Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Day Two: Jefferson's statement to police never described suspect as "tall and skinny"

Pulling out Milek Jefferson's deposition, Defense asks Jefferson if he told police in his statement that the person he saw fleeing was "tall and skinny." Upon pulling out his statement, Jefferson could not find it.

Upon re-reading his deposition, there was no where in it that he described the indivudal he saw as "tall and skinny." Defense asks if Jefferson thinks the police forgot to put it in.

Jefferson says that when he gave the police the April 13 statement, he did not include the "tall and skinny" description. Jefferson, when asked about if the suspect was black, he says "he could've been black, he could've been black. I don't know."

When prosecution re-questions the witness, they ask "Did the police ever ask you if he was tall and skinny?" Jefferson says nothing. "He could've been Chinese for all you know," Prosecution asks.

"Did you think they were black because it was Neilson Street," Prosecution asks. "Yes," Jefferson replies.

Upon re-cross-examination...Defense asks, in regards to his assumption that the figure was black due to it being Neilson Street, if white people live on the block" Jefferson's response is "They don't come down that road."

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