Final arguments are supposed to be final. Phil Weidner had taken some of the air out of that notion, with…
The cross-examination of Larry Demmert, Jr. had to finish by noon, March 30, 1988, Judge Carpeneti said. Or else. But…
Judge Carpeneti finally ruled on questions about Larry Demmert’s use of drugs. And his alleged addictions. He declared that, “It’s…
Trials can be boring and most trials qualify. Murder trials, on the other hand, often reach an emotional state. The…
March 1988 Phillip Weidner had a way of reaching into the grittiest, grimiest details of a criminal case. As always,…
Judge’s tell juries that opening statements are not evidence. These emotion-laden declarations, the reasoning goes, put facts second. They are…
Arguments in State v. Peel ended with a thud, not a bang. After a dispiriting attempt to grind Jim Robinson…
Less than five minutes after Sgt. Stogsdill returned to the stand, Phil Weidner accused him of lying when he told…
By Monday, September 6, the Investor crew is already dead. But three people — Clyde Curry, Dale Rose, and Larry…
Let’s face it, lying is a common feature of the human condition. Kids do it to avoid punishment. Politicians do…