered evidence #51-59 (phone records), #60, 61 a,b,c,d, 62 abc (footprint reports) into evidence -- judge asked defense if they were admitted without objection --- they were.
Prosecution asked to approach the bench. All attorneys went to the bench for hushed conversation with judge.
On the way back to seats, Braun (on prosectution side) tripped over cords for TV used to play Pettaway's interview video earlier, & everyone gasped.
When the attorneys returned to their seats, the prosecution announced they rested their case.
The judge then asked the jury be taken across the hall to another empty courtroom - not the adjoining jury room, because of motions that were going to be heard at this point.
The jury filed out. And about 10 more sheriffs came in. A couple went directly behind John Sr's seat. Other's stood blocking Pettaway.
Once the jury was gone, the defense stood (Geudtner) and made a Motion for Acquittal on grounds of insufficient evidence to sustain a conviction. Only evidence the prosecution produced was a cigarette butt...can't determine when, how, where it was left in conjunction with the homicide. Said has also been shown the JC was a marijuana trafficker -- with a retail operation at the Straub's while they were gone. No reason to believe it was left during the homicides. Know there was a lot of traffic in/out of house during the weekend.
The judge asked if the evidence just entered by the prosecution before resting did anything to implicate Cameo.
The defense responded that it was exculpatory, that Pettaway was not that far west in Toledo and no footprint evidence implicated Pettaway or Wiliams.
Then the State's response was that they established that the cigarette butt linked to Cameo Pettaway was at the home of a murder scene. That they presented habits of cig usage in house, no smoking in house. Yet there was this cigarette left in a clean house.
Said there were multiple people who killed/kidnapped and gained entry to the home to do these activities. Said there's not evidence he was selling marijuana- only 1 call on 1⁄29 to Johnny's phone asking about marijuana. And that nobody's explained how else client was in the house. Then asked them to deny the motion.
Judge said he would take it under advisement and said there would be 10 minute recess....
The judge asked for transcripts back from phone calls from Sam which were played in the morning, since the transcripts were not evidence.
Prosecution entered evidence #51-59 (phone records), #60, 61 a,b,c,d, 62 abc (footprint reports) into evidence -- judge asked defense if they were admitted without objection --- they were.
Prosecution asked to approach the bench. All attorneys went to the bench for hushed conversation with judge.
On the way back to seats, Braun (on prosectution side) tripped over cords for TV used to play Pettaway's interview video earlier, & everyone gasped.
When the attorneys returned to their seats, the prosecution announced they rested their case.
The judge then asked the jury be taken across the hall to another empty courtroom - not the adjoining jury room, because of motions that were going to be heard at this point.
The jury filed out. And about 10 more sheriffs came in. A couple went directly behind John Sr's seat. Other's stood blocking Pettaway.
Once the jury was gone, the defense stood (Geudtner) and made a Motion for Acquittal on grounds of insufficient evidence to sustain a conviction. Only evidence the prosecution produced was a cigarette butt...can't determine when, how, where it was left in conjunction with the homicide. Said has also been shown the JC was a marijuana trafficker -- with a retail operation at the Straub's while they were gone. No reason to believe it was left during the homicides. Know there was a lot of traffic in/out of house during the weekend.
The judge asked if the evidence just entered by the prosecution before resting did anything to implicate Cameo.
The defense responded that it was exculpatory, that Pettaway was not that far west in Toledo and no footprint evidence implicated Pettaway or Wiliams.
Then the State's response was that they established that the cigarette butt linked to Cameo Pettaway was at the home of a murder scene. That they presented habits of cig usage in house, no smoking in house. Yet there was this cigarette left in a clean house.
Said there were multiple people who killed/kidnapped and gained entry to the home to do these activities. Said there's not evidence he was selling marijuana- only 1 call on 1⁄29 to Johnny's phone asking about marijuana. And that nobody's explained how else client was in the house. Then asked them to deny the motion.
Judge said he would take it under advisement and said there would be 10 minute recess....