Friday, March 14, 2008

Day Four: Inmate Dennis Rodgers cross-examined, reiterates Flaco's words "I killed that motherf$%#er"

Defense asks if Dennis Rodgers had a violent felony on his record previous to these drug charges. Rodgers says that he got 3 years supervision, and 3 years in state prison by pleading guilty.

Defense asks if police came to see him on June 20, 2007, before he pleaded guilty. Rodgers says no, and asks if he knows who Investigator Kopec came to seem him. Rodgers says "it was a year ago," and doesn't remember. He says he doesn't remember talking to police in county jail.

While in jail, Rodgers says he did see that Officer Lindsey had been killed from watching the news.

Defense asks how many times Rodgers came into contact with Flaco. Defense wants to know if Flaco was spoken English when Rodgers overheard conversations. Rodgers says he deosn't speak Spanish, but that Flaco was speaking in a broken-English mixed with Spanish.

Rodgers says he was able to make out conversation from Flaco. Rodgers reiterates that he heard Flaco say "I had to kill somebody, so I killed that motherf$%#er."

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