Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Day Two: Diaz still without a car

On cross examination, Diaz is asked what Rivera's exact words were upon entering the church on April 12. She responds that they were: "Ma, I got stopped. Someone shot the cop in front of me."

Defense asks Diaz if Rivera had ever mentioned Flaco, or a black male being the shooter. Diaz says "no."

Diaz is then questioned by the defense about her statements given on April 21, 2007, where she told officers that both car doors were open when they were put into handcuffs at the church on John Street. Diaz is handed her statement and asked to read it over.

After reading over the two-page statement, Diaz says she DID tell police that two doors of the Neon were open. Although her statement says she was "positive both front doors were open," Diaz now says she "can't recall." Diaz says that she belives she told police at the time she "wasn't sure."

Defense asks Diaz if she remembers what Rivera was wearing at the time of the incident. Shown a picture, Diaz agrees that the photo accurately represents Sammy Rivera's hair without a hat on. Diaz describes Rivera's normal hair as "long."

The photos taken by police of Diaz, Rivera, and Rivera's friends are brought up again. Defense asks if there are any photos of Wesley Molina-Cirino at their house. Diaz says "no," and when asked, says no photos of Cirino were taken from the house.

Diaz said that she has not received her car back, and when asked if the D.A.'s officer replaced her car, Diaz responded "I'm walkin'."

When police asked her who they thought could have committed this crime, Diaz says she suggested they talk to all of Rivera's friends whose cell numbers were programmed into her phone.

When asked if Rivera ever used the term "a black guy in a white hoodie," Diaz said that Rivera had only said "guy in a white hoodie."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

THERE IS NO EXCUSE for killing a Police person or a Firefighter or Emergency Responder of any kind! ANYONE who does must be convicted for the DEATH PENALTY.NO PLEA BARGAIN...NO PRISION. This case was outright murder. This person came up behind a cop and killed him.