Thursday, March 13, 2008

Day Three: Defense asks why Rivera tried to give drugs to Diaz if he wasn't afraid of being charged for them

Defense asks why Rivera didn't tell Diaz that Flaco was the one he saw shoot Officer Lindsey, and kept his description limited to "a dark guy in a white hoodie and jeans."

Rivera says he did this deliberately, that he didn't want to bring her into it. Rivera says all Diaz cares about is her family, describing her as "a very strong woman." Defense asks if both front doors of the car were open. Rivera says one of the officers opened the passenger's side of the car.

Defense asks if Rivera knows which officer opened it. "No, ma'am," River said. "I was on the ground with a gun to my head."

Rivera says Diaz' mother, Arcadia Rivera - no relation to him, came out of the church and opens one of the passenger's side doors of the Neon before the police officers arrived on the scene. Defense asks if Rivera saw Arcadia come out of the church with Michelle Agosto. Rivera says he wasn't paying attention and doesn't know.

Defense asks why he tried to give the drugs away to Diaz at the church if he wasn't afraid of them earlier.

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