Written in Blood (2011)
“He exuded self-confidence on the stand. His pleasant demeanor and frequent eye contact with the jurors built a high level of rapport.
The district attorney, using his own witness, laid the foundation for evidence and established the chain of custody of numerous pieces of evidence just as he had done with Dan George. The monotonous process crawled along until they reached State’s Exhibit 12, the substance Campen removed from an indentation on a lower step.
In front of the jury box, Campen opened... the envelope, unsealed and uncapped a small plastic container to reveal the contents—but there was nothing there. The witness stammered, insisting that there was a silver-colored object in there when it was sent to the state lab for analysis. But now nothing was there. Hardin was stunned. Both men knew that the missing sample had been transformed into a weapon for the defense. And they knew Rudolf and Maher would use it.
On cross-examination, Rudolf first questioned Campen about the photos of the laundry room that were stills taken from the videotape.MoreLess
The district attorney, using his own witness, laid the foundation for evidence and established the chain of custody of numerous pieces of evidence just as he had done with Dan George. The monotonous process crawled along until they reached State’s Exhibit 12, the substance Campen removed from an indentation on a lower step.
In front of the jury box, Campen opened... the envelope, unsealed and uncapped a small plastic container to reveal the contents—but there was nothing there. The witness stammered, insisting that there was a silver-colored object in there when it was sent to the state lab for analysis. But now nothing was there. Hardin was stunned. Both men knew that the missing sample had been transformed into a weapon for the defense. And they knew Rudolf and Maher would use it.
On cross-examination, Rudolf first questioned Campen about the photos of the laundry room that were stills taken from the videotape.MoreLess
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