Day Five: Meeting With Molina-Cirino Is Recorded

June 6, 2007, Flaco was released from Syracuse authorities. Flaco was met by Serrano and otherf invesitagors and taken back to Utica.

Weidman identifies recording on DVD and computer hard drive of the meeting held with Molina-Cirino. Thoses recordings are entered as evidence. Judge calls ADA Lisi and defense attorney Wittman to bench. This is a long conference in which Judge Donalty is listening. Wittman in forcefull in her gestures regarding issues related to the playing of the recordings. Bench meeting ends.

Judge accepts recordings for limitged use. The DVDs contain the full meeting before and after the arrival of Utica invesigators. The third recording is a "compilation" from the meeting to highlight areas the DA wants to focus on. Judges says that the jury will have access to full meeting recording at a later date.

Because Wittman has transcript of full meeting and not the condensed version to be presented, Judge calls for a break so all can get on same page.