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…
Of all the witnesses who appeared during May of 1986, Dawn Holmstrom seemed particularly important. She had plans to meet…
In May 1986, prosecutor Mary Anne Henry brought a steady torrent of witnesses through the Ketchikan courtroom. She’d already called…
In the first three days of his April 1982 testimony, Sgt. Jim Stogsdill played the role of chronicler, taking over…
Trooper Bob Anderson thought the Peel trial had lost its way. And he thought he knew why: neither the court…