Day fourteen of the Chantry trial resumed with the jury continuing their deliberation over the eight criminal counts. At 1:27 P.M. Judge Astrowsky advised Council from both sides that the jury had reached a verdict on counts 1, 6, 7 and 8 but they were at an impasse on counts 2-5. Their position on this had not changed… Read More »
Defense Attorney John Sears filed a motion over the weekend asking the Judge to declare a mistrial based on prosecutorial misconduct. He based this on Susan Eazer’s “observable non-verbal communication.” Judge Astrowsky denied the motion stating that there was nothing presented in the motion that warrants a mistrial. In the gallery today for the first time was Tom… Read More »
“Ms. Eazer this witness is not going to go out of his way to be helpful to you.” -Judge Astrowsky With that, I begin my coverage of day ten of the Chantry trial. Pastor Don Lindblad was on the Witness Stand and the State’s Prosecuting Attorney, Susan Eazer resumed her cross-examination of him. What follows are what I… Read More »