04-12-2012, 03:20 AM
Bob Bashara's lawyer spars in court over handwriting test
April 12, 2012
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After weeks of secret investigative maneuvers, the Jane Bashara murder case burst back into the open Wednesday during a court fight by her husband's lawyer to monitor how detectives and prosecutors take Bob Bashara's handwriting sample.
After a 20-minute in-chambers discussion and a testy exchange in open court, Presiding Judge Timothy Kenny of the Wayne County Circuit Court's criminal division said he will decide Wednesday whether the defense can be there to keep an eye on the taking of the handwriting sample....
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... Outside court, Griem said that he and the Bashara family "are still just treading water and looking out for sharks. Today was another example of this."
Looking much thinner -- and visibly tense while in the courtroom -- Bashara begged off reporters' questions and said "we're here cooperating, doing everything we need to do."
The case has been marked by reports of mishandled and lost evidence, as well as sloppy searches, the reported improper questioning of Gentz, and delayed witness interviews.
Speculation about the strength of the prosecution's potential case has grown in the Grosse Pointes since the investigation moved out of the public eye.
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April 12, 2012
After weeks of secret investigative maneuvers, the Jane Bashara murder case burst back into the open Wednesday during a court fight by her husband's lawyer to monitor how detectives and prosecutors take Bob Bashara's handwriting sample.
After a 20-minute in-chambers discussion and a testy exchange in open court, Presiding Judge Timothy Kenny of the Wayne County Circuit Court's criminal division said he will decide Wednesday whether the defense can be there to keep an eye on the taking of the handwriting sample....
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... Outside court, Griem said that he and the Bashara family "are still just treading water and looking out for sharks. Today was another example of this."
Looking much thinner -- and visibly tense while in the courtroom -- Bashara begged off reporters' questions and said "we're here cooperating, doing everything we need to do."
The case has been marked by reports of mishandled and lost evidence, as well as sloppy searches, the reported improper questioning of Gentz, and delayed witness interviews.
Speculation about the strength of the prosecution's potential case has grown in the Grosse Pointes since the investigation moved out of the public eye.
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More at the Source: http://www.freep.com/article/20120412/NE...iting-test