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Pre-Trial and Discovery
Pre-trial motions, disclosures and correspondence between the Court, the State and the Defense
State’s Disclosures
Amended State’s Disclosure 7/8/99 – Response to Gutierrez’s 7/7/99 letter to Judge Quarles, though most responses are that the requested items are not yet available. Urick says, “[T]he victim was murdered the afternoon of the day she was reported missing, shortly after she would have left school for the day, January 13, 1999. If further investigation narrows the time down, the State will provide that more specific time to the defense.”
Amended State’s Disclosure 8/2/99 – We don’t have this doc, but per this letter, the disclosure included a transcript of the Mr. S interview and partial reports of his failed polygraphs
Amended State’s Disclosure 8/23/99 – Identifies witnesses on the witness list, including Mrs. Kramer, Ms. Efron, Stephanie, Cathy M., Dr. William Rodriguez, Nisha
Amended State’s Disclosure 9/3/99 (#1 on this date)- Identifies witnesses on the witness list, including Hae’s uncle and brother, Grant Graham, Det. O’Shea, Mark Pusateri; Sharon Watts provided oral report that Adnan was faking a catatonic state; Sal Bianca performing trace analysis; DNA typing request may have been made; report being written of last known interview of defendant prior to his arrest
Amended State’s Disclosure 9/3/99 (#2 on this date) – In later legal arguments a disclosure on this date is discussed, which apparently informs defense that the State intends to use Adnan’s cell phone records at trial. This doesn’t match the contents of the previous disclosure, so presumably two were sent in one day.
Amended State’s Disclosure 9/24/99 – We don’t have this doc, but this see this explainer – “the original request for DNA typing could not be processed because at the time of submission there was nothing to type; a new request has been submitted but the result s are not expected for 6 to 8 weeks.”
Amended State’s Disclosure 10/8/99 (#1 on that date)- We don’t have this disclosure, but it is mentioned in this letter from Gutierrez and in later legal arguments. It includes that “the state plans to call Abe Waranowitz, AT&T Wireless Office, as an expert witness”.
Amended State’s Disclosure 11/9/99 – The only DNA test results received have been oral, earlier Amended State’s Disclosure referencing a report of interview with defendant was incorrect, report involved another witness
Amended State’s Disclosure 1/18/00 – Ja’uan’s interview, Jenn’s first statement, MacGillivary’s 2/26/99 conversation with Adnan at his house, Teresa Long’s resume (DNA expert who may be called in lieu of Stangroom, who is going on medical leave)
Discovery Correspondence
Letter from Gutierrez to Judge Quarles requesting discovery 7/7/99 – lengthy list of items not received, including crime scene photos, evidence logs, fingerprint reports, and “statements made by Jay Wilds as an unindicted co-conspirator or co-defendant,” oral expert reports, and evidence for use at trial
LensCrafters Production to Urick 10/4/99 – Note we do not have the corresponding subpoena, we just know that LensCrafters made this production to Urick after receiving the defense’s ex parte subpoena
Defense Motion to Compel Discovery and Motion to Compel Production of Tangible Evidence. (6/30/99)
Asking Court to compel State to be more forthcoming with evidence they were legally required to give to Defense. (not available, referenced here)
State’s Motion in Limine to bar disclosure of certain statements of an accessory-after-the-fact and a Motion for Protective Order. (7/7/99)
Asking Court to allow State to withhold disclosure of Jay Wilds’ name and statements. Not available, but referenced here.
State’s Motion to Disqualify Gutierrez (7/9/99)
On the grounds that she had previously represented Bilal and Saad. Adnan’s case was argued by Michael Millemann. Referenced in State’s 2015 Appellee Brief, p11.
Court’s Denial of State’s Motion to Disqualify (7/23/99)
Not available but referenced in this brief on p11