Jacksons vs AEG - Day 3 – May 1 2013 – Summary
Today’s court session was only one hour as one of the alternate jurors had a funeral to attend.
Nobody from Jackson family was present at court.
LAPD Detective Orlando Martinez Testimony (continued)
Jackson direct(continued)
Det. Martinez’s testimony resumed with him discussing documents on Murray’s finances he obtained during his investigation (AP)
Detective had to explain how he got the documents – authenticate them - so they can be entered into evidence. (AP) Some documents were obtained with subpoena, others public record (ABC7).
Attorneys argued about the docs they want to admit as evidence. Defense objected to a bunch of docs, saying they weren't authenticated. (ABC7) AEG attorney objected to admission of several of the documents, saying it wasn’t clear whether they were public records. Judge sustained many of the objections. Judge also had testy exchanges with Jacksons attorney Panish with Judge telling him to move along. (AP) After several minutes of discussions, Judge said to put the exhibits/evidence issues aside; she wanted better use of jurors' time (ABC7)
Martinez testified about eviction notices for Conrad Murray’s medical offices (2007 & 2009) and other liens issued against doc. The detective also walked jury through Murray’s credit reports, which were obtained through a subpoena (AP)
Income and Expense Declaration filed with San Diego Court shows Dr. Murray's net month disposable income was negative $2,706.33 in July/09 (ABC7).
Panish asked Martinez about 5 day notice to pay rent or quit -- Dr. Murray owed $7,058.38 in business rent, had evicted note and tax liens (ABC7)
One 2007 judgment against Murray in Missouri ordered him to pay $135,000. There were also eviction notices for his medical business and liens for being behind on child-support payments.(LATimes)
Panish: What's the relevance of Dr. Murray having delinquent taxes?
Martinez: shows more evidence of him being in financial dire straits(ABC7)
Panish listed several other docs showing Dr. Murray's liens, unpaid bills in an effort to show the jury the doctor was in financial distress(ABC7)
Panish: did you check Dr. Murray's credit?
Martinez: yes, by serving grand jury subpoena on experian, equifax and transunion (ABC7)
“If anyone would have run the credit report, they would have got the same information?” Panish asked. “Yes,” Martinez said. (NYDailyNews)
The credit report shows Dr. Murray was current in some of his accounts. Panish noted doc he was paying some debts but defaulted in his home(ABC7)
Panish is trying to show the jury that a simple background check on Dr. Murray would show AEG that the doc was in deep financial troubles.(ABC7)
Jackson attorney Panish showed the jury documents showing Murray’s debts, including those for student loans, homeowner association fees, and bills from medical firms and cellphone companies. His Las Vegas home, on which he owed $1.6 million, was in foreclosure. (LATimes)
Student loans, credit cards, credit medical companies, cell phone companies, funding companies, there were all kinds of debts, Panish said.(ABC7)
Orlando obtained docs from state licensing medical boards regarding Dr. Murray to check his status and if he had any disciplinary actions(ABC7).
Martinez told reporters he got Murray’s phone records and focused on a 12 hour period between June 24 and June 25, 2009. (AP)
Martinez: for criminal liability that 12 hours of care, from when he arrived at the house until he called 911, was pertinent (ABC7)
Martinez was asked about the calls Murray made to Nicole Alvarez, including one he made in back of the ambulance on June 25, 2009. The detective said he didn’t know what Murray and Alvarez discussed (AP).
11:26 am-- received phone call, possibly Michael Amir Williams
1:08 pm -- made call to Nicole Alvarez while in the ambulance (ABC7)
Call was a bit over 2 minutes (133 seconds). Martinez did not know for sure what they were talking about, questioned Alvarez about it (ABC7)
Detective Martinez also testified about a search warrant he served on Alvarez’s apartment in August 2009. Martinez said he didn't find any of Murray's belongings (ABC7) The detective said he only found one slip of paper with Murray’s name on it in Alvarez’s apartment. He says he found that odd. (AP)
“He was living there and none of his stuff was there,” Martinez said. (LATimes)
Panish: “Do you have an opinion as to the substance of that call?”
Martinez: “Yes,” explaining that he had interviewed Alvarez and served a search warrant at her house.
Panish: “What was determined?”
Martinez: “I found one piece of paper with Dr. Murray’s name — that had fallen behind the door of a cabinet — in the entire apartment (where) he’d been staying at (for) at least two months,” Martinez replied.
Panish asked whether he found that suspicious.
“Yes,” Martinez replied. “He was living there, and none of his stuff was there.” (NYDailyNews)
Martinez indicated that Dr. Conrad Murray may have requested help from mistress in covering his tracks(NYDailyNews)
LAPD Detective Martinez will continue to testify tomorrow.
Hearing
AEG agreed to stipulate Michael Jackson is dead, but need to think about stipulating that Dr. Murray is the cause of his death. (ABC7)
Panish: "I'm asking for a stipulation that Michael Jackson died and the cause of death. Are you willing to stipulate that Michael Jackson died?"
Putnam: "Absolutely."
Panish: "Are you willing to stipulate that the cause of his death was Dr. Murray?"
Putnam: "That you've never asked before. Let me look at what that means." (CNN)
AEG’s attorney asked judge to take some witnesses out of order, since they have to travel for work. Jacksons added more witnesses too. (ABC7)
Jackson’s lawyers said they believed they could locate Michael’s longtime nanny and confidante, Grace Rwaramba, and plan to call her as a witness as the trial proceeds.
“We couldn’t find her, no one could find her,” lawyer Kevin Boyle said of the last-minute addition. “But we think we’re going to be able to find her, hopefully.” (NYDailyNews)