
Police / General Assignment Reporter Daily Freeman Kingston, NY. News tip? Email me at [email protected].
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I’m outside Ulster county Courthouse with about 20 protesters awaiting the sentencing of former trooper Baldner
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Richards: you're only going to have one or two witnesses: No more delays. I understand you're saving the environment but you have a client on trial for murder.
If there are any other witnesses you're going to need to tell Nneji --- to richards: if you know for sure it's going to happen, it would be nice, if you know that's going to happen to let us know Wednesday morning.
will be giving Richards a short break
Judge: If you're going to argue conscioiusness of guilt to the jury on the part of the defendant. ... in case the people allege that the defendant discarded cocaine because he has a guilty state of mind ... you're going to have to articulate to me what you're going to argue
Nneji: would like to argue consciousness of guilt to the jury.
Judge: I leave open that your advisement to the jury might confllich with your own investigator. I don't ever think I ever asked fo ra consciousness of guilt charge. ... if you're going to argue it to a jury then
Nneji: acting in concert
Judge: we agree circumstantial evidence, the entire case
DAY 1: moved to dismiss 3 misdemeanors and counts 10, 11, 12 not charged as actin in concert
The judge has declined to dismiss this case or call for a mistrial. The trial will go on. Wednesday
and give final instructions to the jury late Thursday morning.
Judge: court always attempts to have a pre-charge conference.
Judge calls a conference with Judge now after court reporter is dismissed
Richards: asks for some opportunity after the testimony to prepare.
Judge: witness will take about 1/2 hour. Richards reuqest cross examination in afternoon. ... I am open to that request but I'm not going to rule on it now.
Will ask both of you to sum up Wednesday afternoon
Judge: Nneji says he was not aware of cybergenetics
Richards asked the court to give strong curative instruction to the jury and he will explain the violation of discovery rules and they may find an adverse instance because of that
Mr. Nnegi is chief asst DA. DA's office is aware and has previosly engaged true aliel (sp) DNA evidence. First used in NYS 9 years ago. DA's office aware and has engaged the services of cybergenetics.
Court also denies motion for a mistrial.
Alternatively, Richard moves for preclusion of witness' testimony. Court declines that application as well and will allow the cybergenetics expert to testify, "despite the clear violation
out to see if I could locate a witness."
Richards reached out last Friday to the Defense Backup Center. There were a couple of weeks for him to at least begin ...
Mr. Richards asks the court to dismiss.
Judge declines to grant application to dismiss


