Final arguments are supposed to be final. Phil Weidner had taken some of the air out of that notion, with…
After declaring Dawn Holmstrom a hostile witness, Judge Carpeneti hoped to get the trial back on track. Once the jury…
Not much had changed with Dawn Holmstrom, except that her memory was two years older. She still wanted — and…
On November 28th, 1986, as Judge Schulz was set to hear defense motions, Mary Anne Henry surprised him. She was…
Arguments in State v. Peel ended with a thud, not a bang. After a dispiriting attempt to grind Jim Robinson…
At this trial, every witness seemed to be under suspicion from one side or the other. Every story was subject…
Phil Weidner was definitive when it came to judging the state of the prosecution’s case at this psychic and procedural…
There are truly strange moments during most trials. Sometimes, they end up on the floor, forgotten as the trial plows…
With Jim Robinson’s startling new revelations, defense attorney Weidner faced a dilemma. His instincts told him to move in for…
Phil Weidner had nothing but praise for Dawn Holmstrom. “She’s a very truthful witness,” he proclaimed. “She’s made every attempt…