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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA
HAMMOND DIVISION
4
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plainti ff,
vs.
NO. HCR 92-113
LEE ANDREW EbwARDS,
JAMES DAVIS, a/k/a James
Jefferies, a/k/a Little
James, and LYNETTA P. DURR
Defendants.
Trial in the above entitled cause was resumed before
the HONORABLE RUDY LOZANO, Judge of said Court, and a jury, at
the Federal Building, 507 State Street, Hammond, Indiana, on the
lOth day of March, 1993, commencing at the hour of 8:35 a.m.
APPEARANCES:
MR. DANIEL L. BELLA,
Assistant United States Attorney,
1001 Main Street, Suite A,
Dyer, Indiana 46311
r.:;;;;::::::::====~~~~~
~on behalf of the
U. S. COURT OF APPEALS
Sevenlh CirculI
Transcrlpls Vol.
of
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VOLUME 3
DANIEL J. SULLIVAN
OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER - U. S. DISTRICT COURT
507 STATE STREET, HAMMOND, INDIANA 46320
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APPEARANCES (C o n t'd )
MR. BENJAMIN S. JACKSON,
442 N o rth C alu m et, S u ite 2 0 0 ,
C h e s te rto n , In d ia n a 46304
on b e h a lf o f d e fe n d a n t Lee Andrew Edwards;
MR. ROBERT TRUITT,
55 South F r a n k lin S t r e e t ,
V a lp a r a is o , In d ia n a 46383 ,
on b e h a lf o f d e fe n d a n t James D a v is ;
MR. JOHN MCGRATH,
1108 West 1 3 3rd Avenue,
Cedar L ake, In d ia n a 4 6 303 ,
on b e h a lf o f d e fe n d a n t L y n e tta P. D u r r ;
D efe n d an ts P re s e n t in Person
DANIEL J . SULLIVAN
OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER - U. S. DISTRICT COURT
507 STATE STREET, HAMMOND, INDIANA 46320
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(C o u rt opened a t 8 :3 5 a .m . w ith o u t th e j u r y
p re s e n t in open c o u r t . )
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3
THE COURT:
Good m o rn in g .
W e 're d o in g b e t t e r , w e 'r e
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o n ly two m in u tes b e h in d .
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th e C o u rt ab ou t b e fo re we c a l l th e ju ry ?
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MR. Mc Gr a t h :
A n y th in g co u n sel w ish to ad d ress
Your H onor, we have d is c u s s e d among
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d e fe n s e co u n sel a fo rm a t f o r p r e s e n t a t io n , v e r i f i c a t i o n ,
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a u t h e n t ic a t io n o f th e ta p e s .
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t h i s , w e 'r e p re p a re d to a llo w M r. B e lla to s e t a g e n e r a l
We —
in o rd e r to s t r e a m lin e
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fo u n d a tio n f o r a l l o f th e ta p e s ,
1
1
ta p in g o f th e m o n ito r in g ,
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m o n ito r in g in s tru m e n ts to th e i n d iv id u a l ta p e s .
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r e g a rd in g th e tr a n s —
th e t r a n s f e r r i n g
th e
from th e
And th e n a u t h e n t ic a t e them on an in d iv id u a l b a s is o n ly
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as to t h a t p a r t i c u l a r ta p e ,
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fo u n d a tio n each and e v e ry tim e .
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it 's
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th e C o u rt to a llo w i t
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each and e v e ry ta p e .
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MR. BELLA;
V e ry w e l l .
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THE COURT:
We w i l l proceed in t h a t fa s h io n .
so he w o n 't have to
It 's
r e p e a t th e
not a s tip u la tio n ,
m e re ly w e ' l l make a s in g le o b je c t io n and t h a t —
ask
to be a u t o m a t ic a lly c o n tin u e d f o r
Your H onor.
U n le s s I
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see s o m e th in g , a problem w it h th e o b je c t io n o r s o m e th in g .
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B ut assum ing t h a t ' s
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in t h a t fa s h io n .
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j u s t a r e g u la r o b je c t io n w e ' l l p ro c eed
A n y th in g e ls e ?
C a ll th e j u r y .
(The ju r y were e s c o rte d in t o th e c o u rtro o m ,
and th e t r i a l was resumed in open c o u r t .
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re p o rte d as f o llo w s ; )
1
THE COURT:
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Good m ornin g, la d ie s and g e n tle m e n , you
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may be s e a te d .
4
w itn e s s to a r r i v e .
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commence th e cross e x a m in a tio n by th e d e fe n d a n t Edwards.
S ir ,
6
L a d ie s and g e n tlem e n , w e 'r e w a it in g f o r th e
As soon as th e w itn e s s a r r i v e s , we w i l l
k in d ly ta k e th e w itn e s s s tan d a g a in , you r e a l i z e
y o u 'r e s t i l l under o a th .
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8
THE WITNESS:
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THE COURT;
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re a d m in is te re d ?
Y es, s i r .
Do any co un sel want th e o a th
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MR. JACKSON;
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THE COURT;
N ot n e c e s s a ry . Your H onor.
You may p ro c e e d , M r. Jackson .
GARY WALTON
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resumed th e s ta n d , h a v in g been p r e v io u s ly d u ly sworn to
t e s t i f y th e t r u t h , th e whole t r u t h and n o th in g b u t th e
t r u t h , was exam ined and t e s t i f i e d f u r t h e r as f o llo w s ;
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CROSS EXAMINATION
BY
MR. JACKSON:
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O f f i c e r W a lto n , a g a in my name is A tto r n e y Ben Jackson and I
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r e p r e s e n t Lee Edwards in t h i s m a tte r and you r e a l i z e y o u 'r e
20
s till
under oath?
21
A
Y es, s i r ,
22
Q
Okay.
I do.
O ffic e r ,
how lo n g have you been in v o lv e d in la w
en fo rcem en t?
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24
A
24 y e a r s .
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Q
24 y e a r s ,
in how many o f th o se 24 y e a rs have you been
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in v o lv e d in n a r c o t ic s ,
2
en fo rcem ent?
3
A
4
Q
5
e i t h e r in v e s t ig a t io n
17.
17 y e a r s .
Have you served j u s t w it h th e In d ia n a p o lis
P o lic e D ep artm ent o r have you se rv ed in o th e r area s?
6
A
In d ia n a p o lis P o lic e D e p a rtm e n t.
7
Q
Okay.
8
A
Y es.
9
Q
10
11
o r la w
For th e e n t i r e 24
y e ars?
What ty p e o f t r a i n i n g d id you u n d e rta k e to —
f o r th e
n a r c o tic s law en forcem ent?
I was o r i g i n a l l y
t r a in e d by th e Drug E n fo rcem ent
12
A d m in is t r a t io n .
I'v e
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d rug s e m in a rs , m eetin g s p u t on th ro u g h o u t th e t r i - s t a t e
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a re a th ro u g h o u t my c a r e e r .
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A
Q
16
been to s e v e r a l, maybe a dozen o r so
W ith re s p e c t to th e t r a i n i n g you r e c e iv e d from
th e DEA,
w hat ty p e o f courses were in v o lv e d in th a t?
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A
18
Q
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A
20
Q
21
It
was a tw o-w eek t r a i n i n g on i d e n t i f i c a t i o n
Where was t h i s
It
Is
o f d ru g s .
program h e ld ?
was a t th e In d ia n a Law E n fo rcem ent Academy.
th e r e a d e gree t h a t you r e c e iv e a f t e r c o m p le tin g t h i s
co urse o r was th e r e a c e r t i f i c a t e ?
22
A
A c e r tific a te
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Q
D id you s u c c e s s fu lly com p lete t h i s program?
24
A
25
Q
Y es,
of —
ju s t a c e r t if ic a t e ,
yes.
I d id .
O kay.
W ith r e s p e c t to th e drug s e m in a rs , a p p r o x im a te ly how
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many drug sem inars have you a tte n d e d ?
2
A
Oh, p ro b a b ly te n o r tw e lv e I
3
Q
Over w hat span o f years?
4
A
Over th e 17 y e a rs t h a t I was in n a r c o t ic s .
5
Q
You a ls o m entioned c e r t a in m eetin g s t h a t you a tte n d e d ?
6
A
Y es.
7
Q
How many m eetin g s have you a tte n d e d in th e p a s t 17 y e a rs ?
8
A
P ro b a b ly a t l e a s t th e same.
9
Q
Now, how was i t
10
11
im agine o v e r th e y e a r s .
P ro b a b ly te n o r so.
you became in v o lv e d in th e e x e c u tio n o f th e
s e a rc h w a r r a n t on T a f t S t r e e t in Gary?
A
I'v e
been a s s ig n e d to a M etro Drug Task Force and t h a t ta s k
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fo r c e works c lo s e ly w it h th e o th e r a g e n c ie s ,
13
f e d e r a l a g e n c ie s .
14
w o rk in g th e case and asked me to a s s is t in th e s e a rc h
15
w a rra n t.
16
Q
Okay.
And my p a r t n e r .
l o c a l and
D e te c tiv e T r a th e n , was
But o u ts id e o f yo ur d is c u s s io n s w it h t h i s
17
o ffic e r ,
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P lac e?
o th e r
were you f a m i l i a r w ith 460 T a f t S t r e e t o r T a f t
19
A
No,
20
Q
D id you come up from In d ia n a p o lis then?
21
A
Y es,
22
Q
When d id you come up from In d ia n a p o lis ; back in O cto b er o f
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24
25
I was n o t.
I d id .
1990?
A
I b e lie v e
it
was —
it
was e i t h e r th e n ig h t b e fo r e o r th e
m orning o f th e se arch w a r r a n t ,
I d o n 't remember.
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Q
D id you go th ro u g h a b r i e f i n g
2
A
Y es, we d id .
3
Q
And were you a s s ig n e d to a s p e c i f ic a re a o f th e house to be
searched?
4
5
A
Yes.
6
Q
What a re a was th a t?
7
A
The r e a r o f th e house.
8
Q
The r e a r o f th e house.
A
I d o n 't r e c a l l , maybe one o r two o t h e r s .
th is
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12
How many o th e r o f f i c e r s were
in v o lv e d in th e se a rc h o f th e r e a r o f th e house?
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10
session?
Q
tim e .
Okay.
Now, E x h ib it lA th ro u g h I J ,
te s tifie d
13
A
T h a t 's c o r r e c t .
15
Q
Where was th e bag lo c a te d ?
16
A
On th e back porch o f th e house.
Q
An e n c lo s e d back p o rc h .
an e n c lo s e d back
D id you have to open th e door o r
fo r c e th e door open to g e t in t o
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A
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22
It 's
p o rc h .
17
20
th e b la c k bag . you
t h a t you lo c a te d t h i s bag, c o r r e c t?
14
18
I d o n 't r e c a l l a t
Q
t h i s area?
No, I was —
I e n te r e d from th e f r o n t o f th e house
o r ig in a lly .
The back door was b a r r ic a d e d .
So you came from th e f r o n t o f th e house to th e back o f th e
house?
23
24
A
Y es, I d id .
25
Q
And t h i s b la c k bag, where was i t
lo c a te d in th e e n c lo s e d
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2
A
I t was on th e f l o o r a re a n e ar a c h a ir i s
Q
Was i t
co vered w ith b la n k e ts or was i t
h id d e n in some
fa s h io n ?
5
6
A
No.
7
Q
A p p ro x im a te ly what tim e d id you a r r i v e
8
A
We a r r iv e d a t a p p ro x im a te ly te n o 'c lo c k
9
Q
What tim e was yo u r b r i e f i n g
10
A
I
d o n 't r e c a l l e x a c t ly .
seven o r e ig h t o 'c lo c k
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12
th e b e s t t h a t I
can r e c a l l .
3
4
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CROSS EDWARDS
Q
I
a t th e house?
in th e m o rn in g .
session?
remember i t was p r e t t y e a r l y ,
in th e m o rn in g .
Now, w it h re s p e c t to th e v a r io u s e x h i b i t s ,
p h o to g ra p h ic
e x h i b i t s , were you th e one t h a t to o k th e p ic tu r e s ?
13
14
A
No, I was n o t.
15
Q
D id you d e v e lo p th e s e p ic tu r e s ?
16
A
No,
17
Q
D id you have an o p p o r tu n ity to t e s t any r e s id u e t h a t was
I d id n o t.
c o n ta in e d in any o f th e e x h ib its ?
18
19
A
No.
20
Q
So you d i d n ' t conduct any ty p e o f f i e l d
21
A
I'm
And I d id n o t conduct any f i e l d
te s t.
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n o t a c h e m is t, no.
te s t?
Q
Were you re s p o n s ib le f o r p la c in g th e s e —
s e c u rin g th e s e
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v a r io u s e x h ib it s w hich have been a d m itte d o r w h ich were
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a d m itte d y e s te r d a y , were you re s p o n s ib le f o r p la c in g them
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in th e e v id e n c e bags?
2
A
No, I w a s n 't.
3
Q
You were not?
4
A
No.
5
Q
B ut when you in s p e c te d th ose e x h ib it s as th e y were b ro u g h t
6
7
to you y e s te r d a y , were th e y in th e same shape o r form?
A
8
9
e v id e n c e b ags, y e s .
Q
10
11
O th e r th a n b e in g in — o th e r th a n b e in g in s id e o f th e
D id you n o tic e any o th e r problem s w ith th e e x h i b i t s .
ty p e o f a d u lt e r a t io n o f th e e x h ib its ?
A
It
was o b vio us th e y had been a n a ly z e d .
12
e v id e n c e bag and I'm
13
b e in g a n a ly z e d and —
14
any
Q
15
They were in an
f a m i l i a r w it h th e p ro c e d u re f o r drugs
So th e y were n o t in th e same c o n d itio n as th e y were when
you g o t them?
16
A
No, th e y w ould n o t b e .
17
Q
Okay.
T h a t's o b v io u s .
18
MR. JACKSON:
19
THE COURT:
R e d ir e c t .
20
MR. BELLA:
I have no r e d i r e c t .
21
s o rry ,
22
i s o v e r w it h .
N o th in g f u r t h e r .
Your H onor.
I was w a it in g f o r f u r t h e r c ro s s .
I have no r e d i r e c t .
23
THE COURT:
24
MR. TRUITT:
25
THE COURT:
R ecross D a v is .
N o th in g , Your H onor.
Recross D u r r .
I'm
I guess a l l
c ro s s
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MR. MCGRATH:
2
THE COURT;
N o th in g , Your Honor.
You may s te p down, th an k you f o r com ing.
3
C a ll yo ur n e x t w itn e s s .
4
THE WITNESS:
5
THE COURT:
6
C o u n se l, does anybody e x p e c t to c a l l t h i s w itn e s s
7
Thank yo u.
You a re excused.
Thank yo u .
ag ain ?
8
MR. TRUITT:
No.
9
MR. McGRATH:
We do n o t.
10
MR. JACKSON:
No.
11
THE COURT;
12
THE WITNESS;
You a re excused from yo u r subpoena,
Thank yo u . Your H onor.
(The w itn e s s was e x c u s e d .)
13
14
THE COURT:Who's yo ur n e x t w itn e s s ,
15
MR. BELLA;
Thomas T r a th e n .
16
THE COURT:
P le a s e be s e a te d , p u l l
17
speak d i r e c t l y
18
ev eryb o d y in th e co u rtro o m may h e a r .
You may p ro c e e d , c o u n s e l.
20
MR. BELLA:
22
23
24
25
coun sel?
yo u r c h a ir u p ,
in t o th e m icrophone lo u d enough so t h a t
19
21
s ir .
Thank yo u . Your H onor.
THOMAS TRATHEN
c a lle d as a w itn e s s by th e Governm ent, b e in g f i r s t d u ly
sworn to t e s t i f y th e t r u t h , th e whole t r u t h and n o th in g b u t
th e t r u t h , was exam ined and t e s t i f i e d as f o llo w s :
DIRECT EXAMINATION
BY
MR. BELLA:
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1
Q
Would you s t a t e yo ur name, p leas e?
2
A
My name i s Thomas T r a th e n .
3
Q
And would you s p e ll yo ur l a s t
4
A
T -R -A -T -H -E -N .
5
Q
What is yo ur o c c u p a tio n ,
6
A
A p o lic e o f f i c e r w it h th e C it y o f In d ia n a p o lis .
7
Q
O f f i c e r T r a th e n , in O ctob er o f 1 9 9 0 , d id you have o c c a s io n
8
to p a r t i c i p a t e
9
Lake C o u nty, In d ia n a ?
10
A
11
Q
12
Y es,
s ir ?
in th e s e r v ic e o f a se a rc h w a r r a n t h e re in
I d id .
And c o u ld you p le a s e t e l l us what yo ur d u tie s w e re , w hat
was yo u r r o le
in th e e x e c u tio n o f t h a t se a rc h w a rra n t?
13
A
I was a member o f th e e n tr y
14
Q
And w hat a re a s o f
15
16
17
name f o r th e c o u r t r e p o r te r ?
team andse a rc h
— what re s id e n c e
d id
team .
you s e a rc h , w hat
was th e address?
A
I t was 400 —
4 —
MR. MCGRATH:
J u s t f o r th e re c o rd . Your H on or,
18
n o t ic e t h a t th e w itn e s s is
19
no o b je c t io n as lo n g as I c o u ld ask a few q u e s tio n s
20
e s t a b lis h t h a t th e y were h is
21
THE COURT:
22
MR. MCGRATH;
23
THE COURT;
24
25
r e fe r r in g
to h is n o te s .
r e p o r ts made by h im .
You want to v o ir d i r e
If
I may.
You may.
VOIR DIRE EXAMINATION
BY
MR. MCGRATH;
th e w itn e s s ?
I
I have
to
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1
Q
O ffic e r ,
2
th e r e p o r ts t h a t y o u 'r e
162
r e v ie w in g , a re th o se yo u r
re p o rts ?
3
A
No.
4
Q
Okay.
5
A
Y es.
6
Q
A re th o se — yo u r r e p o r ts p a r t o f what you would be
7
D id you make th e re p o rts ?
r e v ie w in g , w h a t's b e fo re you?
8
A
I'm
s o rry ?
9
Q
Okay.
A re yo ur r e p o r ts among th e ite m s t h a t y o u 'r e
re v ie w in g ?
10
11
A
No, s i r .
12
Q
Who made th e r e p o r ts t h a t y o u 'r e
13
A
Mark B ecker from th e F B I.
14
Q
The in fo r m a tio n t h a t ' s
you know?
c o n ta in e d in th o se r e p o r ts t h a t you
15
would r e v ie w ,
16
B e c k e r, t h a t you s u p p lie d him?
is
re v ie w in g i f
t h a t in fo r m a tio n t h a t you gave to Mark
17
A
No.
18
Q
So t h i s would n o t be in fo r m a tio n t h a t came from you no r i s
t h a t yo ur r e p o rt?
19
20
A
I
was j u s t g e t t in g th e a d d re s s ,
21
Q
I
have no prob lem w it h th e a d d re s s .
It
a ll
I w an ted .
was 460 T a f t ,
r ig h t ?
22
23
A
R ig h t .
24
Q
T a f t P la c e .
25
t h a t 's
T a f t P la c e .
But I ' d
o b je c t to him r e v ie w in g —
r e f r e s h in g h is
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memory from r e p o rts t h a t a re n o t h is own and do n o t c o n ta in
2
in fo r m a tio n he s u p p lie d ,
3
away.
4
THE COURT;
7
8
9
C o u nsel.
(T h e re was a d is c u s s io n a t th e bench.
5
6
I ask t h a t th o se r e p o r ts be ta k e n
MR. TRUITT:
P e r s o n a lly I
th in k I would l i k e
to see a
copy o f th e —
THE COURT:
One a t a tim e , p le a s e .
Okay.
Anybody
e ls e have any o b je c tio n s ?
10
MR. JACKSON;
11
THE COURT:
W e ll,
I ag re e w it h th e o b je c t io n .
C o u n sel, do you have any law t h a t says
12
t h a t you have to have a r e p o r t t h a t you w ro te up f o r
13
purposes o f r e fr e s h in g
14
MR. MCGRATH;
15
THE COURT;
16
17
re fre s h
19
t h a t 's
22
23
24
25
C o u n se l, any document can be used to
MR. McGRATH;
r e c o lle c t io n ?
21
T h a t 's a good p o in t .
r e c o lle c tio n .
18
20
r e c o lle c t io n ?
C a n 't be — he is to r e f r e s h h is
C a n 't be h is
a good p o in t .
MR. JACKSON;
r e c o l l e c t — you may be r i g h t ,
T h a t 's —
H e 's g o in g to t e s t i f y
from a document
w hich has n o t been a d m itte d in t o e v id e n c e .
THE COURT;
C o u n se l,
I'm n o t s a y in g t h a t i t ' s
e v id e n c e , w e 'r e t a l k i n g ab ou t r e f r e s h in g
MR. McGRATH;
r e c o lle c tio n .
W e 're m e re ly t a l k i n g —
T h a t 's n e v e r come up .
It
in
d o e s n 't seem f a i r
t h a t 's
—
r ig h t.
to be a
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p ro b le m .
I'll
le a v e my o b je c t io n . Your H onor.
2
THE COURT;
3
MR. MCGRATH:
4
MR. BELLA;
5
I
MR. TRUITT;
th in k t h a t h is —
if
h e 's
r e f r e s h in g h is
A re we go ing to o b ta in c o p ie s o f th e s e
re p o rts ?
THE COURT:
8
9
Y o u 're p ro b a b ly r i g h t .
own r e c o l l e c t i o n , w h a te v e r means he uses to do so.
6
7
Pardon?
C o u n sel, I w i l l a llo w you i f
you w ant to
now, you can lo o k a t what he h a s , or d u rin g yo ur
10
e x a m in a tio n i f
11
a t w hat he h a s .
12
you w ant to use d u rin g yo u r e x a m in a tio n , y o u 'r e e n t i t l e d
13
it.
14
15
you say can I lo o k a t th e docum ents.
O b v io u s ly i f
MR. McGRATH;
Is
t h e r e 's
Look
som ething th e r e t h a t
t h i s more o f an e v id e n t ia r y
fo u n d a tio n here?
16
MR. BELLA:
Yes.
17
MR. McGRATH:
And t h e r e 's n o t any s u b s ta n tiv e
18
in d e p e n d e n t e v id e n c e o th e r th a n h e 's g o in g to i d e n t i f y
19
ite m s w it h .
20
MR. BELLA:
21
MR. McGRATH;
22
THE COURT:
23
Okay.
O b je c tio n is o v e r r u le d on th e r e f r e s h in g
r e c o lle c tio n .
(End o f d is c u s s io n a t th e b e n c h .)
24
25
T h a t 's c o r r e c t .
THE COURT;
O b je c tio n is o v e r r u le d .
to
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MR. BELLA:
Q
O f f i c e r T r a th e n ,
in lo o k in g
a t th e r e p o r ts t h a t you do have
3
in f r o n t o f yo u, would th e y r e fr e s h yo ur own r e c o l l e c t i o n
4
as to th e address?
5
A
Y es, i t
6
Q
And was th e address 460 T a f t P la c e in G a ry ,
7
A
Y es, s i r ,
8
Q
And w hat a re a s o f t h a t house d id you s e a rc h ,
9
A
I a s s is te d in s e a rc h in g th e
10
11
d id .
th e f i r s t
Q
it
In d ia n a ?
was.
s ir ?
basem ent, th e m aster bedroom on
l e v e l and a bedroom on th e second l e v e l .
And when you searched th e m aster bedroom, d id you have
12
o c c a s io n to lo c a t e any ite m s w hich were s e iz e d from th e
13
m aster bedroom?
14
A
Y es, I
found some U n ite d S ta te s c u rre n c y .
15
Q
O f f i c e r T r a th e n ,
16
If
17
THE COURT:
18
MR. BELLA:
19
Q
—
I'm
go in g to show you —
I may approach th e w itn e s s . Your Honor?
You may.
E x h ib it 24 and ask you w hat t h a t i s ,
20
THE COURT:
Is
21
MR. BELLA:
No, Your H onor.
22
THE COURT:
Number 24?
23
MR. BELLA:
Y es, Your H onor.
24
THE WITNESS:
25
A
T h is i s
th is
s ir ?
e x h i b i t in e v id e n c e ,
co un sel?
a ph o to g rap h o f me h o ld in g a b la c k p u rs e c o n ta in in g
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1
2
Q
And E x h ib it 25 ; would you t e l l me what t h a t i s ,
3
A
T h is is a ph oto grap h o f th e two pu rses t h a t c o n ta in e d th e
4
U n ite d S ta te s c u rre n c y t h a t I
5
in th e m aster bedroom.
6
Q
8
A
Q
A
Q
A
And t h i s
c u rre n c y t h a t you a re r e f e r r i n g
t o , where was th e
It
was in s id e th e b la c k purse w hich was in s id e th e b e ig e
p u rs e .
17
18
The b la c k p u rse was found b e s id e th e b e ig e p u rse w h ich was
cu rre n c y ?
15
16
Now, c o u ld you t e l l us where you lo c a te d th e s e p u rses and
found by th e bed.
13
14
These a re tr u e and a c c u ra te r e p r e s e n ta tio n s o f th e ite m s as
in w hat c o n d itio n th e y were?
11
12
t h a t day?
th e y ap peared on th e day o f th e s e a rc h .
9
10
found j u s t la y in g on th e bed
And a re th o se a c c u ra te r e p r e s e n ta tio n s o f t h a t scene as you
ob served i t
7
s ir ?
Q
And in o rd e r to ta k e th e p h o to g ra p h s , d id you h o ld up th e
b la c k p u rse and la y o u t th e cu rre n c y ?
19
20
A
T h a t 's c o r r e c t .
21
Q
And was th e c u rre n c y counted t h a t day?
22
A
Y es,
23
Q
And do you r e c a l l what th e amount o f c u rre n c y was?
24
A
Around $ 6 ,0 0 0 .
25
Q
Would th e r e have been a lo g p re p a re d based upon th e
s ir ,
it
was.
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c o u n tin g o f th e c u rre n c y t h a t would r e fr e s h yo u r
2
r e c o l l e c t i o n as to th e e x a c t amount?
3
A
4
Q
5
6
Y es,
s ir ,
th e r e was.
I wonder i f you would r e f e r to t h a t i f
a v a ila b le ?
A
A c c o rd in g to th e
lo g ,
t h a t was ite m number 34 and i t
was
$6 , 2 1 0 .
7
8
Q
9
A
I'm
10
Q
In what room o f th e house was
11
A
T h is was th e m aster bedroom w hich was
12
Thank yo u , s i r .
And t h i s was in what room o f th e house?
s o rry ?
t h i s lo c a te d ?
lo c a te d on th e m ain
f l o o r o f th e r e s id e n c e .
13
MR. BELLA:
14
Your
H onor, I move to in tro d u c e E x h ib it s
24 and 2 5 .
15
THE COURT:
16
MR. MCGRATH:
17
you have i t
*
Any o b je c tio n ?
MR. TRUITT:
18
No o b je c tio n by d e fe n d a n t D u r r .
D e fe n d a n t D av is has no o b je c t io n . Your
H onor.
19
MR. JACKSON:
20
THE COURT:
21
No o b je c t io n . Your H onor.
They
a re a d m itte d .
(Governm ent E x h ib it Numbers 24 and 25 were
a d m itte d in t o e v id e n c e .)
22
23
24
25
MR. BELLA:
Q
As you searched o th e r rooms in th e r e s id e n c e . D e t e c t iv e
T r a th e n , d id you lo c a t e any o th e r ite m s w hich w ere s e iz e d ?
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Y es, s i r ,
2
Q
Would you p le a s e t e l l
3
4
I d id .
lo c a te d ?
A
5
In th e u p s t a ir s bedroom c lo s e t I
found a r i f l e
in th e
c lo s e t .
6
MR. BELLA:
7
THE COURT:
8
MR. BELLA:
9
me what t h a t was and where i t was
Q
If I
may approach th e w itn e s s ?
Youmay.
D e t e c t iv e T r a th e n ,
I hand you w h a t's been marked f o r
10
purposes o f i d e n t i f i c a t i o n
11
moment. Your Honor — marked f o r
purposes o f i d e n t i f i c a t i o n
12
as Government E x h ib it 26 and ask
if
13
s ir ?
14
A
T h is i s a .3 0 c a l i b e r c a rb in e
15
my name and my w r i t i n g ,
16
.3 0 c a l i b e r c a r b in e ,
17
weapon t h a t was found in
18
on by me.
19
Q
20
21
if
r ifle
I may j u s t ta k e a
you can i d e n t i f y
th a t,
w it h a ta g w h ich b e a rs
showing t h i s
as ite m number 1 7 , one
s e r i a l number2 0 3 9 4 5 .
th e c lo s e t .
T h is
T h is was
th e
ta g wasp la c e d
And when t h a t weapon was fo u n d , was t h a t weapon in a lo a d e d
o r u n lo a d ed c o n d itio n ?
A
22
23
as —
It
had a m agazine w hich c o n ta in e d s ix
.3 0 c a l i b e r
rounds in
th e weapon.
Q
Hand you w h a t's been marked f o r purposes o f i d e n t i f i c a t i o n
24
as Government E x h i b it 26A; ask you i f
25
th a t,
s ir ?
you can i d e n t i f y
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THE COURT;
36A?
2
MR. BELLA:
26A, Your Honor.
3
THE WITNESS;
4
T h is is a m agazine w hich is
5
a re s ix
6
w r i t i n g w hich in d ic a t e s t h i s
7
c a lib e r c lip
8
1 0 -1 1 -9 0 .
9
And I hand you w h a t's been marked f o r purposes o f
.3 0 c a l i b e r
and s ix
rounds.
in s e r t e d in t h i s weapon.
There is a ta g w h ich b e a rs my
is
ite m number 1 8 , one .3 0
.3 0 c a l i b e r roun ds.
10
id e n tific a tio n
11
can i d e n t i f y
12
T h is i s a p h o to grap h o f t h i s weapon as I
13
c lo s e t showing i t
14
in s e r t e d .
15
th e way t h i s weapon ap peared as I
16
Q
T h ere
It 's
d a te d
as Government E x h ib it 27 and ask you i f
t h a t , p le a s e ?
found i t
i n th e
le a n in g in th e c lo s e t w it h th e m agazine
T h is is a tr u e and a c c u ra te r e p r e s e n t a t io n o f
found i t .
Thank you s i r .
17
Your H onor,
18
a group e x h i b i t ,
19
w is h to exam ine i t .
THE COURT;
20
I move to in tro d u c e E x h ib it 26 and 26A as
and E x h ib it 27 in t o e v id e n c e i f
counsel
C o u n se l, s in c e t h e r e 's o n ly two e x h i b i t s ,
21
I'm
22
make them a group e x h i b i t .
g o in g to ta k e them s e p a r a t e ly as 26 and 26A r a t h e r th a n
23
MR. BELLA;
If
24
THE COURT;
Counsel want to lo o k a t th e e x h ib it s ?
25
you
o b je c tio n ?
co u n sel w ishes to exam ine th e e x h i b i t s .
Any
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MR. McGRATH:
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D efe n d an t D av is has no o b je c t io n .
D efe n d a n t D u rr has no o b je c t io n ,
Your
H o n o r.
4
MR. JACKSON:
5
THE COURT:
6
No o b je c tio n to 26 and 26A, Your H onor.
They a re a d m itte d .
(Governm ent E x h ib it Numbers 26 and 26A were
a d m itte d in t o e v id e n c e .)
7
8
9
MR. BELLA:
If
I may —
I move to a d m it Government
E x h i b it 27 as w e l l .
10
THE COURT:
11
MR. TRUITT:
12
MR. McGRATH:
No, Your H onor.
13
MR. JACKSON:
Y es, Your H onor,
14
15
it 's
Any o b je c tio n ?
No, o b je c t io n . Your H onor.
I o b je c t on th e grounds
c u m u la tiv e .
THE COURT:
16
O v e r r u le d .
27 i s o rd e re d a d m itte d .
(Governm ent E x h ib it Number 27 was a d m itte d
in t o e v id e n c e .)
17
18
MR. BELLA:
Thank yo u. O f f i c e r ,
19
THE COURT:
Cross D a v is .
20
MR. TRUITT:
21
THE COURT:
22
MR. McGRATH:
23
THE COURT:
24
MR. JACKSON:
25
th a t
No c ro s s . Your H onor.
Cross D u r r.
No c ro s s . Your H onor.
Cross Edwards.
Thank yo u. Your Honor
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CROSS EXAMINATION
BY
MR. JACKSON:
1
2
3
Q
D e te c tiv e T rath en ?
4
A
T r a th e n .
5
Q
Okay.
D e t e c t iv e ,
r e c o lle c tio n ,
6
is
th e r e p o r t t h a t you used to r e f r e s h yo u r
t h a t yo ur re p o rt?
7
A
T h a t 's a r e p o r t made by th e F B I.
8
Q
So you d id n o t w r it e
9
A
No, s i r ,
10
Q
B ut was yo u r te s tim o n y prem ised on yo ur own p e rs o n a l
th is
re p o rt?
I d id n o t.
knowledge o f what happened on t h i s day?
11
12
A
T h a t 's c o r r e c t .
13
Q
Now, w it h r e s p e c t to th e money t h a t was found in E x h i b it
14
w hich is d e p ic te d in E x h ib it 24 and 2 5 , E x h ib it s 24 and 2 5 ,
15
d id you co un t t h a t money?
16
A
Y es,
s ir ,
I d id .
17
Q
W ith re s p e c t to th e p h o to g ra p h s , d id you ta k e th e s e
\
photographs?
18
19
A
No, I d id n o t.
20
Q
How lo n g have you been w it h th e p o lic e
fo rc e in
In d ia n a p o lis ?
21
22
A
In
23
Q
And how many o f th ose y e a rs were — were s p en t w it h
n a r c o t ic s i n v e s t ig a t io n or law en forcem ent?
24
25
In d ia n a p o lis 16 y e a r s .
A
Seven y e a r s .
•
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Q
Seven y e a r s .
2
A
I'v e
172
D id you undergo any s p e c ia l t r a in in g ?
been to th e Drug E nforcem ent t r a i n i n g
s c h o o l,
I ' ve
3
been to s e v e r a l s p e c i a lt y schoo ls r e la t e d to n a r c o tic s
4
in v e s tig a tio n s .
5
Q
The DEA s c h o o l, where i s
6
A
T h a t was conducted in In d ia n a p o lis a t our p o lic e academy.
7
Q
How lo n g o f a p rocess is th a t?
8
A
T h a t 's a two-week s c h o o l.
9
Q
Two-week s c h o o l.
th e r e a c e r t i f i c a t i o n
t h a t you r e c e iv e
a fte r —
10
11
Is
t h a t conducted?
A
12
T h a t 's c o r r e c t .
It 's
th e b a s ic t r a i n i n g
ic ourse t h a t th e y
o ffe r.
13
Q
D id you r e c e iv e t h a t c e r t i f i c a t i o n ?
14
A
Yes^ s i r ,
15
Q
When d id you come up from In d ia n a p o lis to e x e c u te th e
I d id .
se arch w a rra n t?
16
17
A
We d rove up t h a t m o rn in g .
18
Q
T h a t m o rn in g .
19
A
Y es, th e r e was.
20
Q
What tim e was th e b r i e f i n g
21
A
I'm
22
Q
What tim e was th e b r i e f i n g
23
A
I b e lie v e
se ssion?
session?
s o rry ?
it
session?
was around 8 a.m . a t th e o ld FBI o f f i c e
M a s s a ch u se tts S t r e e t .
24
25
Was th e r e a b r i e f i n g
Q
And w hat tim e was th e w a r r a n t execu ted ?
on
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I'm
s o rry ?
2
Q
What tim e was th e w a rra n t executed?
3
A
A p p ro x im a te ly 11 a.m .?
Is
th a t —
I'd
have to lo o k a t th e
n o te s .
4
5
Q
About 11 a.m .?
6
A
No, t h a t w ould be ab ou t te n I b e lie v e .
7
Q
When you a r r iv e d a t th e house, w hich — d id you come i n
f r o n t d o o r, back d o o r,
8
s id e door?
9
A
I w ent to th e f r o n t d o o r.
10
Q
The f r o n t d o o r.
Was t h i s
a f t e r th e door had a lr e a d y been
opened?
11
12
A
I used w h a t's r e f e r r e d to as a H o o lig a n t o o l to open a
13
s e c u r it y d o o r.
14
was made.
Once I d id t h a t ,
I
step p ed back and e n t r y
15
Q
D id you announce yo u r presen ce b e fo r e you e n te re d ?
16
A
Y es,
17
Q
Were th e windows open o r c lo s e d in th e r e s id e n c e , do you
\
remember?
19
A
I d o n 't r e c a l l .
20
Q
You t h in k th e y were c lo s e d .
21
A
It
22
Q
Warm, co ld?
23
A
It
was c o m fo r ta b le .
It
was a c o m fo rta b le d a y .
18
24
25
th e
s ir ,
we d id .
I b e lie v e th e y were c lo s e d .
What k in d o f day was i t ?
was sunny, c le a r d a y .
MR. JACKSON:
It
—
it 's
O cto b er b u t i t
N o th in g f u r t h e r .
Your H onor.
w a s n 't c o ld .
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THE COURT;
R e d ir e c t.
2
MR. BELLA:
No r e d i r e c t ,
3
THE COURT;
Recross D a v is .
4
MR. TRUITT;
5
THE COURT;
6
MR. Mc Gr a t h ;
7
Q
10
11
N o th in g , Your H onor.
Recross D u r r.
I do have so m eth in g . Your H onor.
You s a id t h a t you opened som ething t h a t you c a lle d a
s e c u r it y door a t 460 T a f t ,
A
MR. Mc Gr a t h ;
13
THE COURT:
14
MR. MCGRATH;
Q
is t h a t c o r r e c t?
T h a t 's c o r r e c t .
12
15
Your Honor.
CROSS EXAMINATION
BY
MR. MCGRATH;
8
9
174
I'm
May I ap p ro ac h . Your Honor?
You may.
g o in g to hand you w h a t's been marked f o r i d e n t i f i c a t i o n
16
as D e fe n d a n t D u r r 's E x h ib it 5 and ask you i f
17
i d e n t i f y w hat t h a t p u rp o r ts to be a p h o to g rap h o f?
18
A
19
20
you can
T h is ap p ears to be a ph o to g rap h o f th e f r o n t o f th e
re s id e n c e a t 460 T a f t P la c e .
Q
21
And does t h a t p h o to g rap h show what y o u 'v e i d e n t i f i e d
as a
s e c u r it y door?
22
A
Y es,
23
Q
C ould i t
s ir ,
it
do es.
a ls o be i d e n t i f i e d
24
s to rm -ty p e door?
25
It
as a d e c o r a t iv e
i s a d e c o r a t iv e d o o r, b u t i t ' s
f r o n t d o o r, a
d e s ig n e d f o r s e c u r i t y .
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1
Q
t h i s a t r u e and a c c u ra te p ic t u r e o f th e door and th e
f r o n t o f 460 T a f t as i t
2
3
Is
A
I was o n ly th e r e once, b u t I ' l l
4
MR. MCGRATH;
5
THE COURT:
say y e s ,
N o th in g f u r t h e r .
R e -re —
6
me, M r. B e l l a .
7
Keep my o rd e r s t r a i g h t .
8
MR. JACKSON:
9
THE COURT:
I b e lie v e
is .
Your H onor.
r e - r e d i r e c t G overnm ent.
R e -re c ro s s —
it
re c ro s s Edwards,
I'm
Excuse
s o rry .
N o th in g , Your Honor.
Now r e - r e d i r e c t Governm ent.
REDIRECT EXAMINATION
BY
MR. BELLA:
10
11
12
appeared on t h a t — a t t h a t tim e?
Q
Were you p r e s e n t. D e te c tiv e T r a th e n , when e n t r y was g a in e d
13
th ro u g h th e f r o n t d o o r,
14
to o b ta in e n try ?
s ir ,
to ob serve what needed to be done
15
A
Y es,
I was.
16
Q
And w hat d id you observe?
17
A
We approached th e house.
We were in th r e e o r fo u r
18
d i f f e r e n t v e h ic le s .
A
marked S ta te P o lic e v e h ic le was
19
d r iv e n up on th e —
in
th e f r o n t o f th e house w it h th e
20
lig h ts
red
and s ir e n a c t iv a t e d .
A gent B ecker I b e lie v e knocked and announced t h a t th e
21
22
—
t h a t i t was th e FBI
23
r e s id e n c e .
24
b a r fire m e n use to open th e s e c u r it y d o o r.
25
e n tir e
I used th e
and we had a se arch w a r r a n t f o r
H o o lig a n b a r w hich is
tim e , p e o p le were an n o u n cin g , p o l i c e ,
th e
th e b ig m e ta l
D u rin g t h i s
s e a rc h
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w a rra n t.
1
A rain was used to open th e door and e n t r y was g a in e d
2
a t t h a t p o in t .
3
4
Q
So was th e s e c u r it y , what you r e f e r r e d to as th e s e c u r it y
d o o r, was t h a t a b le to be opened w ith o u t u s in g —
5
6
A
In ab ou t two seconds.
7
Q
What — d id you have to use fo rc e to open i t ?
8
A
We used th e b a r l i k e
9
Q
So i t
A
w a s n 't som ething t h a t you c o u ld open f r e e l y w it h o u t
No, y o u 'd have a d i f f i c u l t tim e g e t t in g in th e r e w it h o u t
it.
12
13
s ta te d .
u s in g th e bar?
10
11
I
Q
Y o u 'v e r e f e r r e d to th e lo g o f th e e v id e n c e s e a rc h .
As you
14
found e v id e n c e , d id you make a r e p o r t o f in fo r m a tio n t h a t
15
was used to make t h a t log?
16
A
What we d id is when som ething was lo c a t e d , we a d v is e d an
17
a g e n t from th e DEA who m a in ta in e d th e ^ lo g , B a lb o , A gent
18
V in c e B a lb o .
19
We w ould make o u t ta g s , h e 'd w r i t e down who found i t
20
where we found i t .
He came to th e lo c a t io n and we re c o rd e d i t .
C ath y Jagoda from th e FBI w ould ta k e th e p h o to g rap h s
21
22
and th e n th e e v id e n c e was g iv e n to th e a g e n t who th e n
23
tu rn e d i t
24
25
and
Q
o v e r I b e lie v e to A gent B e c k e r,
jp^nd f o r exam ple w it h th e
.3 0 c a l i b e r c a rb in e t h a t you
fo u n d , w hat would th e p ro c e d u re have been once you found
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1
th a t?
2
We ph otographed i t ,
3
were on th e weapon, p la c e d th ose on th e weapon, th e y w ere
4
rep o rd ed on th e lo g ,
5
th e F B I.
6
When th e y were re c o rd e d on th e lo g , d id you p ro v id e t h a t
7
in fo r m a tio n from t h a t weapon?
8
R ig h t .
9
where i t
10
we made i t
s a fe .
and th e y were ta k e n in t o c u s to d y o f
I would t e l l him w hat th e s e r i a l numbers w e re ,
was found and so f o r t h ,
and he w ould re c o rd t h a t
in f o r m a t io n .
1
1
MR. BELLA:
Thank yo u,
12
THE COURT:
R e -re c ro s s D a v is .
13
MR. TRUITT:
14
THE COURT:
15
MR. MCGRATH:
16
THE COURT:
17
MR. McGRATH:
sir,
R e -re c ro s s D u r r.
No q u e s tio n s . Your H onor.
Re —
I o ffe r,
how ever, D u r r 's D e fe n d a n t
E x h i b it 5 in t o e v id e n c e a t t h i s
19
a u t h e n t ic a t e
tim e w h ile h e 's th e r e to
it.
THE COURT:
Show i t
21
c o -d e fe n d a n ts ' c o u n s e l.
22
MR. McGRATH:
23
I have n o th in g f u r t h e r .
N o th in g , Your H onor.
18
20
I made th e ta g s w h ich
to opposing co u n sel and to
I have shown i t
to my c o -c o u n s e l. Your
H o n o r.
24
MR. BELLA:
I have no o b je c t io n .
Your H onor.
25
THE COURT:
Any o b je c t io n from c o -d e fe n d a n ts '
co u n sel?
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1
th a t?
2
We ph oto grap hed i t ,
3
were on th e weapon, p la c e d th ose on th e weapon, th e y were
4
rep o rd ed on th e lo g ,
5
th e F B I.
6
When th e y were reco rd ed on th e lo g , d id you p ro v id e t h a t
7
in fo r m a tio n from t h a t weapon?
8
R ig h t .
9
where i t
10
we made i t
s a fe .
and th e y were ta k e n in t o c u s to d y o f
I would t e l l him what th e s e r i a l numbers w e re ,
was found and so f o r t h ,
and he w ould re c o rd t h a t
in f o r m a t io n .
1
1
MR. BELLA:
Thank yo u, s i r ,
12
THE COURT:
R e -re c ro s s D a v is .
13
MR. TRUITT:
14
THE COURT:
15
MR. McGRATH:
16
THE COURT:
17
MR. McGRATH:
R e -re c ro s s D u r r .
No q u e s tio n s . Your H onor.
Re —
I o ffe r,
how ever, D u r r 's D e fe n d a n t
E x h i b it 5 in t o e v id e n c e a t t h i s
19
a u t h e n t ic a t e
tim e w h ile h e 's th e r e to
it.
THE COURT:
Show i t
21
c o -d e fe n d a n ts ' c o u n s e l.
22
MR. McGRATH:
23
I have n o th in g f u r t h e r .
N o th in g , Your H onor.
18
20
I made th e ta g s w h ich
to opposing co u n sel and to
I have shown i t
to my c o -c o u n s e l. Your
H o n o r.
24
MR. BELLA:
I have no o b je c t io n . Your H onor.
25
THE COURT:
Any o b je c t io n from c o -d e fe n d a n ts '
co u n sel?
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1
Thank yo u. Your H onor.
VINCENT BALBO
2
c a lle d as a w itn e s s by th e Governm ent, b e in g f i r s t d u ly
sworn to t e s t i f y th e t r u t h , th e whole t r u t h and n o th in g b u t
th e t r u t h , was exam ined and t e s t i f i e d as f o llo w s :
3
4
DIRECT EXAMINATION
BY
MR. BELLA:
5
6
7
Q
Would you s t a t e yo u r name, p le a s e ?
8
A
V in c e n t B a lb o , B -A -L -B -0 .
9
Q
And what i s yo ur o c c u p a tio n ,
10
A
I'm
employed by th e D ep artm ent o f J u s t ic e , Drug E n fo rc em en t
A d m in is t r a t io n .
11
12
s ir ?
Q
S p e c ia l A gent B a lb o , d id you have o c c a s io n to p a r t i c i p a t e
13
in a se a rc h a t 460 T a f t P la c e in G a ry ,
14
O cto b er 1 1 ,
on
1990?
15
A
Y es,
16
Q
C ould you t e l l us how t h a t se arch came a b o u t,
I d id .
th e
p ro c e d u re s used in e x e c u tin g th e se arch w a rra n t?
17
18
s ir ,
In d ia n a ,
A
The s e a rc h was a r e s u l t o f p ro b a b le cause e s ta b lis h e d
19
d u rin g th e course o f an i n v e s t ig a t io n t a r g e t in g th e Lee
20
Andrew Edwards drug t r a f f i c k i n g
21
a f f i d a v i t co m p iled by th e F e d e ra l Bureau o f I n v e s t i g a t i o n ,
22
th e Drug E n fo rcem ent A d m in is t r a t io n .
23
o r g a n iz a t io n based on an
A f e d e r a l w a r r a n t was secured f o r t h a t and th e o th e r
24
r e s id e n c e .
I was a s s ig n e d to th e e n t r y and s e a rc h team a t
25
460 T a f t in G a ry ,
In d ia n a .
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1
Q
2
3
In th e course o f e x e c u tin g th e search w a r r a n t ,
can you t e l l
us what happened and s p e c i f i c a l l y what yo u r d u tie s were?
A
A t a p p ro x im a te ly te n o 'c lo c k a.m . we approached th e a c t u a l
4
re s id e n c e a t 4 6 0 .
5
assig nm ent was to make i n i t i a l
6
and announce.
7
180
S p e c ia l A gent B ecker o f th e F B I, h is
c o n ta c t a t th e d o o r, knock
And he approached th e re s id e n c e f i r s t .
My r e s p o n s i b i l i t y was I had a b a t t e r i n g
8
hand, a one-man b a t t e r in g
9
e n t r y o f th e r e s id e n c e , my jo b was to b re a c h th e door o r
10
ram.
If
it
ram i n my
n e c e s s it a te d a fo r c e d
g e t th e door open, th e la r g e wooden d o o r.
11
S p e c ia l A gent B ecker knocked ^ d
announced; th e r e was
12
no res p o n s e .
13
P o lic e D e p a rtm e n t, u s in g a H o o lig a n t o o l ,
14
door back and I
15
and i t
16
m y s e lf.
17
th e r e s id e n c e ,
18
had no id e a who was b e h in d u s .
19
D e te c tiv e T ra th e n from th e In d ia n a p o lis
p e e le d th e s c re e n
s tru c k th e wood door w it h th e b a t t e r i n g
s h a tte r e d th e i n t e r i o r o f th e door la r g e enough f o r
And I went in
fir s t;
I was th e i n i t i a l
o ffic e r
Make an e n t r y ,
a g a in an n o u n cin g , I p e r s o n a lly
announcing p o lic e o f f i c e r ,
21
S p e c ia l A gent P e rtu s o went in t o th e l i v i n g
22
saw o u t o f th e c o rn e r o f my eye D e te c tiv e T ra th e n made
24
25
in
fo llo w e d by S p e c ia l A gent Bob P e rtu s o and I
20
23
ram
se arch w a r r a n t .
• e n t r y th ro u g h d in in g room w hich i s
room as we moved fo rw a rd in t o
M y s e lf and
room a re a and I
r i g h t o f f th e l i v i n g
th e r e s id e n c e .
T h ere was no one in th e main l i v i n g
a re a o f th e
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1
liv in 9
2
a h a llw a y .
3
house o r what was in th e n e x t h a llw a y ,
4
t h a t 's
5
is .
6
saw —
7
th ro u g h th e bedroom door a t about w a is t l e v e l .
8
rooin a re a and I
came to a w a ll where th e r e w ould be
I w a s n 't q u it e
sure o f th e f l o o r p la n o f th e
c a lle d a q u ic k p e e k .
so I d id som ething
And t h a t ' s
a c t u a l l y w hat i t
I lo o k e d fo rw a rd in t o th e h a llw a y and a t t h a t p o in t I
I h e ard a m u ffle d sh o t and a c t u a l l y saw a round come
I
dropped back to th e w a ll t h a t I was a t ,
down to a
9
k n e e lin g p o s it io n .
I h e ard a p p ro x im a te ly fo u r to f i v e
10
a d d it io n a l roun ds.
A t t h a t p o in t th e s h o o tin g s to p p e d .
11
I a g a in —
I
s a id —
to th e b e s t o f my kn o w led g e,
12
remember s a y in g ,
13
g o t a se arch w a r r a n t ,
open th e door r i g h t now ."
14
a s lig h t h e s ita tio n .
As I
15
and ab o u t eye l e v e l to me i s Lee Edwards.
16
p u t h is hands o u t o f th e d o o r; he in f a c t j u s t showed me
17
h is hands, p u t them o u t o f th e d o o r.
18
them in p l a i n v ie w and s tan d up.
19
P e rtu s o th e n e n te r e d th e bedroom.
20
"Lee Edwards, t h i s
r e c a ll,
is
I
th^e p o l i c e , w e 'v e
T h ere was
th e door s lo w ly o p en in g
I
I
t o l d him to
t o l d him to keep
M y s e lf and S p e c ia l A gent
Edwards was removed by S p e c ia l A gent P e r tu s o .
At
21
t h a t p o in t Edwards' w if e L o r r i pops up from b e h in d th e bed
22
on th e o th e r s id e .
23
by m y s e lf.
24
th e l i v i n g
25
She was a ls o o rd e re d o u t o f th e bedroom
She c o m p lie d , and e s s e n t i a l l y b o th se cu red in
room a r e a .
From t h a t p o in t f o llo w in g them b e in g se cu red and th e
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re s id e n c e a t l e a s t b e in g i n i t i a l l y
searched f o r any o th e r
2
persons t h a t m ig h t be in t h e r e , weapons, th in g s o f t h a t
3
n a t u r e , we began an a c tu a l se arch o f th e r e s id e n c e .
4
My r e s p o n s i b i l i t y was to a c t u a l l y do a w r i t t e n
5
in v e n to r y o f a l l
ite m s o f ev id e n c e b e in g b ro u g h t.
A fte r
6
th e y were b e in g p h o to g rap h ed , th e r e have been
7
b ro u g h t to m y s e lf and to S p e c ia l A gent B ecker from th e F B I.
8
I would w r it e an a c tu a l lo g o f th e e v id e n c e , who found th e
9
e v id e n c e , where i t was fo u n d , and th e n i t w ould be tu rn e d
th e n be
10
o v e r to S p e c ia l A gent B ecker o f th e FBI to m a in ta in c u s to d y
11
o f th o se ite m s .
12
Draw yo u r a t t e n t i o n to th e p o in t when you sh o u \ed f o r Lee
13
Edwards and th e bedroom door opened and Lee Edwards came
14
out —
15
co u rtro o m today?
f ir s t of a ll ,
do you see Lee Edwards in th e
16
A
Y es, I do.
17
Q
C ould you d e s c rib e f o r us and p o in t o u t where he i s
and
18
d e s c r ib e what h e 's w earing?
19
M ale b la c k s u b je c t in a powder b lu e s h i r t w it h a d a rk b lu e
20
s t r ip e d t i e
21
and a b lu e s w e a te r.
MR. BELLA:
Your H onor, would th e re c o rd r e f l e c t t h a t
22
th e w itn e s s has i d e n t i f i e d
23
Edwards.
24
THE COURT;
25
MR. JACKSON:
th e d e fe n d a n t Lee Andrew
Any o b je c tio n ?
No o b j e c t i o n . .
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THE COURT:
2
MR. BELLA:
3
Q
183
So in d ic a t e d .
D raw ing yo ur a t t e n t i o n back to th e tim e a f t e r th e sh o ts
4
were f i r e d
5
o u t o f th e bedroom, d id you a t any tim e have o c c a s io n to
6
o b serve any weapons n e ar t h a t im m ediate v i c i n i t y ?
7
A
and you c a lle d o u t f o r Lee Edwards and he came
Y es, I d id .
A t h is
f e e t th e r e was a s i l v e r c h ro m e -c o lo re d
8
r e v o lv e r a t h is f e e t ,
9
as I approached him w ith h is hands o u ts t r e tc h e d to me as I
e n te r e d in t o th e bedroom.
10
11
and t h a t was my i n i t i a l o b s e r v a tio n
Q
And when you say t h a t you e n te re d th e bedroom th e n and
12
L o r r i Edwards popped up from th e o th e r s id e o f th e bed ,
13
where would t h a t be in
14
Edwards came o u t and where you found t h a t weapon?
r e la tio n
to t h a t doorway where Lee
15
A
F a r t h e s t away from th e d o o r.
16
Q
D id you have o c c a s ib n y o u r s e lf to s e iz e any ite m s d u rin g
17
th e course o f t h a t se arch a f t e r you p la c e d Lee Edwards
18
under a r r e s t ?
19
A
When M r. Edwards was p la c e d under a r r e s t ,
20
h a n d c u ffe d in th e l i v i n g
21
bedroom in t o
22
down in th e l i v i n g
th e l i v i n g
room; we b ro u g h t him from th e
room a r e a .
He was h a n d c u ffe d fa c e
room a r e a .
He had on him a p a ir o f s i l k
23
he was a c t u a l l y
pajam as a t th e tim e and
24
q u it e
c l e a r l y hang ing o u t o f th e s i l k
pajam as was a c le a r
25
p l a s t i c bag t h a t c o n ta in e d a w h ite powdery s u b s ta n c e , w hich
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was i n i t i a l l y
1
2
Q
removed by me.
S p e c ia l A gent B albo —
3
If
4
THE COURT;
5
MR. BELLA:
6
Q
I may approach th e w itn e s s , Your Honor?
You may.
I hand you f o r — w h a t's been marked f o r purposes o f
7
id e n tific a tio n
as Government E x h ib it 43 and ask i f
8
id e n tify th a t,
p le a s e ?
9
A
Y es, s i r ,
10
Q
And w hat is
11
A
It 's
you can
I can.
th a t,
s ir ?
a c le a r p l a s t i c bag k n o tte d a t th e to p .
When t h i s was
12
ta k e n o f f o f M r. Edwards o r o u t o f h is pajam a p o c k e t,
13
c o n ta in e d a w h ite powdery s u b s ta n c e .
14
by me because I was in th e p rocess o f c u f f in g M r. Edwards,
15
i t was tu rn e d o ver to Karen P e rtu s o o r th e FBI a g e n ts and
16
u l t i m a t e l y Mark B ecker from th e F B I.
17
Q
Thank yo u ,
s ir .
it
T h is was tu rn e d o v e r
You say i t was tu rn e d o v er u l t i m a t e l y to
18
Mark B ecker o f th e F B I.
19
f o r o b ta in in g and m a in ta in in g c o n tr o l o f th e e v id e n c e t h a t
20
was s e iz e d a t th e scene?
21
A
Q
24
25
Y es, S p e c ia l A gent B ecker was d e s ig n a te d as th e e v id e n c e
c u s to d ia n a t th e scene o f th e house.
22
23
Was th e r e one a g e n t r e s p o n s ib le
A
Would he th e n have ta k e n c o n tr o l o f t h i s bag a f t e r you
s e iz e d i t
from Lee Andrew Edwards?
Y es, s i r ,
he d i d .
.
A lth o u g h when we r e tu rn e d to th e FBI
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1
o ffic e ,
2
th e e x h i b i t .
3
Q
I a c t u a l l y a s s is te d him in d o in g a f i e l d
te s t of
So th e e v id e n c e would have been tu rn e d o v e r to Mark B ecker
4
o f th e FBI and th en you had some f u r t h e r c o n ta c t w it h th e
5
e v id e n c e when you re tu rn e d to th e FBI o f f ic e ?
6
A
W ith
S p e c ia l A gent
B e c k e r, y e s .
7
Q
W ith
S p e c ia l A gent Becker?
8
A
Y es,
9
Q
And w hat d id
s ir .
you do a t th e FBI o f f ic e ?
10
MR. McGRATH;
11
THE COURT:
12
May we ap p ro ac h . Your Honor?
You may.
(Bench d is c u s s io n on th e r e c o r d .)
13
MR. McGRATH:
He dropped in th e f i e l d
14
our — w hich w a s n 't re s p o n s iv e .
15
it,
16
t h a t ' s w hat y o u 'r e g o in g f o r ,
I d i d n ' t w ant to em phasize
b u t I d o n 't w ant him go in g in t o
17
MR. BELLA:
18
MR. McGRATH:
t e s t i n g w ith o u t
I'm
th e f i e l d
T h a t'S where I was headed.
T h a t'S n o t —
it
has n o t —
a — u n le s s you —
20
n o t a d m is s ib le in f e d e r a l c o u r t .
21
used and t h a t r e a c t io n , y o u ' l l have to do a —
22
in te n d to go in t o
24
25
MR. BELLA:
t h a t is n o t a r e l i a b l e
It 's
te s t,
th a t is no t
and i t ' s
m e re ly a t o o l t h a t ' s
if
you
th a t.
F r a n k ly ,
t h a t was n o t an a re a I was g o in g
to go in t o u n t i l he b ro u g h t i t
MR. McGRATH:
If
g o in g to o b je c t .
19
23
te s t.
up on h is e x a m in a tio n .
T h a t was n q t a —
t h a t was n o t a —
it 's
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a v o lu n te e re d s ta te m e n t.
2
d ir e c t e d to yo ur q u e s tio n .
3
w o n 't em phasize i t ,
4
MR. BELLA:
186
T h at was n o t a co m p lete response
He had a lr e a d y s a id t h a t he
b u t I d o n 't want him to go in t o
Yes.
W e ll,
I —
it 's
n o t a re a t h a t I was
5
g o in g to go in t o o r i g i n a l l y u n t i l he m entioned i t ,
6
was g o in g to have t h a t e x p la in e d f o r th e j u r y .
7
in te n tio n
8
e x a m in a tio n .
is
it.
but I
B ut my
to b r in g in th e ch em ist who made th e u l t im a t e
9
THE COURT:
Y o u 're n o t g o ing in t o
10
MR. BELLA:
No, I ' l l
1
1
THE COURT:
G entlem en, you know, from th e s ta n d p o in t
it?
a b o rt t h a t.
12
o f th e e v id e n c e ,
13
K aren P e r tu s o , and th en y o u 'r e le a d in g and s a y in g t h a t he
14
tu rn e d i t
15
c o n tr o v e r s y o r n o t.
16
17
18
I
th o u g h t he s a id he tu rn e d i t
o v e r to B a lb o .
MR. BELLA:
I d o n 't know i f
o v e r to
t h e r e 's a
He s a id — he m entioned K aren P e rtu s o and
he s a id u l t i m a t e l y to Mark B e c k e r.
MR. McGRATH:
A s id e —
I u n d e rs to o d t h a t to be t h a t
19
some ite m s among th e many, n o t t h i s p a r t i c u l a r
20
was t a l k i n g ab ou t s e v e r a l ite m s t h a t he had w h ile he was
21
in v e n t o r y in g , because th e q u e s tio n was, was e v e r y th in g
22
tu rn e d o v er to Mark B e c k e r.
23
them to Karen P e rtu s o and th en u l t i m a t e l y to B e c k e r.
24
n o t t h in k he was d i r e c t l y — h is
25
th a t —
And he s a id , w e l l ,
’
ite m .
He
some o f
I d id
response was d i r e c t e d a t
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the
COURT:
I caught
th e same th in g you d id ,
2
th e r e b e t t e r be a c l a r i f i c a t i o n
3
fu rth e r.
4
b e fo r e , you know, we go
The problem is t h i s w itn e s s i s no lo n g e r h e r e .
MR. BELLA:
5
Okay.
(End o f d is c u s s io n a t th e b e n c h .)
6
THE COURT:
7
MR. BELLA:
8
th a t
Q
9
S u s ta in e d .
Draw yo u r a t t e n t i o n back to th e re s id e n c e when you s e iz e d
t h i s e v id e n c e o f f o f Lee Edwards, d id you o b serve w hat
10
happened to th e e v id e n c e a f t e r t h a t and who to o k p o s s e s s io n
11
o f th e ev id en ce?
12
A
Y es, s i r ,
13
Q
And w hat happened?
14
A
15
Q
15
A
I d id .
T h a t e v id e n c e w ent to Mark B ecker from th e F B I.
You o b served th e e v id e n c e god i r e c t l y to Mark
I was w it h S p e c ia l A gent B ecker
Becker?
when he r e c e iv e d
a ll
ite m s
17
on th e in v e n to r y t h a t were removed from t h a t house, and I
18
o b served him t a k in g cu sto d y a t th e house t h a t —
19
Q
So you can t e s t i f y
p o s i t i v e l y t h a t Mark B ecker to o k
20
p o sse ss io n o f th e ite m t h a t you to o k from Lee Andrew
21
Edwards a t t h a t re s id e n c e ?
22
A
T h is and a l l
23
Q
D id you u l t i m a t e l y
24
25
ite m s
removed
from th e
have o c c a s io n
r e s id e n c e .
to o b serve
weapons in th e bedroom a re a o f t h a t home?
A
Y es,
s ir ,
I d id .
any o th e r
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Q
And w hich bedroom a re we r e f e r r i n g
2
A
It
to here?
would have been th e bedroom t h a t had been o c cu p ied by
3
Lee and L o r r i Edwards and I would c a l l i t
th e m aster
4
bedroom w hich would be on th e main f l o o r o f th e r e s id e n c e .
5
Q
And where d id you lo c a te t h i s o th e r weapon?
6
A
It
7
was hang ing on a — hanging —
was h ang ing on th e s id e o f th e bed.
8
MR.
9
THE COURT:
10
MR. BELLA:
11
i t was in a p u rse t h a t
Q
BELLA:
May I ap p ro ac h . Your Honor?
You may.
S p e c ia l A gent B a lb o ,
I hand you w h a t's been marked f o r
12
purposes o f i d e n t i f i c a t i o n
13
you can i d e n t i f y t h a t ,
s ir ,
I
as Government
E x h i b it 34 ; ask i f
p le a s e ?
14
A
Y es,
can.
15
Q
What i s
16
A
It 's
17
Q
And have you seen t h a t p i s t o l b e fo r e ,
18
A
t h a t s ir ?
a .3 8 0 c a l i b e r S t e r l i n g Arms p i s t o l .
Y es, s i r ,
I have.
I
removed i t
s ir ?
m y s e lf o u t o f a p u rse t h a t
19
was h ang ing on th e headboard o f th e bedroom t h a t I
20
d e s c r ib e d .
21
Q
22
23
I
show you Government E x h ib it 44 and
ask i f
ju s t
you can
i d e n t i f y t h a t , p le a s e ?
A
T h is is a p i c t u r e o f th e pu rse h an g in g on th e
headboard
24
e x a c t ly as i t
was found in th e m aster bedroom on th e
25
h ead b o a rd , th e p u rse t h a t th e weapon was found in s id e o f .
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Q
And Government E x h ib it 45; is
3
C o u n se l, w h a t's th e
THE COURT:
2
te s tifie d
th a t -
t o , what number is
th a t?
4
MR. BELLA:
4 4 , Your H onor.
5
THE COURT:
44?
6
MR. BELLA:
Y es, Your Honor.
7
Government E x h ib it 4 5 ,
8
showing th e weapon in s id e th e purse?
9
Y es,
s ir .
is
t h a t a clo se u p o f t h a t purse
B e fo re i t was removed, I
c a lle d f o r a
10
p h o to g ra p h e r and th e y photo grap hed i t
1
1
a c t u a l l y saw i t
12
And G o vernm en t's E x h ib it s
13
a c c u ra te r e p r e s e n ta tio n s o f t h a t scene?
14
Y es,
15
16
s ir ,
b e fo r e i t was removed by me.
MR. BELLA:
Your H onor,
18
MR. TRUITT:
21
Any o b je c tio n ?
MR. McGRATH:
No o b je c tio n from d e fe n d a n t D u r r , Your
H o n o r.
MR. JACKSON:
23
THE COURT:
25
No o b je c t io n from d e fe n d a n t D a v is , Your
H o n o r.
22
24
I move to in tro d u c e
G o vern m en t's E x h ib it 34 in t o e v id e n c e .
THE COURT:
20
44 and 4 5 , a re th o s e t r u e and
th e y d e f i n i t e l y a r e .
17
19
in p la c e as I
No o b je c t io n . Your H onor.
34 is a d m itte d .
(Governm ent E x h ib it Number 34 was a d m itte d
in t o e v id e n c e . )
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1
2
e v id e n c e .
MR. TRUITT;
3
4
No o b je c tio n from d e fe n d a n t D a v is , Your
H o n o r.
MR. MCGRATH:
5
6
Move G overnm ent's E x h ib it 44 and 45 in t o
No o b je c tio n from d e fe n d a n t D u r r , Your
/
H onor.
7
MR. JACKSON:
8
THE COURT:
9
MR. JACKSON:
THE COURT:
10
No o b je c t io n .
I'm
Your Honor.
s o rry ?
No o b je c t io n . Your H onor.
44 and 45 a re o rd e re d a d m itte d .
(Governm ent E x h ib it Numbers 44 and 45 were
a d m itte d in t o e v id e n c e .)
11
12
MR. BELLA:
13
14
S p e c ia l A gent B a lb o , were th e r e any o th e r weapons
15
d is c o v e re d in th e m aster bedroom o f t h a t re s id e n c e ?
16
To my p e rs o n a l know ledge,
17
Th ere c o u ld have b een , b u t none t h a t I
18
D id you ta k e cu sto d y o f any o th e r e v id e n c e a t th e sc en e ,
19
s ir ?
20
If
21
THE COURT:
22
MR. BELLA:
I'm n o t aware t h a t th e r e w e re .
to o k c u s to d y o f .
I may a p p ro ac h . Your Honor?
You may.
23
I hand you w h a t's been marked f o r i d e n t i f i c a t i o n
24
as G o vernm en t's E x h ib it 29 and ask i f
25
th a t?
•
purposes
you can i d e n t i f y
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Y es.
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T h is is a photo o f a n ig h ts ta n d ty p e p ie c e o f
2
fu r n itu r e
and t h i s was acro ss from th e bed
3
bedroom.
And a c t u a l l y th e photo i s a p ic t u r e
4
books and documents t h a t I p e r s o n a lly s e a rc h e d , and on to p
5
o f t h a t s ta c k is a b la c k — ap pears to be v i n y l b in d e r .
6
removed t h a t ite m and t(/ok cu sto d y o f i t
7
o v er to S p e c ia l A gent B e c k e r.
8
Q
Is
9
A
A g a in I c a lle d f o r a p h o to g ra p h e r and
10
11
t h a t an a c c u ra te r e p r e s e n t a tio n o f
in p la c e as i t
Q
was b e fo re I
removed i t
in t h a t
m aster
of
a s ta c k o f
m y s e lf,
tu rn e d i t
t h a t scene?
to o k a p i c t u r e o f i t
from th e bedroom.
D id you a ls o exam ine th e — o r have o c c a s io n to v ie w th e
12
e x t e r i o r o f th e re s id e n c e and th e garage o f th e re s id e n c e
13
t h a t day?
14
A
Y es.
15
MR. BELLA;
16
THE COURT;
17
NR.
18
Q
If
I may ap p ro ac h . Your Honor?
Youmay.
BELLA;
Show you w h a t's been marked f o r i d e n t i f i c a t i o n
19
Government E x h i b it 31 and ask i f
20
p le a s e ?
21
A
22
23
24
25
I
T h is i s
purposes as
you can i d e n t i f y
th a t,
a C a d illa c t h a t was p a rk ed in th e re s id e n c e t h a t
b elo n g ed to Lee Edwards.
Q
And Government E x h ib it 32 —
NR. JACKSON;
O b je c t io n ,
Your H onor.
It
assumes f a c t s
n o t in e v id e n c e , t h e r e 's no p ro p e r fo u n d a tio n to e s t a b lis h
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who owns t h i s C a d illa c .
2
THE COURT:
Response.
3
MR. BELLA:
It 's
4
a photograph o f th e c a r p a rk e d in th e
r e s id e n c e . Your Honor.
5
THE COURT:
W ith d raw ^he r e s t o f th e te s tim o n y ?
6
MR. BELLA:
Y es, Your H onor,
7
THE COURT:
L a d ie s and g e n tle m e n ,
f o r now.
8
te s tim o n y t h a t d e s c rib e s th e v e h ic le
9
e v id e n c e .
v e h ic le
11
l a t e r d e lib e r a tio n s .
i s o rd e re d s t r ic k e n ; you w i l l d is r e g a r d i t
I'm
13
a fte r
i s a llo w e d in t o
The r e s t o f t h a t answer as to who owned th e
10
12
th e p a r t o f th e
s o rry ,
i n yo u r
c o u n s e l, d id you g iv e him a n o th e r e x h i b i t
31?
14
MR. BELLA:
15
THE WITNESS:
Y es.
3 2 , Your H onor.
16
A
What i s
17
Q
Yes?
18
A
T h is i s a ls o a p h oto grap h o f a v e h ic le
19
Q
And a ls o Government E x h ib it 33?
20
A
T h is i s an a c tu a l photo o f th e garage and th e C a d illa c w it h
21
th is ?
in th e g a ra g e .
an In d ia n a passeng er p l a t e .
22
Q
And a re th o se a c c u ra te r e p r e s e n ta tio n s o f t h a t scene?
23
A
Yes.
24
25
MR. BELLA:
E x h ib it s 2 9 ,
30,
Your H onor, move to in tro d u c e G o vern m en t's
31 and 32 and —
I'm
s o rry ,
29,
31,
32 and
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2
3
33 in t o e v id e n c e .
MR. TRUITT:
D efe n d a n t D a v is has no o b je c t io n , Your
H o n o r.
4
MR. McGRATH;
No o b je c tio n by d e fe n d a n t D u r r .
5
MR. JACKSON:
Your H onor, may we have a moment,
6
p le a s e ?
7
THE COURT:
8
MR. JACKSON:
9
10
You may.
Your H onor, Edwards has no o b je c t io n to
E x h i b it Number 2 9 .
THE COURT:
It 'S
a d m itte d .
(Governm ent E x h ib it Number 29 was a d m itte d
in t o e v id e n c e .)
11
12
13
MR, JACKSON:
14
THE COURT:
But o b je c ts to —
C o u n se l, l e t ' s
ta k e c a re o f th e ones t h a t
15
a re —
th e r e a re no o b je c tio n s t o ,
16
and th e n w e ' l l j u s t go in t o th e ones t h a t t h e r e 's
17
o b je c t io n t o .
18
MR. JACKSON:
19
THE COURT:
if
th e r e a re any o t h e r s ,
an
No o b je c t io n to 3 2 .
It 's
a d m itte d .
(Governm ent E x h ib it Number 32 was a d m itte d
in t o e v id e n c e .)
20
21
22
23
24
25
MR. JACKSON:
Your H onor.
O b je c tio n to 31 and 33 as c u m u la tiv e .
May I approach?
THE COURT:
You may.
(Bench d is c u s s io n on th e r e c o r d .)
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THE COURT:
Response.
2
MR. BELLA:
Shows th e f r o n t ,
3
c a r.
4
th e c a r .
5
6
7
The — no one ph oto grap h shows th e e n t i r e d e t a i l s
THE COURT:
MR. BELLA:
th e t r i a l
9
and so I
13
t h a t r e le v a n t ,
W e ll,
counsel?
of
O th e r
b u t a s id e from t h a t .
th e r e w ould be te s tim o n y l a t e r
in
ab ou t income o r a s s e ts t h a t M r. Edwards o b ta in e d ,
t h in k i t ' s
im p o rta n t to see th e c a r and d e t a i l s
th e c a r , w hat k in d o f c a r i t
of
is .
(End o f d is c u s s io n a t th e b e n c h .)
11
12
Why is
th a n p o s s ib ly th e lic e n s e p l a t e ,
8
10
back and s id e v ie w o f th e
THE COURT:
O b je c tio n o v e r r u le d as to G o vern m en t's
E x h ib it Number 3 3 ,
it 's
a d m itte d .
(Governm ent E x h ib it Number 33 was a d m itte d
in t o e v id e n c e .)
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
THE COURT:
O b je c tio n s u s ta in e d as to G o vern m en t's
E x h i b it Number 3 1 ,
MR. BELLA:
it 's
c u m u la tiv e .
T h a t was E x h ib it 3 2 ,
I b e lie v e ,
Your
H o n o r.
THE COURT:
o b je c t io n ,
32 was a lr e a d y a d m itte d o v e r — w it h no
c o u n s e l.
C o u n s e l, would somebody ta k e cu sto d y o f th e
ph o to g rap h s and g iv e them to th e C le r k .
24
MR. BELLA;
Y es, Your H onor.
25
Draw yo u r a t t e h t i o n ,
S p e c ia l A gent B a lb o , back to th e tim e
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when you approached —
f i r s t approached th e door to th e
2
m aster bedroom o f th e r e s id e n c e .
3
to o b s e rv in g s e v e r a l shots b e in g f i r e d
4
t h a t r ig h t?
I b e lie v e you t e s t i f i e d
a t t h a t tim e ,
5
A
I ob served one and I h eard a p p ro x im a te ly f i v e .
6
Q
And d id you observe any sh ots b e in g f i r e d
is
by y o u r s e lf o r
7
any o f th e o th e r law en fo rce m e n t a g en ts who accom panied you
8
d u rin g th e search?
9
A
10
11
Q
No one in t h a t room o f law en fo rc e m e n t p e o p le r e tu r n e d
fir e
in th e bedroom.
S p e c ia l A gent B a lb o , how lo n g have you been w it h th e Drug
E n fo rcem ent A d m in is tr a tio n ?
12
13
No.
A
I'v e
been w it h them , a c t u a l l y employed by th e D ep artm e n t o f
14
J u s tic e
15
fo r c e a s s ig n e d from th e Lake County S h e r i f f ' s
16
f o r a p p r o x im a te ly th r e e y e a rs p r i o r to my em ploym ent.
17
Q
f o r a p p ro x im a te ly fo u r y e a r s , and I was in th e ta s k
D ep artm en t
And d u rin g t h a t seven y e a rs o f in v e s t i g a t i n g drug
18
tr a ffic k in g
19
e x p e rie n c e re g a rd in g ty p e s o f drugs and code words w h ich
20
may be used to d e s c rib e d ru g s ,
21
A
c rim e s , have you g a in e d some knowledge o r
t h a t s o r t o f th in g ?
In my t o t a l e le v e n y e a rs o f drug in v e s t ig a t io n s
22
fo u r te e n as a p o lic e o f f i c e r ,
23
in j u s t th e in v e s t ig a t io n o f drugs and u n d e rc o v e r c a p a c ity
24
i n v e s t ig a t io n s .
25
s tro n g knowledge o f th e s t r e e t s la n g ,
And y e s ,
s ir ,
I'v e
been s t r i c t l y
and my
in v o lv e d
I have I b e lie v e d e v e lo p e d
s t r e e t term s and
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1
tr a ffic k in g
2
Could you t e l l us what ty p es o f drugs a re commonly
3
tr a ffic k e d
4
to d e s c r ib e some o f th e s e drugs?
5
For exam p le, some o f th e most commonly known drugs w ould be
6
h e r o in ,
7
t h a t would be r e f e r r e d to as g i r l .
8
exam ple is known as c r y s t a l o r f a s t .
9
And a re th e r e a ls o term s t h a t a re commonly used to d e s c r ib e
h a b it s o f drug t r a f f i c k e r s .
and th e code words o r s la n g t h a t w ould be used
and t h a t ' s u s u a lly r e f e r r e d to as boy.
C o c a in e ,
Methamphetam ine f o r
LSD, a c id .
10
measures o r amounts o f c e r t a in
11
Y es.
12
among drug d e a le r s and I'm
13
th e te rm grams and k i l o s w hich is a l l m e tr ic m easurem ents.
14
ty p e s o f th e s e drugs?
Commonly to d a y th e m e tr ic system is v e r y p o p u la r
su re from TV and th in g s you h e a r
Whereas p r i m a r i l y w it h h e r o in w hich i s
r e a lly —
seems
15
to be th e drug abused by o ld e r p e o p le — by o ld e r p e o p le ,
16
w ould say p e o p le my ag e, n o t so much te e n a g e r s ,
17
in t h e i r mid to l a t e
18
t h e y 'v e alw ays used measurements t h a t w ould be c a l l e d d ip s
19
and h a l f d ip s .
20
th e y a re d ip s o f spoons, u s in g m easuring spoons.
21
And t h i s
2 0 's and in t o
t h a t p e o p le
th e 5 0 's and 6 0 's be —
And th ose a re r e a l l y e x a c t ly w hat th e y a r e ,
i s what was o r i g i n a l l y used by h e re a g a in
22
yo u r h e r o in d e a le r s who te n d to be more m ature p e o p le ,
23
th is
24
among u s e rs and s e l l e r s was —
25
a ta b le s p o o n , and a ta b le s p o o n th e same w h ere ve r you go so
is
I
th e measurements u sed.
It
it
and
is a common known te rm
was u n ifo rm , a d ip b e in g
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you know e x a c t ly what y o u 'r e go in g to g e t .
And t h a t ' s
a
2
common measurement t h a t ' s u t i l i z e d
3
b u y e rs , d ip s and h a l f d ip s .
4
A re th e r e any o th e r k in d o f spoon measurements w hich w ould
5
be used?
6
T h e r e 's T ' s ,
7
p o p u la r it y s e v e r a l y e a rs back as M cD o nald's c o ffe e spoons,
8
th e w h ite l i t t l e
9
a h a lf T.
by h e r o in d e a le r s and
teaspoons and h a l f T 's w hich came in t o
c o ffe e spoon.
T h a t's u s u a lly re g a rd e d as
10
And a re you a ls o f a m i l i a r w it h what s o r ts o f a g e n ts m ig h t
11
be used to d i l u t e
12
Depending on th e d ru g , and to d a y w it h h e r o in ,
13
we have b o th w h ite h e ro in w hich comes p r i m a r i l y o u t o f
14
S o u th e a s t A s ia ,
15
re c o g n iz e d as coming o u t o f M e xico ; so you have to f i n d a
16
cut th a t I ' l l
17
w h ite f o r th e w h ite h e r o in o r b r o w n is h -c o lo re d f o r th e
18
brown h e r o in .
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o r c u t c e r t a in k in d s o f drugs?
f o r exam p le ,
and brown h e ro in w hich is p r e t t y much
c a l l an a d u lt e r a n t ,
N o rm a lly f o r brown h e r o in ,
t h a t w ould e i t h e r be
la c to s e sugar i s u t i l i z e d .
20
And la c to s e sugar w hich i s
lig h t,
it 's
n e c e s s a ry f o r th e
21
d rug s e l l e r to p u t i t
22
o f a brown c a s t .
23
little
24
th e d ru g ; w hereas th e w h ite h e ro in sometimes you c o u ld use
25
a c t u a l s u g a r.
in an oven and g iv e i t
They a ls o use a m ilk
b i t o f a b e ig e y c o lo r .
a little
b it
sugar w hich has a
N o rm a lly t h a t ' s m ixed w it h
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198
g o t back from th e la b ,
I'v e
2
known th e y c u t i t
3
w e ig h t b ecau se, o f c o u rs e , when you have d ru g s , w hat
4
e n a b le s you to s e l l more and make more money i s
5
pound o f c o c a in e and I
6
th e re ,
7
b u yer beware d o e s n 't have any id e a w h a t's in th e r e anyway,
8
and as f a r as th e y know t h e y 'r e b u y in g , you know, two
9
pounds o f c o c a in e o r h e r o in .
fille r ,
w it h s tr y c h n in e , w it h a n y th in g to g iv e i t
if
I have a
can th ro w a n o th e r pound o f ju n k in
th en I have two pounds to s e l l .
And th e
10
Have you a ls o become f a m i l i a r w it h p e rc e n ta g e and
1
1
c o n c e n tr a tio n s o f drugs and w hat you m ig h t f i n d b e fo r e th e
12
drugs h i t th e s t r e e t a t s t r e e t le v e l?
13
Y es,
14
when I was — had even lo n g e r h a ir and a n a s ty b e a r d ,
15
used to buy q u it e a b i t o f h e r o in up in th e C it y o f G a ry ,
16
E a s t C h ic a g o , Hammond.
17
s ir ,
It
I am.
Based on buys t h a t I ' v e
even made m y s e lf
I
i s my e x p e rie n c e w it h s t r e e t h e r o in t h a t y o u 'd be
18
lo o k in g f o r p e rc e n ta g e s anywhere from two p e rc e n t pu re to
19
e ig h t p e rc e n t p u re ,
20
w hat y o u 'r e g o in g to f i n d ,
21
h ittin g
22
g a rb a g e ,
th e s t r e e t s .
r e a l l y n o th in g more th a n t h a t as f a r as
th e a c tu a l p ro d u c t t h a t ' s
The r e s t would be f i l l e r ,
i n e r t s u b s ta n c e s , m a n it o l,
cut
p r o c a in e .
23
Q
You m ention ed m a n it o l; would t h a t be a n o th e r c u t t in g ag ent?
24
A
It 's
25
it
a v e r y common c u t .
It 's
n o t a c o n t r o lle d
can be e a s i l y purchased a t h e a lt h
s u b s ta n c e ,
food s t o r e s ,
anywhere
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you go.
1
2
MR. BELLA:
3
THE WITNESS:
4
THE COURT:
5
MR. TRUITT:
Thank you v e ry much, S p e c ia l A gent B a lb o .
Thank you.
Cross D a v is .
Thank yo u, Your Honor.
CROSS EXAMINATION
BY
MR. TRUITT:
6
7
8
O ffic e r ,
9
I'm
I
j u s t need to c le a r up a co u p le o f p o in ts t h a t
confused on.
My n o tes in d ic a t e t h a t when you were
10
i d e n t i f y i n g th e b ag s, th e w h ite powder t h a t you removed
11
from M r. Edwards' pajam as, t h a t would be Ite m 3 8 , my n o te s
12
in d ic a t e
13
Edwards, I handed i t
14
A
Y es, s i r .
15
Q
Okay.
t h a t you s a id ,
s in c e I was h a n d c u ffin g M r.
to Karen P ertuso?
So t h a t went from yo ur hands to A gent P e r tu s o 's
hands and th en d id you see i t
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17
A
Mark B e c k e r 's hands.
18
Q
— Mark B e c k e r 's hand?
19
A
We were a l l
go to —
in th e same room a t t h a t p o in t in t im e .
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m ig h t have had i t
21
because as I
22
c u f f in g o f M r. Edwards and doub le lo c k in g th e c u f f s ,
23
had t h a t in my hand to o .
24
I handed i t
25
She
f o r a m a tte r o f le s s th a n a m in u te ,
s a id ,
I was in th e p rocess o f c o m p le tin g th e
and I
So to e n a b le me to f r e e my hand s,
to h e r .
And th e n a ls o — and r i g h t th e r e in th e same room was
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S p e c ia l A gent B ecker who to o k cu sto dy o f t h a t p a r t i c u l a r
2
ite m .
3
Q
I a ls o have down t h a t your assignm ent t h a t day was to
m a in ta in th e log?
4
5
A
Y es,
s ir .
6
Q
Which i s
th e l i s t o f — th e d e s c r ip t io n o f a l l
th e ite m s
7
t h a t were s e iz e d .
8
m a in ta in o r a c t u a l l y ta k e th e lo g o r do th e hands t h a t —
9
A
Q
th e w r i t i n g on t h a t o r th e p r i n t i n g
Y e t you ap pear to be in v o lv e d in a c t u a l l y s e a rc h in g f o r and
u n c o v e rin g q u it e a b i t o f ev id e n c e y o u r s e lf?
12
13
In t h a t p a r t i c u l a r lo g ,
on t h a t is m ine.
10
11
D i d n 't you more s p e c i f i c a l l y have to
A
In itia lly
a f t e r we se cured th e re s id e n c e , a s s is te d in th e
14
s e a rc h , and th e n to o k th e p o s it io n o f lo g g in g in e v id e n c e
15
as i t
16
was p h o to g rap h ed .
17
ph o to g rap h s were ta k e n and th en th e ite m s were b ro u g h t to
18
m y s e lf and S p e c ia l A gent B e c k e r.
came i n .
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MR. TRUITT;
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THE COURT:
No one a c t u a l l y removed e v id e n c e u n t i l
Everyone found w hat was t h e r e ,
Thank yo u.
Cross D u r r .
CROSS EXAMINATION
BY
MR. MCGRATH:
21
22
23
Q
Your p a r t i c i p a t i o n
in t h i s
i n v e s t ig a t io n was f o r how lo n g a
p e r io d o f tim e?
24
25
it
A
The e n t i r e
life
o f th e i n v e s t i g a t i o n .
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1
Q
How lo n g a re we t a lk in g ?
2
A
A p p ro x im a te ly two y e a r s .
3
Q
And th ro u g h o u t t h a t p e rio d o f tim e , you were a s p e c ia l
4
a g e n t w it h th e D ep artm ent o f J u s t ic e , w it h th e Drug
5
E nfo rcem ent A d m in is tr a tio n ?
6
A
C o r r e c t.
7
Q
There came a tim e when you c o o rd in a te d w it h th e F e d e r a l
Bureau o f In v e s t ig a t io n ?
8
9
A
Y es,
s ir .
10
Q
And th e y p a r t i c i p a t e d as w e ll in a j o i n t in v e s t ig a t io n ?
11
A
T h a t 's c o r r e c t .
12
Q
In t h a t two y e a r p e r io d , how f a r a lo n g in tim e was i t when
you c o o rd in a te d — began to c o o r d in a te w it h th e FBI?
13
14
A
P ro b a b ly a y e a r and a h a l f o f t h a t .
15
Q
J u s t so I'm
16
A
No, s i r .
The f i r s t
so th e l a s t s ix months alo n e ?
s ix months we were a lo n e d o in g an
i n v e s t ig a t io n o f th e a c t i v i t i e s
17
18
c le a r ,
Q
Is
it
fa ir
to say t h a t you were th e case a g e n t f o r th e
d e p a rtm e n t —
19
o f M r. Edwards.
th e Drug E nfo rcem ent A d m in is tr a tio n ?
20
A
Y es,
s ir .
21
Q
And o th e r s p e c ia l ag en ts from th e DEA were in v o lv e d , b u t
you were th e case agent?
22
23
A
T h a t is
c o rre c t.
24
Q
And K aren P e rtu s o was th e case a g e n t f o r th e FBI?
25
A
That is
c o rre c t.
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1
Q
D id b o th o f you have o c c a s io n to t e s t i f y
in th e su b m issio n
o f t h i s m a tte r to th e Grand Jury?
2
3
A
In c e r t a i n phases o f t h a t , y e s .
4
Q
Now, y o u 'v e a ls o m entioned t h a t p r i o r to yo u r jo i n i n g th e
5
DEA, t h a t you had been a s s ig n e d to th e j o i n t ta s k fo r c e
6
w hich in v o lv e d th e Lake County S h e r i f f ' s
7
la w e n fo rce m e n t a g e n c ie s , and th e D ep artm en t o f J u s t ic e ,
8
DEA, i s
D e p a rtm e n t, o th e r
t h a t c o rr e c t?
9
A
Y es, a s s ig n e d to th e DEA.
10
Q
And th e a re a o f in v o lv e m e n t f o r t h a t ta s k fo r c e was
11
p r e l i m i n a r i l y Lake C ou nty, In d ia n a , b u t N o rth w e s t In d ia n a ,
12
is
13
A
s ta te m e n t?
T e c h n ic a lly i t ' s
th e n o rth e r n h a l f o f In d ia n a from a l i t t l e
b i t n o rth o f In d ia n a p o lis t e c h n i c a l l y .
14
15
th a t a f a i r
Q
B ut in term s o f yo u r in v o lv e m e n t, p r i m a r i l y Lake C o u n ty ,
In d ia n a ?
16
17
A
N o rm a lly my c o n c e n tr a tio n s a re in N o rth w e s t In d ia n a .
18
Q
Were you o r d id you y o u r s e lf o r d id someone — o th e r a g e n t
19
o f th e DEA t h a t you were re s p o n s ib le f o r as th e case a g e n t,
20
d e v e lo p what may be i d e n t i f i e d
as c o n f i d e n t i a l in fo rm a n ts ?
21
A
Y es,
s ir .
22
Q
And th e y were — was t h a t by you o r by members o f yo u r
g ro u p , th e DEA?
23
24
A
By m y s e lf.
25
Q
And was th e r e two o f them?
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A
D u rin g th e course o f th e in v e s t i g a t i o n ,
th e r e were p ro b a b ly
2
more th a n — th e r e were s e v e r a l sources o f in fo r m a tio n t h a t
3
p ro v id e d v a rio u s i n t e l l i g e n c e
4
Q
A
P r i m a r i l y in th e b e g in n in g , how many c o n f i d e n t i a l
A t l e a s t under c o n tr o l o f th e DEA t h a t work e x t e n s iv e ly
w it h me, excuse me, would have been one.
7
8
to M r. Edwards.
in fo rm a n ts d id you have?
5
6
r e la tiv e
Q
9
One.
And in th e subsequent subm ission o f t h i s m a tte r f o r
T itle
III
w ir e t a p s , was t h a t c o n f i d e n t i a l in fo r m a n t a
10
source f o r th e in fo r m a tio n t h a t was p ro v id e d th e C o u rts to
11
come to th e c o n c lu s io n t h a t th e y sh ou ld a llo w a w ir e ta p ?
12
A
A re you s a y in g t h a t in fo r m a tio n alo ne?
13
Q
No, was he o r she a p a r t o f t h a t p ro b a b le cause s u b m is s io n ,
th e a f f i d a v i t t h a t s u p p o rted th e T i t l e
14
III
w ir e ta p s ?
15
A
Y es,
s ir .
16
Q
Now, you and I and th e o th e r co u n sel and C o u rt a l l know
17
w hat a T i t l e
18
ju r y w hat you have to go th ro u g h in o rd e r to be p e r m itt e d
19
to in t e r c e p t w ir e tra n s m is s io n s under T i t l e
20
A
III
Why d o n 't you e x p la in to th e
G e n e r a lly you p u t to g e th e r an a f f i d a v i t .
21
a ffid a v it is ,
22
fa c ts
23
w ir e ta p i s .
it 's
III?
And w hat an
an ag e n t s w e a rin g under o a th t h a t th e
c o n ta in e d in t h i s paper a re th e t r u t h .
And i t ' s
n e c e s s a ry f o r you to l a y o u t to a ju d g e t h a t
24
in f a c t phones from v a r io u s lo c a t io n s a re b e in g u t i l i z e d
25
fo r i l l i c i t
a c tiv itie s ,
in t h i s
case drug t r a f f i c k i n g ,
and
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1
you have to be a b le to a r t i c u l a t e
2
phones a re b e in g u sed, how t h e y 'r e b e in g used and b a s i c a l l y
3
ju s tify
4
lis te n
5
p a r t i c u l a r lo c a t io n s .
to th e ju dge why th o s e
to th e c o u rts t h a t you should have th e r i g h t to
to e v e ry phone c a l l coming in and o u t o f th o se
6
Q
These a re th o ro u g h , a re th e y not?
7
A
Y es, s i r .
8
Q
And th e y have s t r in g e n t re q u ire m e n ts ab ou t in t e r c e p t s
9
th a t
a re n o t r e la t e d to th e in v e s t ig a t io n ?
10
A
T h at^ s c o r r e c t .
11
Q
And t h a t ' s
12
A
Y es,
13
Q
And m in im iz a tio n is where — when th e m o n ito r in g a g e n ts
it
c a lle d m in im iz a t io n ,
is .
14
d e te rm in e t h a t i t
15
m o n ito r in g i s te r m in a te d ,
16
s ta te m e n t?
17
A
is n 't it?
is n o t a ta r g e te d phone c o n v e r s a tio n ,
As y o u 'r e l i s t e n i n g
i s n 't th a t —
to th e phone c a l l ,
is
if
th e
th a t a f a i r
t h e y 'r e
ta lk in g
18
ab o u t g e t t in g
19
lo n g e r l i s t e n , w e ' l l c u t o f f th e r e c o rd in g d e v ic e and th e n
20
p e r i o d i c a l l y check back to make sure t h a t t h a t c o n v e r s a tio n
21
if
22
d ru g s , we w i l l a g a in b e g in th e re c o rd in g m o n ito r ,
23
c o rre c t.
24
25
Q
it
It 's
t h e i r h a ir done a t th e b e a u ty p a r l o r , we no
does a g a in r e l a t e
to drugs o r we f e e l i t ' s
n o t j u s t a m a tte r o f n o n - i n t e r e s t ,
d i r e c t i o n by th e c o u r t , y o u 'r e
it 's
r e la te d
th a t is
a m a tte r o f
r e q u ir e d to m in im iz e yo u r
to
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in t e r f e r e n c e
1
2
A
C o r r e c t.
in t h e i r c o n v e rs a tio n ?
And I d i d n ' t in d ic a t e
th a t i t ' s
3
T h a t 's e x a c t ly what m in im iz a tio n do es.
4
to d ru g s , you d o n 't l i s t e n
5
Q
If
it 's
And a ls o th e r e a re c e r t a in p r i v i l e g e d c o n v e rs a tio n s w h ich
in to?
7
A
C o rre c t.
8
Q
T h ere i s a p a r t o f th e a p p lic a t io n t h a t d i r e c t s
m in im iz a t io n ,
9
10
A
no t r e la te d
to i t .
you a b s o lu t e ly a re n o t p e r m itte d to l i s t e n
6
th a t a t a l l .
Y es.
is t h a t c o rr e c t?
The c o u r t n o rm a lly la y s o u t s p e c i f i c a l l y w hat th e
11
term s o f t h a t a re or what th e r u le s a re when you go o f f on
12
T itle
13
Q
III.
T h ere i s an a u to m a tic te r m in a tio n o f th e T i t l e
III,
in
14
o th e r words you have to re q u e s t an e x te n s io n from th e
15
c o u rt,
i s n ' t t h a t c o rr e c t?
16
A
Y es, you do.
17
Q
And was an e x te n s io n re q u e s te d in t h i s p a r t i c u l a r case?
18
A
Yes.
19
Q
And th e e x te n s io n r e q u ir e s a g a in a n o th e r a f f i d a v i t
20
o u tlin in g
th e f a c t s o r w hat has been u n c o v e re d , w hat
21
ju s tifie s
an e x te n s io n , m e e tin g a l l
22
re q u ire m e n ts o f T i t l e
th e p r e t t y
III?
23
A
T h a t 's c o r r e c t ,
24
Q
And d id you have an o c c a s io n to p a r t i c i p a t e
25
s t r in g e n t
s ir .
fo rm a tio n o f th e two a f f i d a v i t s
in th e
t h a t were in v o lv e d in th e
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III
and th e e x te n s io n ?
I would have been a d v is e d — or in v o lv e d in th e r e s p e c t
3
t h a t — p ro v id e d i n t e l l i g e n c e
4
d u rin g th e course o f — t h a t le d to th e f a c t s t h a t were
5
la id
6
t h a t r e s p e c t, y e s ,
7
Q
8
o u t in t h a t p a r t i c u l a r a f f i d a v i t to th e C o u rt.
A
10
Q
11
Y es,
s ir ,
I was in v o lv e d .
be th e a p p lic a t io n a f f i d a v i t
its e lf?
i t was.
B ut you p a r t i c i p a t e d and you p ro v id e d in f o r m a t io n ,
is n 't
t h a t c o r r e c t?
12
A
13
Q
14
A
Y es,
15
Q
The a c t u a l
Y es,
it
is .
In c lu d in g th e o r i g i n a l c o n f i d e n t i a l in fo rm a n t and o th e rs ?
s ir .
T i t l e I I I in t e r c e p t s
16
to w ards th e end
17
c o r r e c t?
18
A
19
Q
20
A
21
Q
22
Y es,
came n e a r th e — more
o f th e two y e a r th a n
th e b e g in n in g ,
is
th a t
s ir .
And th e y co vered a p e r io d o f a p p ro x im a te ly 60 days?
A p p ro x im a te ly .
And a t t h a t tim e ,
th e in v e s t ig a t io n had been g o in g on f o r
a t l e a s t a y e a r and a h a l f and maybe more th a n 20 months?
23
A
A p p ro x im a te ly ,
24
Q
Okay.
25
From
The subm ission was by S p e c ia l A gent Karen P e rtu s o o f th e
F B I, t h a t would
9
o r in fo r m a tio n o r p a r t i c i p a t e
I'm
If
yes.
g o in g to hand
—
I may ap p ro a c h . Your Honor?
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THE COURT:
2
MR. MCGRATH:
3
Q
207
You may.
Hand you w h a t's been marked f o r i d e n t i f i c a t i o n
4
D u r r 's E x h ib it 4 ,
it 's
5
g o in g to ask you to
a lis t
lo o k
o f Government w itn e s s e s .
A
A ll r ig h t,
s ir .
7
Q
Is
th e o r i g i n a l c o n f i d e n t ia l
in fo r m a n t among th e
8
l i s t e d w itn e s s e s o f th e Government w ith o u t i d e n t i f y i n g
9
— w ith o u t i d e n t i f y i n g
th e in fo r m a n t,
10
c o n f i d e n t i a l in fo rm a n t l i s t e d
11
w itn e s s e s ?
is
in th e Government l i s t
MR. BELLA:
May we a p p ro ac h . Your Honor?
13
THE COURT:
You may.
15
of
(Bench d is c u s s io n on th e r e c o r d .)
MR. BELLA:
16
p e rs o n ,
17
g o in g w it h t h i s .
18
te s tify .
i s he on
If
H e 's a s ked , w ith o u t i d e n t i f y i n g
th e w itn e s s l i s t .
I —
th e w itn e s s e s
th e
I d o n 't know h e re w e 'r e
who w i l l t e s t i f y
w ill
—
19
THE COURT:
20
MR. McGRATH:
Why is
h e 's g o in g to c a l l .
22
on t h a t —
23
THE COURT;
24
MR. McGRATH:
th e l i s t
r e le v a n t ,
The d e fe n d a n t —
21
25
th e
th e o r i g i n a l
12
14
I'm
th ro u g h th a t?
6
th a t —
as D e fe n d a n t
However,
co un sel?
I'm n o t su re who
a ll
th e r e a re a group o f p e o p le
C o u n s e l, you have th e l i s t
I have a l i s t ,
yes.
t h a t I have reason' to b e lie v e t h a t I
of —
I'm j u s t s a y in g
know who th e
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1
p a r t i c u l a r c o n f i d e n t ia l in fo rm a n t i s .
2
te s tify ,
3
be a b le to e s t a b lis h t h a t she is a l i s t e d w itn e s s and was
4
one o f th e o r i g i n a l c o n fid e n t — was th e o r i g i n a l
5
c o n f i d e n t i a l in fo r m a n t,
6
is
t h a t p e rso n does
does im pact on me and I'm g o in g to —
she o r h e .
And t h a t —
I w ant to
t h a t th e r e
reason f o r th e c o o p e ra tio n w it h th e DEA.
THE COURT:
7
8
it
If
C a n 't you —
c a n 't you g e t t h a t ,
c o u n s e l,
from when th e w itn e s s t e s t i f i e s ?
MR. Mc Gr a t h :
9
w e ll,
if
th is
a llo w e d ,
11
harm —
12
p erso n was a c o n f i d e n t i a l in fo r m a n t,
13
do i t
14
t h a t c o n f i d e n t i a l in fo rm a n t in f r o n t o f th e s e p e o p le .
15
mean i f
16
a re concerned a b o u t.
17
MR. BELLA:
18
w itn e s s and a v a ila b le
19
w itn e s s e s t e s t i f y and you w ant to e s t a b lis h t h e y 'r e
20
c o n f i d e n t i a l in fo rm a n t once th e y t e s t i f y ,
21
may e s t a b lis h —
if
r a t h e r do le s s —
i s n o t g o in g to be
10
22
th e n I ' d
I'm —
is
le s s
y o u 'r e n o t g o ing to a llo w me to d e v e lo p t h a t th e
th e n I'm —
I'd
ra th e r
th ro u g h him th a n i d e n t i f y t h a t person as an o r i g i n a l ,
I
t h e r e 's an is s u e o f s a f e t y h e re o r w h a te v e r th e y
S p e c ia l A gent B albo w i l l be a v a i l a b l e
MR. Mc Gr a t h :
no.
to be r e c a l l e d .
p o s it io n o f you n o t c a l l i n g
24
in a sense r e q u ir in g th e person is
MR. BELLA:
I
And i f
as a
Governm ent
th e
I t h in k t h a t you
I a ls o d o n 't want to be in th e
23
25
I b e lie v e t h i s
th e p a r t i c u l a r p e o p le and th e n
th e re .
in te n d to c a l l th e p erson t h a t was h is
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to S p e c ia l A gent B a lb o .
I guess t h a t ' s
— th e answer i s
th e re ,
r e q u ir e him —
3
4
MR. BELLA:
I
5
MR. MCGRATH:
ju s t —
I'm
go ing to ask —
t h a t person ta k e s th e s ta n d ,
I'm
g o in g to ask —
6
if
7
p erso n began c o o p e ra tin g w it h th e DEA and th e b ackg ro u n d .
THE COURT:
8
C o u n se l, how f a r a re you g o in g in yo u r
e x a m in a tio n , a re you s a y in g i s
9
MR. McGRATH:
10
I'm g o in g to ask when t h a t
T h a t'S a l l
t h a t name on th e l i s t ?
I'm
g o ing to ask h im .
H e 'll
say y e s .
11
12
MR. BELLA:
A ll
13
MR. McGRATH:
r ig h t.
Then I ' l l
—
t h a t 's
th e end o f t h a t
(End o f d is c u s s io n a t th e b e n c h .)
14
15
THE COURT:
16
THE WITNESS:
17
A
A ll
18
Q
Is
r ig h t,
s ir ,
I'v e
c o u n s e l.
had a chance to re v ie w th e l i s t ,
yes.
t h a t th e name o f t h a t p e rs o n , t h a t o r i g i n a l c o o p e ra tin g
p e rs o n , l i s t e d
19
You may p ro c e e d ,
20
A
Y es, s i r ,
21
Q
I'm
it
as one o f th e Government w itn e s s e s ?
is .
g o in g to hand you w h a t's been a d m itte d as D e fe n d a n t
22
D u r r 's E x h ib it 5 and ask you i f
t h a t i s a p h o to g ra p h ,
23
you re c o g n iz e t h a t ph o to g rap h o f 460 T a ft?
24
A
T h a t i s a p i c t u r e o f 460 T a f t P la c e in G a ry ,
25
Q
And d i r e c t i n g yo ur a t t e n t i o n
if
In d ia n a .
to th e f r o n t d o o r,
is
t h a t th e
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A
S p e c ia l A gent Karen P e rtu s o o f th e F B I. .
2
Q
So yo u r name was
3
A
I d o n 't b e lie v e t h a t
4
5
on t h a t a p p lic a t io n , was i t ?
i t was, a lth o u g h i t
m ig h t have been in
th e body o f th e d a ta .
Q
6
W ith re s p e c t to th e day o f th e w a r r a n t
when i t
was s e rv e d ,
w hat day was th a t?
7
A
I have no id e a .
8
Q
O ctober?
9
A
10
Y es.
I
th o u g h t you meant day o f th e week o r so m e th in g ,
I
d o n 't remember t h a t .
11
Q
O cto b er o f 1990?
12
A
Y es.
13
Q
Okay.
14
15
not
D id you have a m e e tin g o r some ty p e o f g e t
to g e th e r
p r i o r to e x e c u tin g t h i s w a rra n t?
A
T h ere was a b r i e f i n g a t th e FBI Gary o f f i c e
a t th e tim e ,
16
and th e n th e r e was a s ta g in g a re a a p p r o x im a te ly a h a l f
17
b lo c k away.
18
Q
Okay.
The b r i e f i n g , what tim e d id t h a t occur?
19
A
A p p ro x im a te ly 8 a .m .,
20
Q
A.m .
21
A
I d o n 't r e a l l y
Were you a — d id you head t h i s
r e c a ll.
t h in g up
Our p a r t i c u l a r g ro u p . S p e c ia l A gent Mark
22
been th e — r e s p o n s ib le
23
s e a rc h .
from th e
FBI
o r what?
B ecker w ould have
f o r th e p a r t i c u l a r
24
Q
So you were j u s t a p a r t i c i p a n t in th e search?
25
A
T h a t 's c o r r e c t .
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Q
2
A
Okay.
Were you s ta tio n e d to a c e r t a in area?
My r e s p o n s i b i l i t y was i f
3
if
4
opened.
n e c e s s a ry I w ould b re a k th e
we c o u ld n 't g e t a response a t th e door where i t
5
Q
Okay.
6
A
Y es,
7
Q
W h a t's t h i s mean?
8
A
A f t e r you would le a v e th e o f f i c e ,
9
212
door
w ould be
You s a id th e r e was a s ta g in g area?
s ir .
th e main o f f i c e ,
th e n
y o u 'd meet a t a lo c a t io n n e a r th e p a r t i c u l a r house,
in t h i s
10
case n e a r 460 T a f t P la c e , a p p ro x im a te ly I w ould say a
11
q u a r t e r m ile to th e s o u th .
12
Q
13
14
Q u a rte r m ile to th e s o u th .
th is
A
And th e n w hat d id you do
s ta g in g process?
J u s t made sure a l l
th e v e h ic le s o f th e in d iv id u a ls
15
w ere g o in g to be t h e r e .
16
u n i t a t t h a t lo c a t io n and he came th e r e as w e l l .
17
a l l assignm ents were gone o v er and re v ie w e d .
18
Q
Okay.
19
A
I w ould say a p p r o x im a te ly
20
Q
How lo n g was th e s ta g in g ?
21
A
F iv e m in u te s .
22
Q
23
A
Y es, s i r .
24
Q
O kay.
25
d u rin g
A p p ro x im a te ly what
F iv e m in u te s .
in v o lv e d
We a ls o met a marked s t a t e p o lic e
And a g a in
tim e was th a t?
9 :4 5 .
Then you proceeded to 460 T a ft?
A p p ro x im a te ly how many v e h ic le s were u t i l i z e d
in itia lly ?
.
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A
I
know th e r e was one marked s t a t e p o lic e u n i t and I
2
a p p r o x im a te ly fo u r unmarked v e h ic le s ,
3
v e h ic le s .
fo u r to f i v e unmarked
4
Q
Okay.
5
A
No, a c t u a l ap p ro ac h in g th e house i s S p e c ia l A gent B e c k e r.
6
Q
You b e h in d B ecker o r how d id t h i s work?
7
A
Y es, he made th e i n i t i a l approach to th e re s id e n c e and
to approach th e house?
a c t u a l l y made th e knock a t th e d o o r.
8
9
Were you th e f i r s t
t h in k
Q
Once you a r r iv e d —
THE COURT:
10
Excuse me, c o u n s e l.
11
You have some o u ts id e c o m p e titio n ,
12
may p ro c e e d .
le t 's
w a it u n t i l
Q
I
b e lie v e you t e s t i f i e d
you a r r iv e d a t th e house ab o u t te n
o 'c lo c k ?
15
16
A
Y es.
17
Q
What ty p e o f day was i t ,
sunny d a y ,
18
A
No,
N ot p a r t i c u l a r l y h o t ,
it
was a sunny d a y .
r a in y day?
Q
Okay.
D id you have an o p p o r tu n ity to ob serve w h e th e r th e
windows in th e house were open o r clo sed ?
21
22
A
I b e lie v e t h a t th e windows were c lo s e d .
23
Q
O kay.
So B ecker was a t th e door and you were b e h in d
Becker?
24
25
j u s t an
a v e ra g e O cto b er day p ro b a b ly somewhere in th e h ig h 4 0 ' s.
19
20
you
MR. JACKSON:
13
14
Excuse me, c o u n s e l.
A
Yes.
.
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1
Q
Okay.
2
A
No.
3
Q
T ra th e n p e e le d th e door?
4
A
He p e e le d th e d o o r, th e screen door o r opened th e s c re e n
5
D id B ecker p e e l th e door?
T ra th e n from th e —
d o o r.
6
Q
Okay.
Where was B ecker when T ra th e n
7
A
Okay.
If
I'm
lo o k in g a t th e f r o n t d o o r.
8
B ecker was on th e l e f t
9
T ra th e n because th e door opened o u t,
IQ
was p e e lin g th e
door?
S p e c ia l A gent
s id e o f th e d o o r. S p e c ia l A gent
so he was on th e
o p p o s ite s id e o f th e d o o r, b o th on th e f r o n t p o rc h .
11
Q
12
A
A r e s id e n tia l
a re a .
13
Q
It 's
In d ia n a ?
14
A
Y es, s i r .
15
Q
16
What ty p e o f neigh borho od i s
in G a ry ,
460 T a f t P la c e lo c a te d in ?
Y o u 'v e had p r e t t y e x te n s iv e in v o lv e m e n t in G a ry , h a v e n 't
you?
17
A
IQ
Q
Y es, s i r ,
I have.
So you w ould be a b le to fo rm u la te an o p in io n as to w h e th e r
19
t h i s was a rough n e ig h b o rh o o d , a h ig h drug n eig h b o rh o o d o r
20
low d rug n e ig h b o rh o o d ,
21
r e s p e c t , w o u ld n 't you?
22
A
23
24
25
some ty p e o f o p in io n in t h a t
A bout th e n e igh borho od p a r t i c u l a r l y ?
th e C it y o f G a ry , In d ia n a ,
Q
•
I
can say t h a t
does have a s e v e re drug p ro b le m .
Do you have any reason to b e lie v e t h i s
any d i f f e r e n t ?
No.
T a f t P la c e w ould be
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No, t h a t ' s why we had th e s t a t e p o licem en tu r n on th e s ir e n
2
b e fo r e we a c t u a l l y g o t to th e f r o n t door o f th e house to
3
make su re t h a t —
4
Q
5
A
6
7
The q u e s tio n —
—
t h e r e 's no q u e s tio n t h a t M r. Edwards would know i t
was
th e p o lic e .
Q
Would you p le a s e answer my q u e s tio n s as I ask them .
My
8
q u e s tio n i s ,
9
P la c e w ould be any d i f f e r e n t o r i t would be a s a fe h a rb o r
10
t h a t you have no reason to b e lie v e t h a t T a f t
o r s a fe baven —
11
MR. BELLA:
12
MR. JACKSON:
13
14
15
16
Q
—
Your H onor,
I o b je c t .
f o r Gary?
MR. BELLA:
s p e c u la t iv e
C a lls
f o r p u r e ly s u b je c t iv e and
resp o n s e.
MR. JACKSON:
Your H onor, th e w itn e s s has t e s t i f i e d
17
t h a t he has s u f f i c i e n t knowledge and e x p e r t is e
18
and h e 's had s i g n i f i c a n t in v o lv e m e n t in th e C i t y o f G a ry .
19
E s p e c ia lly d e a lin g w it h n a r c o t ic s .
20
21
THE COURT:
MR. JACKSON:
23
THE COURT:
25
a re a
He in d ic a t e d t h a t he knew
ab o u t th e C i t y o f G a ry , b u t n o t a p a r t i c u l a r a r e a .
22
24
S u s ta in e d .
in th is
Okay.
He a lr e a d y answered ab ou t th e
o f G a ry .
MR. JACKSON:
.
w hole C i t y
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I Q
So th e C it y o f Gary is a rough p la c e ?
2
MR. BELLA;
3
W e ll, o b je c tio n to t h a t .
Your H onor.
T h a t 's —
4
THE COURT:
5
S u s ta in e d .
T h a t 's n o t w hat he t e s t i f i e d
to .
6
7
•
MR. JACKSON;
Q
8
Was th e r e a n y th in g p e c u lia r about t h i s house, th e doors
t h a t were on th e home?
9
A
10
Q
11
A
12
Q
13
I d i d n ' t t h in k so.
P r e t t y t y p i c a l o f a house lo c a te d in th e C i t y o f Gary?
Y es.
Okay.
Now, d id you knock — when you approached th e d o o r,
d id you i d e n t i f y y o u r s e lf?
14
A
15
Q
A f t e r you s tru c k th e door?
16
A
R ig h t.
17
Q
P r io r to s t r i k i n g
18
A
S p e c ia l A gent B ecker was a t th e door and t h a t was h is
19
When I —
a fte r
I
s tru c k th e d o o r, y e s .
th e d o o r, d id you i d e n t i f y y o u r s e lf?
r e s p o n s ib ility .
20
Q
My q u e s tio n i s ,
d id you i d e n t i f y y o u r s e lf?
21
A
N ot u n t i l I made e n tr a n c e .
22
Q
So you i d e n t i f i e d y o u r s e lf a f t e r you w ent th ro u g h th e door?
23
A
Y es.
24
Q
How many s t r i k e s d id i t
25
A
No more th a n tw o .
ta k e to open th e door?
-The door s h a t t e r e d .
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Q
One, tw o , th en y o u 'r e
2
You t e s t i f i e d
you were th e f i r s t person in?
3
A
Y es.
4
Q
Okay.
5
6
in s id e o f th e d o o r.
Now, I b e lie v e yo ur te s tim o n y was
in t o
A
th e l i v i n g
room area?
You go r i g h t from th e f r o n t door in t o
7
t h a t you e n te r e d
th e l i v i n g
room a r e a ,
yes.
8
Q
Were th e r e any p e o p le w a lk in g around?
9
A
No, i t
10
Q
It
11
A
Y es.
12
Q
Okay.
13
was em pty.
was empty?
A t any p o in t in tim e p r i o r to — p r i o r to g e t t i n g to
th e door where th e sh ots were a ll e g e d ly f ir e d ?
14
A
Y es.
15
Q
D id you n o tic e anybody o u t w a lk in g around o th e r th a n p o lic e
16
ag ents?
17
A
18
Q
No, s i r .
So th e n when you e n te re d th e home, e n te re d th e l i v i n g
19
you d id a peek around
20
you saw th e sh ots
21
A
I
s a id I
22
Q
O kay.
23
A
No,
and
headed — and th e n t h a t ' s when
b e in g f ir e d ?
saw one sh o t
and
Then you im m e d ia te ly
I was t h e r e .
24
moved
to t h i s —
25
th e l i v i n g
room,
As I
lik e I
I h e ard
th e o th e r o n es,
yes.
proceeded to t h a t area ?
c le a r each room, I announce —
s a y , we made th e
room-; t h a t was em pty.
Get up
in itia l
I
sweep in
to th e h a llw a y ,
it
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1
was t h i s w a l l ,
2
th e f i r s t
3
say a p p ro x im a te ly fo u r to f i v e
4
Q
round come th ro u g h and th e n I h e ard th e —
saw
lik e
I
a d d it io n a l roun ds.
How many rooms d id you c le a r p r i o r to g e t t in g
A
M y s e lf and —
lik e
I
s a id .
to th e
S p e c ia l A gent P e rtu s o was on my
7
r i g h t s h o u ld e r , we had j u s t c le a r e d th e l i v i n g
8
to th e h a llw a y .
9
I
room where th e sh ots were f ir e d ?
5
6
Okay.
a g a in announced, d id my q u ic k p e e k ;
Q
room a re a up
Now, when you approached t h i s d o o r, when th e sh o ts w ere
coming th ro u g h th e d o o r, was th e door open o r c lo se d ?
10
11
A
It
was c lo s e d .
12
Q
The door was t o t a l l y
13
A
Y es,
14
Q
Was i t
15
A
I d o n 't know, I d i d n ' t g e t to th e d o o r.
16
Q
Any chance th e door was open?
17
A
It
18
Q
D e f i n i t e l y was clo sed?
19
A
T h ere was no doubt in my mind i t
20
Q
Now, d u rin g th e tim e when y o u 'r e c le a r in g th e rooms.
clo sed?
s ir .
s e c u re , th e lo c k ,
or do you have any id e a ?
d e f i n i t e l y w a s n 't .
was c lo s e d .
21
p ro c e e d in g th ro u g h th e house, d id you c o n tin u e to announce
22
who you were?
23
A
I announced p o l i c e , y e s .
24
Q
How many tim es?
25
A
Say a t l e a s t t h r e e - t im e s .
.
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1
Q
About —
2
A
The m in im a l.
3
Q
Three tim e s from th e p o in t o f e n tr y to th e p o in t —
4
A
Going in th e d o o r, y e s .
5
Q
Okay.
6
7
How many p e o p le were in th e house a t t h a t tim e , how
many agents?
A
To be h o n est w it h yo u, I was r e a l l y c o n c e n tr a tin g my
8
e ffo rts
on w hat was ah ead .
I know t h a t S p e c ia l A gent
9
P e rtu s o was on my s h o u ld e r because I c o u ld f e e l him . and I
10
was — w it h my p e r ip h e r a l I
c o u ld see D e t e c t iv e T ra th e n and
11
one o th e r s u b je c t w it h him .
So to my knowledge th e r e w ere
12
a minimum o f fo u r m aking th e i n i t i a l
13
Q
14
15
P ro b a b ly a c c u ra te to say more ag en ts were coming in t o
A
T h a t w ould be an a s su m p tio n .
I w ould assume i t
w ould be
so.
Q
The door i s
c lo s e d ,
sh ots come th ro u g h th e door and you
18
te s tifie d
19
th e s u b je c t who you i d e n t i f i e d
20
weapon?
ab ou t w hat happened a f t e r t h a t .
21
A
No.
22
Q
F i r e a gun?
D id you e v e r see
as Lee Edwards f i r i n g
a
D id you have a chance to run th e s e r i a l numbers on
23
th e gun t h a t was found?
24
25
th e
home as tim e w ent by?
16
17
sweep.
A
I p e r s o n a lly d id n o t.
*
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1
Q
You d id n o t.
Then I b e lie v e yo ur te s tim o n y was a f t e r you
2
secured M r. Edwards, L e e, th e r e was a w h ite bag h a n g in g o u t
3
o f h is pocket?
4
A
W a s n 't a w h ite bag,
i t was a c le a r p l a s t i c b ag .
5
Q
C le a r p l a s t i c bag w it h a w h ite su bstance h an g in g o u t o f h is
p o cket?
6
7
A
Y es, s i r .
8
Q
P r e t t y s a fe to say t h a t th e gun sh o ts g o in g on, yo u r
a d r e n a lin e 's k in d o f pumping, k in d o f e x c it in g ?
9
10
A
S u re .
11
Q
K ind o f scared?
12
A
No, a c t u a l l y I
c o u ld n 't b e lie v e t h a t h e 'd do t h a t .
more in shock.
13
14
Q
More in shock?
15
A
U h -h u h .
16
Q
S a fe to say i t ' s
w a s n 't l i k e
g o ing to c h u rc h ,
it
was r e a l l y
e x c it in g ?
17
18
A
A b s o lu t e ly .
19
Q
Okay.
How lo n g d id i t
ta k e to se cure M r. Edwards from th e
room?
20
21
I was
A
I
w ould say f o llo w in g th e s h o ts ,
I was t a l k i n g
to him
22
th ro u g h th e door f o r maybe f i f t e e n
23
say le s s th a n a m in u te , he opened th e door and showed h is
24
hands and he was k n e e lin g down a t th e d o o r.
25
Q
to tw e n ty seconds,
I'd
From th e p o in t in bime t h a t he was d o in g t h a t a t th e door
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to th e tim e he was fa c e down and h a n d c u ffe d , how lo n g a
2
p e r io d o f tim e was th a t?
3
A
M in u te to two m in u te s .
4
Q
M in u te to two m in u te s .
c le a r p l a s t i c
bag w it h th e w h ite substance lo c a te d ?
5
6
Now, where was t h i s
A
T h ere were s i l k
p ajam as.
As I
r e c a ll,
th e r e was l i t t l e
7
pajam a p o c k e ts t h a t m ig h t even b e , you know, an in c h t a l l
8
o r so , on th e s id e o f th e pajam as; i t
9
th e re .
was h an g in g o u t o f
And th e reason I m a in ly n o tic e d i t was because he
10
was prone in th e l i v i n g
11
liv in g
12
h a n d c u ff h is w r i s t s , you co u ld see i t ;
13
w r i s t l e v e l would be around h is w a i s t , b u t th e pajam as
14
w e r e n 't —
15
Q
room o r p u t down fa c e down in th e
room i t was r i g h t t h e r e .
I mean^ when I w ent to
i t was r i g h t a t —
D id you secu re E x h ib it 43 w hich is — d id you se cu re t h a t
b e fo r e o r a f t e r you h a n d c u ffe d him?
16
17
A
By secure?
18
Q
D id you remove i t
te s tifie d
19
from h is p e rs o n , because I b e lie v e you
you —
20
A
R ig h t .
21
Q
—
22
A
R ig h t .
23
Q
Is
24
A
D u rin g th e pro cess o f h a n d c u ffin g him . S p e c ia l A g en t Bob
25
removed t h i s bag from h is person?
t h i s b e fo r e —
P e rtu s o was th e r e w it h me and I
t h in k he m ig h t have done
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one o f th e w r i s t s .
2
hand — my o th e r hand I p u lle d i t
3
S p e c ia l A gent Karen P e rtu s o who was s ta n d in g n e x t to us as
4
w e ll.
5
Q
o u t and I handed i t
is t h a t r ig h t?
7
A
Y es.
8
Q
The sh o ts were f i r e d
and a m in u te and a h a l f l a t e r y o u 'r e
rem oving t h i s bag?
9
10
A
Y es,
11
Q
A t t h a t p o in t in tim e , a re you s t i l l
s ir .
concerned f o r yo u r
s a fe ty ?
12
13
A
No, because a t t h a t p o in t in tim e th e r e were o th e r a g e n ts
14
in th e house, and my c o n c e n tr a tio n s were r e a l l y on M r.
15
Edwards.
16
Q
No, I was n o t,
f o r w h a te v e r re a s o n .
Then who d id you hand th e s e — who d id you hand th e E x h i b i t
43 to?
17
18
A
S p e c ia l A gent Karen P e rtu s o was s ta n d in g r i g h t w it h us
19
th e re ,
20
she r e lin q u is h e d t h a t to S p e c ia l A gent B e c k e r.
21
up to
So w e 'r e ab ou t a m in u te and a h a l f a f t e r th e s e sh o ts were
b e in g f i r e d ,
6
I had one hand on th e h a n d c u ffs and a
Q
Okay.
I handed i t
up to him — o r to h e r ,
excuse me.
And
What were you d o in g d u rin g th e course o f tim e you
22
were h a n d c u ffin g Lee Edwards?
D id you s ta y w it h M r.
23
Edwards w h ile he was on th e g rou nd , h a n d c u ffe d h im , you
24
were t a l k i n g to him , L e e , why d id you f i r e
25
you se cu re him w it h h a n d c u ffs and th e n go somewhere e ls e ?
a t me, o r d id
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A
A f t e r he was secured w it h h a n d c u ffs ,
—
2
CROSS EDWARDS
s a t up , s t i l l
s ittin g
3
Q
S eated in h a n d c u ffs ?
4
A
S eated on th e f l o o r .
223
I b e lie v e he was s a t
on th e f l o o r ,
but s ittin g
up .
Once he was s e a te d on th e f l o o r and I
5
was a b le to see t h a t th e r e were p e o p le t h e r e , we a ls o had
6
L o r r i Edwards a t t h a t p o in t ,
t h a t was in a n o th e r room, so
Okay.
he — you had him p ro n e ,
7
8
Q
So my q u e s tio n i s ,
h a n d c u ffe d ,
9
a g e n t,
10
if
removed th e bag, handed i t
o v er to a n o th e r
s e a te d him a t t h a t p o in t?
11
A
Y es, s i r .
12
Q
W hatever th e c o r r e c t E n g lis h w ould b e , g o tte n him to s i t on
13
h is b e h in d .
14
somewhere e ls e ?
15
to th e bedroom?
16
A
Y es.
17
Q
Okay.
D id you move o v e r to th e bedroom, go back
So im m e d ia te ly a f t e r s i t t i n g
him u p , you w ent back
to th e bedroom?
18
19
A
Y es,
20
Q
How was i t
s ir .
t h a t you co u ld see w hat happened w it h t h a t
E x h i b it Number 43 a f t e r you l e f t ?
21
22
And th en d id you from t h a t p o in t move
A
W e ll,
a g a in as I
in d ic a t e d , we were a l l
and t h i s
is
th e l i v i n g
s ta n d in g in th e
23
same room —
room now where w e 'r e
24
d o in g t h i s h a n d c u ffin g p ro c e s s , m y s e lf.
25
P e r tu s o , S p e c ia l A gent Karen P e r tu s o , S p e c ia l B ecker was in
S p e c ia l A gent Bob
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1
f a c t — we were a l l
2
Q
Okay.
3
4
in th e ro o m ,.
A re we t a l k i n g ab ou t a s i t u a t i o n where t h i s w ent
from hand to hand to hand?
A
Y es, y e s .
5
THE COURT:
6
C o u n se l, when you ask a q u e s tio n , w ould
you g iv e him a moment so t h a t th e w itn e s s can an sw er.
7
8
224
MR. JACKSON:
Q
Thank yo u.
D id any o th e r ag en ts d is c h a rg e t h e i r weapons d u rin g t h i s
9
r a id ?
10
A
To my kn ow ledge, no one e ls e d id .
11
Q
To yo u r knowledge?
12
A
C o rre c t.
13
Q
D id you have a chance to check e v e ry b o d y 's weapon?
14
A
I
d id n o t,
b u t a s p e c ia l ag e n t from th e FBI d id i n
fa c t
15
check th e weapons o f a l l occupants o f th e house t h a t were
16
in v o lv e d in th e i n i t i a l
e n try .
17
Q
Was t h i s
18
A
I
19
Q
B ut y o u 'r e s a y in g you j u s t d o n 't t h in k somebody e ls e
20
b e lie v e
reduced to a r e p o rt?
th a t i t
was by th e F B I.
C ould somebody e ls e have f i r e d
though?
21
A
No.
22
Q
Now> w it h r e s p e c t to yo u r t r a i n i n g
23
24
25
in code and s la n g , w hat
ty p e o f fo rm a l t r a i n i n g have you had in t h i s
A
B e s id es th e f a c t o f d o in g i t
I'v e
f ir e d ?
area ?
f o r th e p a s t e le v e n y e a r s ,
a tte n d e d s e v e r a l i f i - s e r v i c e
t r a in in g s d u rin g my
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1
r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s d u rin g my jo b w ith th e Lake County
2
S h e r if f 's
3
an e ig h t-w e e k drug o f f i c e r s '
4
in 1 9 8 6 .
5
Q u a n tic o as my — p a r t o f my employment w it h th e Drug
6
E n fo rcem en t A d m in is t r a t io n .
D epartm ent o v er th e y e a r s .
In 1 9 8 9 ,
school a t Q u a n tic o , V i r g i n i a ,
I a tte n d e d th e tw e lv e -w e e k co urse a t
But b e fo re t h a t ,
7
F o rm a lly I a tte n d e d
a fte r th a t,
s in c e t h a t I ' v e
a ls o had
8
s e v e r a l s m a lle r c o u rs e s , a l l h a v in g to do w it h drug
9
te r m in o lo g y , a l l th e th in g s t h a t I would do on a d a i l y
b a s is f i v e
10
11
Q
Do you r e c e iv e some ty p e o f c e r t i f i c a t i o n ,
e i t h e r th e
12
days a week.
c o m p le tio n o f
'8 6 o r '8 9 or any subsequent —
13
A
Y es,
I d id .
14
Q
Okay.
15
A
C e r tific a tio n
What c e r t i f i c a t i o n
do you have?
t h a t i t was s u c c e s s fu lly co m p leted and th e
16
number o f hours t h a t were com pleted d u rin g th e co urse o f
17
th o s e s t u d ie s .
18
Q
How many hours d id you co m p lete back in
19
A
E ig h t w eeks,
f i v e days a w eek.
th e c e r t i f i c a t e
20
21
Q
In 1989?
22
A
Same t h in g .
23
Q
Okay.
I
'8 6 ?
r e a l l y d o n 't know w hat
says s p e c i f i c a l l y .
P ro b a b ly s ix days a week f o r tw e lv e w eeks.
Now, how — w hat p o r t io n —
I'm
su re th e e n t i r e
24
p o r t io n o f th e s e c la s s e s d o n 't s p e c i f i c a l l y d e a l w it h j u s t
25
codes and s la n g .
What p o r t io n o f th e s e c la s s e s w ould d e a l
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w it h codes and slang?
1
2
A
r e la t io n s h ip to t h a t .
3
4
P ro b a b ly a q u a r te r o f th e courses would have some r e l a t i v e
Q
How ab o u t measurements as f a r as th e — measurem ents t h a t
5
a re ,
as you t e s t i f i e d ,
6
n a r c o t ic s , what t r a i n i n g do you have?
7
A
Measurements?
8
Q
M easurem ents.
9
A
A g a in ,
10
Q
J u s t as to —
11
A
Those th in g s t h a t I'm
u tiliz e d
in
As f a r as —
i t would be —
t a l k i n g ab ou t w it h te rm in o lo g y and
12
w e ig h ts and t h a t ,
13
I'd
14
to t h a t ,
15
f o r th e p a s t e le v e n y e a r s ,
16
It 's
th ose would a l l be co vered in th e same,
say p ro b a b ly a q u a r te r o f th e c o u rs e s .
I'v e
B ut in a d d it io n
been b u yin g drugs in an u n d e rc o v e r c a p a c it y
s e v e r a l c o n t r o lle d s u b s ta n c e s .
p r e t t y much common in th e drug w o r ld .
These a re common w e ig h ts used f o r h e r o in and f o r
17
c o c a in e ,
18
th e gram w e ig h ts o r th e d ip w e ig h ts .
19
MR. JACKSON:
20
THE COURT:
Okay.
N o th in g f u r t h e r .
Your H on or.
R e d ir e c t .
REDIRECT EXAMINATION
BY
MR. BELLA:
21
22
23
by p e o p le t r a f f i c k i n g
Q
W ith re g a rd s to E x h i b it 4 3 ,
th e c le a r p l a s t i c
bag t h a t you
24
r e tr ie v e d
from Lee Edwards a t 460 T a f t P la c e , d id you o r
25
S p e c ia l A gent B ecker ta k e p o sse ss io n o f t h a t e x h i b i t b e fo r e
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you l e f t
1
th e room?
2
A
Y es, s i r ,
I d id .
3
Q
Now, you a ls o r e f e r r e d to your r o le
in th e s e a rc h and
4
S p e c ia l A gent B e c k e r's r o le as team le a d e r in our
5
p a r t i c u l a r g ro u p .
6
p la c e t h a t same day?
7
A
Y es, s i r .
Were th e r e o th e r search es t h a t to o k
In f a c t th e r e were o th e r search es a t two o th e r
lo c a t i o n s .
8
9
Q
Do you r e c a l l where th ose were a t?
10
A
The o th e r one was a t I b e lie v e 1522 T a f t ,
and th e B la c k
11
Horseman L iq u o r S to r e , b o th re s id e n c e s in G a ry ,
12
and owned by Lee Andrew Edwards.
MR. JACKSON:
13
Your Honor, a g a in I o b je c t on th e
14
grounds t h a t no p ro p e r fo u n d a tio n has been l a i d
15
fa c ts
16
comments.
THE COURT:
Response.
18
MR. BELLA:
The w itn e s s can t e s t i f y
if
he knows. Your
H o n o r.
19
THE COURT:
20
S u s ta in e d .
The l a s t two comments a re
o rd e re d s t r ic k e n s u b je c t to fo u n d a tio n .
21
MR. BELLA:
22
Q
Do you know why th e o th e r re s id e n c e s were s e a rc h e d , o r th e
o th e r lo c a tio n s ?
24
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and assumes
t h a t a re n o t in ev id e n c e w it h re s p e c t to b o th
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23
In d ia n a ,
A
Y es,
s ir .
D u rin g th e course o f th e c r im in a l i n v e s t i g a t i o n .
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b o th o f th ose lo c a tio n s were a ls o u t i l i z e d
2
and h is o r g a n iz a tio n to d i s t r i b u t e d ru g s .
3
Q
by M r. Edwards
And —
4
THE COURT:
t h a t 's
Excuse me, c o u n s e l.
5
m y s e lf,
6
t h a t I'm
7
searched can re m a in .
a p a r t o f th e l a s t answ er.
s tr ik in g
The o n ly p a r t
i s who th e ow nership was.
8
MR. JACKSON:
9
THE COURT:
10
L e t me r e v e rs e
Where he
Your Honor, may I approach?
You may.
G entlem en.
(Bench d is c u s s io n on th e r e c o r d .)
11
MR. JACKSON:
I'm n o t c e r t a in w h eth er th e j u r y i s
12
g o in g to be confused as to what t h a t d ia lo g u e was a b o u t.
13
re q u e s t t h a t some ty p e o f in s t r u c t io n s g iv e n to th e j u r y a t
14
t h i s p o in t in tim e t h a t th e o b je c tio n s d e a l t w it h th e
15
ow n ersh ip o f th e p r o p e r ty .
16
17
18
THE COURT:
to ,
can t e l l
them r i g h t now i f
you w ant me
c o u n s e l.
MR. JACKSON:
19
20
I
I
Okay.
(End o f d is c u s s io n a t th e b e n c h .)
THE COURT:
L a d ie s and g e n tle m e n ,
th e answer t h a t th e
21
w itn e s s gave re g a rd in g th e se arch o f a liq u o r s to r e and
22
th e r e was a second lo c a t i o n .
23
as to w hat o r where was s e a rc h e d .
24
answer as to who owned i t ,
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th e b a s is t h a t a fo u n d a tio n had to be l a i d
The C o u rt a llo w e d th e
answer
The p o r t io n o f th e
th e C o u rt o rd e re d s t r ic k e n on
r e la tiv e
to how
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o r how he g a in e d th e knowledge ab ou t who owned i t .
2
O th e rw is e i t
would be s p e c u la t io n .
3
MR. JACKSON:
4
THE COURT:
Thank you.
T h a t p o r t io n o f th e answer i s o rd e re d
5
s t r ic k e n and you cannot r e f e r to t h a t u n le s s a d d it io n a l
6
te s tify
comes in a lo n g th ose l i n e s .
MR. BELLA:
7
8
S p e c ia l A gent B a lb o , you t e s t i f i e d
9
a d d re s s ,
1522 T a f t S t r e e t ,
ab ou t t h i s
o th e r
th e B lac k Horseman L iq u o r S to r e .
10
You a ls o t e s t i f i e d
1
1
g a ra g e .
12
c o n c lu s io n s t h a t th e s e ite m s o r lo c a t io n s were owned o r
13
u tiliz e d
14
Based on e x te n s iv e s u r v e illa n c e ,
15
in f o r m a t io n ,
16
c a lls
17
t h a t I know from p e rs o n a l knowledge and e x p e rie n c e to be
18
r e la t e d to drug t r a f f i c k i n g .
19
From w hat d id you —
from where do you d e r iv e y o u r
c o o p e ra tin g i n d i v i d u a l
a c t u a l l y b e in g in v o lv e d in m o n ito r in g phone
coming o u t o f th o se re s id e n c e s ,
th e c o n v e rs a tio n s
T h a t 's how I know t h a t .
And I know t h a t th e C a d illa c b elo n g s to Edwards
because I ' v e
21
p ic tu re
22
a v e h ic le
23
v e h ic le ,
25
in th e
by Lee Edwards?
20
24
e a r l i e r ab ou t th e C a d illa c
had th e o p p o r tu n ity based on th e lic e n s e p l a t e
to m y s e lf p e r s o n a lly run a lic e n s e p l a t e
id e n tific a tio n
check and
number, s e r i a l number check on th e
and I know to be owned by M r. Edwards.
MR. JACKSON:
Your H onor,
grounds t h a t h e 's t e s t i f y i n g
I'm
g o in g to o b je c t on th e
a g a in from documents t h a t have
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n o t a d m itte d in t o e v id e n c e , h e a rs a y documents n o t s u b je c t
2
to my cro ss e x a m in a tio n , and I
3
s t r ic k e n and th e ju r y p r o p e r ly in s t r u c t e d .
4
THE COURT:
5
THE COURT:
10
MR. JACKSON:
to ,
ch eck .
I mean,
th a t.
T h ere
sh o u ld be d o cu m en tatio n —
THE COURT:
C o u n sel,
I d o n 't what y o u 'r e
s a y in g th e
document —
13
14
He says he ran a p l a t e
th e document to th e house o r som ething l i k e
11
12
What document a re you r e f e r r i n g
co un sel?
8
9
C o u n sel.
(Bench d is c u s s io n on th e r e c o r d .)
6
7
re q u e s t t h a t h is answer be
MR. JACKSON:
he ran a p l a t e
Okay, o k ay.
He s a id he ran — he s a id
check —
15
THE COURT:
16
MR. JACKSON:
17
MR. BELLA:
L e t 's
ta k e t h a t p o r t io n f i r s t ,
Okay.
T h e r e 's been no document in tro d u c e d in t o
18
e v id e n c e .
19
i s n ' t h e r e , how about th e document t h a t —
However, h e 's s u g g e s tin g to a document t h a t
MR. JACKSON:
20
T h is is based upon h e a rs a y , Your H onor.
21
If
22
th e r e a w r i t t e n document t h a t he r e f e r r e d t o ,
th a t 's
23
h e a rs a y n o t s u b je c t to my cro ss e x a m in a tio n .
T h e r e fo r e
24
it 's
25
it
okay.
came o v e r th e r a d io ,
t h a t 's
a h e a rs a y s ta te m e n t.
p r e j u d i c i a l to my c l i e n t .
MR. BELLA:
Counsel has c o n t i n u a lly asked f o r th e
If
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b a s is o f th e w it n e s s 's te s tim o n y as to who owned w h a t, and
2
i t was c le a r what th e w itn e s s e s was t e s t i f y i n g
3
t h a t was t e s t i f i e d
4
a f t e r th e answer was c o m p lete d , b u t I
5
w itn e s s as to h is b a s is f o r h is te s tim o n y .
6
THE COURT!
t h a t n o t hearsay?
8
and i f
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
to w ith o u t o b je c tio n from co u n sel u n t i l
I u n d e rs ta n d t h a t ,
7
to h e re and
Is
it
in q u ir e d o f th e
c o u n s e l, b u t why is
an e x c e p tio n to th e h e a rs a y r u l e ,
so, w hich e x c e p tio n ?
MR. BELLA:
W e ll,
a t t h i s p o in t . Your H onor,
it 's
asked and answ ered.
MR. JACKSON:
Your H onor,
it 's
n o t.
I o b je c te d a t
t h i s p o in t .
THE COURT:
c o u n s e l.
Is
it
It 'S
n o t.
The C o u rt can s t r i k e
it,
an e x c e p tio n to th e h e a rs a y ru le ?
MR. BELLA:
The f a c t t h a t t h i s a g e n t ran a lic e n s e
p l a t e and —
17
THE COURT:
18
MR. JACKSON:
19
MR. BELLA:
T h a t'S n o t h e a rs a y .
T h a t 's —
I'm n o t —
T h a t'S n o t h e a rs a y ,
so he can t e s t i f y
20
he ran th e lic e n s e p l a t e .
21
t h i s v e h ic le w ould be owned by Lee Edwards w ith o u t
22
te s tify in g
23
th o u g h ts were ru n n in g t h a t ,
24
h e a rs a y i f
25
And based upon t h a t ,
he b e lie v e s
as to w hat in fo r m a tio n came back o r w hat h is
t h a t's
THE COURT:
h e 's n o t t e s t i f y i n g
as to
th e e x te n t o f h is te s tim o n y .
C o u n s e l, a re you t e l l i n g
th a t
me t h a t i f
he
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says t h a t based upon t h a t , he b e lie v e s t h a t i t
2
Lee Edwards is n o t —
3
MR. BELLA:
W e ll,
if
I ask him , w e l l ,
was owned by
how do you
4
conclude t h a t t h i s
5
I
6
from th e te s tim o n y t h a t he ran th e lic e n s e p l a t e number.
ran th e lic e n s e p l a t e number.
THE COURT:
7
is Lee Edwards a u to m o b ile ?
And he says
I mean, i t ' s
n o t h e a rs a y
C o u n se l, t h a t ' s n o t w hat he o b je c te d t o ;
8
he o b je c te d — g e n tle m e n ,
if
9
t h i s , you b e t t e r be up h e r e .
you want to p a r t i c i p a t e
I'm n o t g o in g to r e p e a t i t
tw ic e .
10
11
MR. JACKSON:
12
THE COURT:
Thank yo u .
H is o b je c tio n as I u n d e rs ta n d i t
13
th e f a c t t h a t he ran a lic e n s e check number,
14
response came b a c k .
15
MR. JACKSON:
16
MR. BELLA:
it 's
i s n o t to
to w hat
T h a t 's c o r r e c t . Your H onor.
If
t h a t 's
th e —
th e r e
if
t h a t 's
th e l i m i t e d
17
fo cu s o f h is o b je c t io n ,
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back from th e lic e n s e p l a t e number w ould be S t r ic k e n .
is — any response t h a t came
(End o f d is c u s s io n a t th e b e n c h .)
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THE COURT:
20
The C o u rt s u s ta in s th e o b je c t io n to th e
21
e x te n t t h a t th e resp o n s e,
22
c h eck ,
23
n o t ad d ress i t
r e tu rn e d from th e lic e n s e p l a t e
i s o rd e re d s t r ic k e n from th e e v id e n c e .
The j u r y may
in l a t e r d e lib e r a t io n s a t t h i s p o in t .
MR. BELLA:
24
25
in
Q
S p e c ia l A gent B a lb o , d raw in g yo ur a t t e n t i o n back to th e
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s e a rc h a t 460 T a f t P la c e a t th e tim e you and th e o th e r la w
2
e n fo rc e m e n t o f f i c e r s
3
re s id e n c e —
THE COURT:
4
g a in e d e n t r y or approached th e
Excuse me, c o u n s e l.
5
p a r t t h a t you had o b je c tio n s t o ,
6
address?
7
MR. JACKSON:
8
THE COURT:
Is
th e r e any o th e r
c o u n s e l,
t h a t we d i d n ' t
One moment. Your H onor.
I d i d n ' t mean to c u t you o f f and I
ju s t
th o u g h t ab ou t t h a t now.
9
MR. JACKSON:
10
T h e r e 's no o th e r p a r t o f t h a t o b je c t io n .
Your Honor; i t was f u l l y
11
a d d re s s e d .
Thank yo u .
12
THE COURT:
I'm
s o r r y , M r. B e l l a .
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MR. BELLA:
Thank yo u . Your H onor.
14
THE COURT:
You may p ro c e e d .
15
MR. BELLA:
16
Can you t e l l us what measures —
17
te s tifie d
18
doorw ay; i s
s ir ,
th a t th is
it
th is
fir s t of a ll,
th e
you
t o o l was used to g a in e n t r y th ro u g h th e
t o o l s p e c i a l l y d e sig n ed f o r t h a t purpose?
19
A
Y es,
is .
20
Q
And does t h a t acco u n t f o r th e q u ic k e n t r y you were a b le to
g a in th ro u g h th e lo c k e d door?
21
22
A
And th e f a c t t h a t w e 'r e
r e q u ir e d to do i t
so o f t e n .
23
Q
Now, as you approached th e r e s id e n c e , w hat m easures d id you
24
and yo ur f e llo w — yo ur f e llo w
law en fo rc e m e n t o f f i c e r s
25
ta k e to i d e n t i f y y o u rs e lv e s as law e n fo rc e m e n t o f f i c e r s ?
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A
W e ll, we had —
I had my r a id h a t and I
th in k S p e c ia l A gent
2
P e rtu s o d id to o , w hich has our l e t t e r s
on t h e r e ,
3
t h a t w e 'r e from th e DEA.
4
U n ite d S ta te s A g e n t, P o lic e .
5
and back and on th e s h o u ld e rs .
6
alw ays say p o lic e because p e o p le u s u a lly d o n 't know o f th e
7
DEA t h a t we c o n tr o l c h o le s t e r o l and foods or w h a t, w hat th e
8
DEA i s .
They have r a id
ja c k e ts t h a t say
They have DEA on th e f r o n t
And I
ta k e — p e r s o n a lly I
So I w i l l alw ays announce p o lic e when I go in and I do
9
10
t h a t as a h a b it and I ' v e
11
co urse o f my c a r e e r .
12
v e r b a l i z i n g th e F e d e ra l Bureau o f I n v e s t i g a t i o n ,
13
w a rra n t,
14
Q
A
I know t h a t S p e c ia l A gent P e rtu s o was
s e a rc h
as w e l l .
Was t h a t j u s t done j u s t once o r r e p e a te d ly as you w ent
It
was done c o n t i n u a lly by me f o r th e m ain reason I was th e
f i r s t one in th e door and I d i d n ' t w ant to g e t h u r t .
17
18
alw ays done t h a t th ro u g h th e
th ro u g h th e re s id e n c e ?
15
16
th e f a c t
Q
And do you do t h a t in a c o n v e r s a tio n a l to n e o f v o ic e o r how
do you —
19
20
A
No, I y e l l
21
Q
And th e purpose f o r d o in g t h a t ag ain ?
22
A
To a v o id h a v in g to h u r t anybody o r b e in g h u r t m y s e lf.
23
24
25
it
to make su re t h e r e 's no q u e s tio n who I
MR. BELLA:
Thank yo u ,
s ir ,
q u e s t io n s .
THE COURT:
Cross D a v is .
I have no f u r t h e r
am.
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MR. TRUITT:
2
THE COURT:
3
MR. McGr a t h :
4
THE COURT:
5
MR. JACKSON:
6
THE COURT:
7
THE WITNESS:
N o th in g , Your Honor.
Cross D u r r.
N o th in g , Your Honor.
Cross Edwards.
N o th in g , Your Honor.
You may s te p down.
Thank you.
(The w itn e s s was e x c u s e d .)
8
THE COURT:
9
10
it 's
11
b re a k .
L a d ie s and g e n tle m e n ,
it 's
ab o u t 1 0 :1 5 ;
p ro b a b ly a good tim e f o r us to ta k e our mid m orning
Remember th e a d m o n itio n t h a t th e C o u rt gave you
12
13
b e fo re ,
la d ie s and g e n tle m e n , do n o t d is c u s s t h i s
14
among y o u r s e lv e s , do n o t p e rm it anyone to d is c u s s i t
15
you o r in yo u r p re s e n c e .
16
e x p re s s any o p in io n on t h i s
17
s u b m itte d to yo u .
18
u p s ta ir s .
It
case
w it h
is yo u r d u ty n o t to fo rm o r
case u n t i l
it
is
fin a lly
W ith t h a t , you may f o llo w th e M a rs h a l
(The ju r y were e s c o rte d from th e c o u rtro o m ,
and th e f o llo w in g p ro c e e d in g s w ere h ad ,
r e p o rte d as f o l l o w s . )
19
20
THE COURT:
21
You may be s e a te d .
22
r e c o rd , w it h re g a rd s to th e C o u r t 's
23
p la te
24
reason t h a t ,
25
it
is s u e ,
th is
G en tlem en ,
f o r th e
r u lin g on th e lic e n s e
C o u rt r u le d on t h a t b a s is on —
f o r th e
one, no e x p la n a tio n was g iv e n to th e C o u rt why
was an e x c e p tio n to th e h e a rs a y r u l e ,
and no fo u n d a tio n
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was l a i d .
2
A n y th in g coun sel w ish to ad dress th e C o u rt ab ou t
b e fo re we ta k e our mid m orning break?
3
4
MR. BELLA;
No, Your H onor.
5
THE COURT:
Why d o n 't you a l l g e t a cup o f c o ffe e and
come back in ab ou t f i f t e e n m in u te s .
6
7
(T h e re was a rece ss t a k e n .)
8
THE COURT:
A n y th in g co u n sel w ish to ad d ress th e C o u rt
ab ou t b e fo r e we c a l l th e ju r y down?
9
10
MR. JACKSON:
N o th in g , Your H onor.
11
MR. BELLA:
No, Your H onor.
12
THE COURT;
G entlem en, th e — one o f th e ju r o r s o r a
13
co u p le o f th e ju r o r s have asked q u e s tio n s ab o u t who th e
14
g entlem en a re in th e back and a lo n g th e s id e o f th e
15
co u rtro o m .
16
t h e i r q u e s tio n w hich would p ro b a b ly cause t h e i r c u r i o s i t y
17
to in c r e a s e , would be to answer i t
18
th e y a re members o f my s t a f f ,
19
S e r v ic e who p ro v id e s e c u r it y in a l l
20
one o f th e d e fe n s e a t t o r n e y s .
21
p ro ced u re?
My s u g g e s tio n would be r a t h e r th a n n o t answer
members from th e M a rs h a l
MR. JACKSON: No, Your H onor.
23
MR. MCGRATH:
24
MR. TRUITT:
'
MR. BELLA;
c a s e s , and a c le r k
Any o b je c t io n to t h a t
22
25
in th e form o f s a y in g
Njo, Your H onor.
No, Your H onor.
No o b je c t io n . Your H onor.
fo r
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THE COURT:
C a ll th e j u r y .
2
MR. McGRATH:
For th e re c o rd , d e fen se co u n sel have
3
ag reed t h a t — to a fo rm a t as to th e la y in g o f a fo u n d a tio n
4
f o r th e v a r io u s ta p e s .
5
as to th e — a l l th e ta p e e x h i b i t s ,
6
C o u rt to a llo w th ose o b je c tio n s to be ad dressed to e v e ry
7
s in g le e x h i b i t .
8
9
We a re g o ing to make our o b je c tio n s
s in g ly w e ' l l ask th e
We r e q u ir e o n ly t h a t th e i n i t i a l
fo u n d a tio n be
e s ta b lis h e d and t h a t th e subsequent ag en ts in d ic a t e t h a t
10
th e y have fo llo w e d t h a t s ta n d a rd p ro c e d u re .
1
1
o b je c t under th o se c irc u m s ta n c e s .
12
THE COURT:
You may, c o u n s e l.
And i f
We w i l l n o t
you w ant to make
13
a more co m p lete r e c o rd , you can ask to approach th e bench
14
and, you know, make th e re c o rd a t t h a t p o in t .
15
MR. McGRATH:
16
THE COURT:
17
Thank yo u . Your H onor.
M r. B e l l a , you have in d ic a t e d you have no
o b je c t io n to t h a t p ro c e d u re .
18
MR. BELLA:
That is
19
THE COURT:
Who's yo u r n e x t w itn e s s , M r. B e lla ?
20
MR. BELLA:
M r. J a s e v ic iu s w ho's in th e C o u r t, Your
21
H o n o r.
(The ju r y were e s c o rte d in t o th e c o u rtro o m ,
and th e t r i a l was resumed in open c o u r t ,
re p o rte d as f o llo w s : )
/
•
22
23
24
25
c o r r e c t . Your H onor.
THE COURT:
You may be s e a te d .
L a d ie s and g e n tle m e n ,
some o f you have made in q u ir y ab ou t th e in d iv id u a ls
th a t
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a re in th e back o f th e courtroom and w hat p a r t th e y p la y in
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th e t r i a l .
3
Some o f them a re M a rs h a ls who p ro v id e s e c u r it y in a l l my
4
c a s e s , and a ls o a law c le r k to one o f th e d e fe n s e
5
a tto rn e y s .
These in d iv id u a ls a re members o f my s t a f f .
6
W ith t h a t , you may c a l l yo ur n e x t w itn e s s .
7
MR. BELLA:
Thank yo u. Your H onor.
Government w ould
c a l l V i c t o r J a s e v ic iu s , Your H onor.
8
THE COURT:
9
You may.
S i r , w ould you p le a s e k in d ly
10
come to th e w itn e s s stan d and when you a r r i v e ,
11
fa c e t h i s
12
c a r e fu l,
gentlem an and h e ' l l
swear you i n .
Be v e r y
th e r e i s a s te p t h e r e .
P le a s e be s e a te d , p u l l yo ur c h a ir up ,
13
t u r n and
speak d i r e c t l y
14
in t o th e m icrophone lo u d enough so t h a t ev eryb o d y in th e
15
co u rtro o m may h e a r .
16
You may p ro c e e d ,
17
MR. BELLA:
c o u n s e l.
Thank yo u . Your H onor.
VICTOR JASEVICIUS
18
c a lle d as a w itn e s s by th e Governm ent, b e in g f i r s t d u ly
sworn to t e s t i f y th e t r u t h , th e whole t r u t h and n o th in g b u t
th e t r u t h , was exam ined and t e s t i f i e d as f o llo w s :
19
20
DIRECT EXAMINATION
BY
MR. BELLA:
21
22
/
23
Q
Would you s t a t e yo u r name p le a s e ?
24
A
V i c t o r J a s e v ic iu s .
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*
THE COURT:
T h a t was c lo s e ,
c o u n s e l.
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1
2
Q
And w ould you s p e ll t h a t f o r th e c o u r t r e p o r t e r i f
would?
3
you
.
4
A
The l a s t name s p e llin g
is J - A - S - E - V - I - C - I - U - S .
5
Q
And w hat is yo u r o c c u p a tio n ,
6
A
I'm a s p e c ia l a g e n t w it h th e Drug E n fo rcem ent
s ir ?
A d m in is t r a t io n .
7
8
Q
S p e c ia l A gent J a s e v ic iu s ,
9
A
C lo s e .
10
Q
C lose enough.
is
t h a t c o rr e c t?
D id you have o c c a s io n to p a r t i c i p a t e
11
s e a rc h t h a t was conducted a t 460 T a f t P la c e in G a ry ,
12
In d ia n a ,
in a
on O cto b er 1 1 , 1990?
13
A
Y es.
14
Q
And can you t e l l us what yo u r r o le was in th e search?
15
A
P r io r to a c t u a l l y e n t e r in g th e r e s id e n c e ,
I was s t a t io n e d
16
a t th e n o rth w e s t p e r im e te r o f t h a t re s id e n c e to p r o v id e
17
p e r im e te r d e fe n s e w h ile th e e n t r y team made e n tra n c e a t th e
18
f r o n t d o o r.
19
and a s s is te d o th e r ag en ts in th e s e a rc h o f th e r e s id e n c e .
20
Q
A f t e r th e re s id e n c e was s e c u re d ,
I w ent in s id e
You in d ic a t e d t h a t you a s s is te d o th e r a g e n ts in th e s e a rc h
21
o f th e r e s id e n c e ; d id you have o c c a s io n to r e c e iv e any
22
e v id e n c e from a n o th e r a g e n t o r la w e n fo rc e m e n t o f f i c e r who
23
was th e re ?
I
24
A
Y es, I d id .
25
Q
And can you t e l l me w hat t h a t was?
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A
2
3
It
was th e b ras s b a l l o f f th e to p o f a b ras s r a i l i n g
b e d p o s t.
Q
4
And do you r e c a l l what room in th e re s id e n c e t h a t came
from?
5
A
T h a t was in th e m aster bedroom, f i r s t
6
Q
And d id you go in th e m aster bedroom to o b ta in c o n t r o l o f
7
8
th a t?
A
Y es, I d id .
9
MR. BELLA;
10
If
THE COURT;
12
MR. BELLA;
Q
I
You may.
show you w h a t's been marked f o r purposes o f
14
id e n tific a tio n
15
can i d e n t i f y t h a t ,
16
I may I approach th e w itn e s s , Your
Honor?
11
13
flo o r .
A
17
Y es, t h i s
is —
as Government E x h i b it 2 1 , and ask you i f
you
s ir ?
th is
i s th e to p o f th e b edp ost t h a t was
g iv e n to me by S p e c ia l A gent W alto n from th e F B I.
18
THE COURT;
W hat'S th e number
19
MR. BELLA;
21 I b e lie v e
20
THE WITNESS;
A
And I
i t and marked i t
22
Q
Would t h a t be G ary W alto n o f t h e ,
P o lic e D ep artm en t o r
24
A
25
Q ‘
as
I
31.
b e lie v e
do you r e c a ll?
I d o n 't r e c a l l who th e a g e n t was w it h .
B ut you know i t
co u n sel?
Your H onor.
21
23
in itia le d
on t h a t a g a in ,
was O f f i c e r W alton?
In d ia n a p o lis
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A
Y es.
2
Q
And t h a t is t h a t b ras s headpost t h a t you r e f e r r e d to?
3
A
Y es,
4
Q
it
is .
.
Thank you s i r .
When O f f i c e r W alto n gave you th e b ra s s
5
headp ost w hich you th e n m arked, d id th e b ra s s h e ad p o s t have
6
a n y th in g in i t ?
7
A
Y es, th e r e — what ap peared to be a la r g e —
8
—
la r g e to me, wad o f money in s id e o f th e —
9
b a ll.
And w hat d id you do w it h t h a t money i f
fa ir ly
la r g e
in s id e o f th e
10
Q
11
A
I
12
Q
How much money d id you count o u t o f t h a t b ra s s headpost?
13
A
$5300.
14
Q
$ 5 ,3 0 0 ?
15
A
C o rre c t.
counted i t
16
a n y th in g ?
o u t.
MR. BELLA:
Your H onor,
I move to in tr o d u c e E x h i b i t 21
17
in t o e v id e n c e .
18
THECOURT;
19
MR.
20
MR. MCGRATH;
No o b je c t io n from th e d e fe n d a n t D u r r .
21
MR. JACKSON:
No o b je c t io n . Your H onor.
22
THE COURT:
23
is
24
25
Any o b je c tio n ?
TRUITT: No o b je c tio n from th e d e fe n d a n t D a v is .
21 i s o rd e re d a d m itte d .
G o vern m en t's 21
o rd e re d a d m it|:e d .
(Governm ent E x h ib it Number 21 was a d m itte d
in t o e v id e n c e .)
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2
MR. BELLA:
Q
3
4
242
D id you have o c c as io n to lo c a te o r s e iz e any weapons d u rin g
th e course o f yo ur search o f th e re s id e n c e ?
A
5
YeS/ I a ls o lo c a te d a .3 8 0 c a l i b e r handgun, p i s t o l ,
from a
bedroom u p s t a ir s o f t h a t r e s id e n c e .
6
Q
Do you r e c a l l where th e p i s t o l was lo c a te d in t h a t bedroom?
7
A
It
was under a m a ttre s s in th e —
8
c o u rs e ,
it
was s it u a t e d between
9
s p rin g in t h a t bedroom.
10
MR.
BELLA;
11
THE
COURT: You
12
MR. BELLA:
13
Q
14
If
th e r e was a bed, o f
th e m a ttre s s and th e box
I may approach th e w itn e s s . Your Honor?
may.
Hand you w h a t's been marked as Government E x h i b it 18 and
ask i f
you can i d e n t i f y t h a t ,
p le a s e ?
15
A
T h is i s
th e handgun t h a t was under th e m a ttr e s s .
16
Q
And I a ls o show you w h a t's been marked f o r i d e n t i f i c a t i o n
17
purposes as Government E x h ib it 19 and ask i f
18
id e n tify
19
A
20
That —
you can
t h a t , p le a s e ?
th is
lo c a t i o n on
is a p i c t u r e o f t h i s handgun showing i t s
th e box s p r in g .
21
Q
And i s
th e m a ttre s s l i f t e d
up to ta k e t h a t p ic tu r e ?
22
A
Y es, i t
23
Q
And Government E x h ib it 2 0 ; would you t e l l us w hat t h a t i s ,
is .
24
p le a s e , d id
25
lo c a tio n ?
you g e t a c lo s e -u p
o f t h a t gun in t h a t same
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A
2
3
Y es,
it
is .
T h is is
j u s t a c lo s e -u p sh o t o f th e p i s t o l
where i t was found under th e m a ttr e s s .
Q
4
And E x h ib it s 20 and 2 1 , a re th e y a c c u ra te r e p r e s e n t a tio n s
o f how t h a t scene appeared to you t h a t day?
5
A
Y es, th e y a r e .
6
Q
Was t h a t gun in a lo a d e d or u n loaded c o n d itio n when you
7
found i t ?
8
A
Loaded.
9
Q
Thank yo u ,
10
11
243
.
s ir .
MR. BELLA:
Your H onor,
I move to in tro d u c e Governm ent
E x h i b it 18 in t o e v id e n c e .
12
THE COURT:
18?
13
MR. BELLA:
Yes.
14
THE COURT:
Any o b je c tio n ?
15
MR. TRUITT:
No o b je c tio n
16
MR. MCGRATH :
No o b je c tio n
17
MR. JACKSON :
No o b je c tio n
18
THE COURT:
It 's
a d m itte d .
(Governm ent E x h i b it Number 18 was a d m itte d
in t o e v id e n c e .)
19
20
21
22
MR. BELLA:
And I a ls o move to in tro d u c e G o vern m en t's
E x h ib it s 19 and 2 0 , Your H onor.
23
THE COURT:
^kay.
The o th e r two e x h ib it s a re what?
24
MR. BELLA:
19 and 2 0 , Your H onor.
25
THE COURT:
C o u n s e l, you r e f e r r e d to them a t one tim e
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as 20 and 2 1 .
2
MR. BELLA:
3
MR. Mc Gr a t h ;
4
If
I may d o ub le ch eck.
No, Your H onor, t h a t was th e b ra s s —
t h a t was th e b ra s s and th e p ic t u r e o f th e b r a s s .
THE COURT:
5
6
on.
7
a g a in , c o u n s e l, i t
8
because I
9
made a comment ab o u t 20 and 2 1 ,
10
21.
Why d o n 't you la y a fo u n d a tio n on them
is th e b r a s s , b u t I
s c ra tc h e d i t
th o u g h t maybe I had m isnum bered.
I
out
I mean, you
j u s t w ant to make c e r t a i n
th a t —
MR. BELLA:
11
12
It 's
C o u n se l, th e b ra s s i s 23 I b e l i e v e , h o ld
V e ry w e l l .
F o u n d a tio n on th e p h o to g rap h s
ag ain ?
13
THE COURT:
On th e p h o to g ra p h s , y e s .
14
MR. BELLA:
V e ry w e l l . Your H onor.
15
If
16
THE COURT;
17
MR. BELLA:
I may a p p ro ac h . Your Honor?
You may.
18
S p e c ia l A g e n t, w ould you exam ine Governm ent E x h ib it s 19 and
19
2 0 ; a r e 19 and 20 a c c u r a te r e p r e s e n ta tio n s o f t h a t gun and
20
where you lo c a te d i t
21
Y es.
22
on th e box s p rin g w it h th e m a ttre s s l i f t e d ,
23
Number 20 i s a c lo s e -u p o f t h a t same gun.
24
25
in th e u p s t a ir s bedroom t h a t day?
The E x h i b it Number 19 is a p h o to g rap h showing th e gun
MR. BELLA;
Thank yo u , s i r .
and E x h i b it
I w ould move to in tr o d u c e
E x h ib it s 19 and 20 in t o e v id e n c e . Your H onor.
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THE COURT:
Any o b je c tio n ?
2
MR. TRUITT:
3
MR. McGRATH:
No o b je c t io n , Your H onor.
4
MR. JACKSON:
M r. B e l l a , may I
5
MR. BELLA:
6
MR. JACKSON:
No o b je c tio n from d e fe n d a n t D a v is .
Y es.
Your Honor, I have no o b je c t io n to
7
E x h i b it Number 2 0 .
8
as b e in g c u m u la tiv e .
11
MR. BELLA;
If
th e r e is a c h o ic e I p r e f e r th e o v e r a l l
sh o t showing th e m a ttre s s l i f t e d ,
12
MR. JACKSON:
13
THE COURT:
14
However, I o b je c t to E x h i b it Number 19
(Bench d is c u s s io n on th e r e c o r d .)
9
10
see t h a t , p le a s e ?
one t h a t i s
a lth o u g h I —
I b e lie v e t h a t ' s w hat I d id .
No, you d id j u s t th e o p p o s ite .
19 i s
th e
th e o v e r a l l .
15
MR. JACKSON:
16
MR. BELLA:
I
17
THE COURT;
Why d o n 't you make th e re c o rd a g a in th e n .
18
MR. JACKSON;
t h in k I o b je c te d to 2 0 , w h ic h e v e r.
t h in k you o b je c te d to 1 9 , b u t —
I'll
o b je c t to 20 th e n .
(End o f d is c u s s io n a t th e b e n c h .)
19
20
THE COURT:
21
MR. JACKSON;
22
THE COURT;
23
MR. JACKSON;
24
THE COURT:
25
I
C o u n se l, yo ur o b je c t io n i s
T h a t is
c o rre c t.
to E x h i b it 20?
Your H onor.
No o b je c tio n to 19?
No o b je c t io n .
I
19 is o rd e re d a d m itte d .
(Governm ent E x h ib it Number 19 was a d m itte d
in t o e v id e n c e .)
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1
THE COURT;
2
O b je c tio n s u s ta in e d as to 2 0 .
It
is
c u m u la tiv e .
3
4
MR. BELLA:
Thank yo u, s i r ,
5
THE COURT;
Cross D a v is .
6
MR. TRUITT:
7
THE COURT;
8
MR. McGr a t h ;
9
THE COURT:
a ll
I have.
No q u e s tio n s .
Cross D u r r.
No q u e s tio n s .
Cross Edwards.
10
MR. JACKSON;
11
THE COURT;
12
t h a t 's
No q u e s tio n s . Your H onor.
You may s te p down, th an k you f o r com ing.
(The w itn e s s was e x c u s e d .)
13
THE COURT:
C a ll yo ur n e x t w itn e s s .
14
MR. BELLA:
Mark B e c k e r.
15
THE COURT:
P le a s e be s e a te d , p u l l yo u r c h a ir u p ,
16
speak d i r e c t l y
17
ev eryb o d y in th e co u rtro o m may h e a r .
18
in t o
th e m icrophone lo u d enough so t h a t
You may p ro c e e d ,
c o u n s e l.
MARK J . BECKER
19
c a lle d as a w itn e s s by th e Governm ent, b e in g f i r s t d u ly
sworn to t e s t i f y th e t r u t h , th e whole t r u t h and n o th in g b u t
th e t r u t h , was exam ined and t e s t i f i e d as f o llo w s :
20
21
DIRECT EXAMINATION
BY
MR. BELLA:
22
23
24
Q
Would you s t a t e yo u r name, p le a s e ?
25
A
My name i s Mark J . B e c k e r.
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Q
247
And would you p le a s e s p e ll yo ur l a s t name f o r th e c o u r t
r e p o r t e r , p leas e?
2
3
A
B -E -C -K -E -R .
4
Q
And what is yo ur o c c u p a tio n ,
5
A
I'm
6
Q
And in yo u r c a p a c ity as s p e c ia l a g en t w it h th e F B I, d id you
s ir ?
employed as a s p e c ia l ag e n t w it h th e F B I.
7
have o c c a s io n to p a r t i c i p a t e
8
w a r r a n t a t 460 T a f t P la c e in G a ry ,
9
O cto b er 1 1 , 1990?
In d ia n a ,
on
10
A
Y es,
11
Q
And can you t e l l us what yo ur d u tie s and w hat y o u r r o le was
I d id .
in th e e x e c u tio n o f th e se arch w a rra n t?
12
13
s ir ,
in th e s e r v ic e o f a s e a rc h
A
Y es, s i r .
I was a s s ig n e d th e r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s
14
c a p ta in o f t h a t p a r t i c u l a r w a r r a n t .
15
r e s p o n s i b i l i t y to in fo rm a l l
16
our purpose was, th e lo c a t i o n , how i t was t h a t we were
17
g o in g to approach th e r e s id e n c e , how i t
18
g o in g to — excuse me, a tte m p t to e n te r th e r e s id e n c e ,
19
th e n d e lin e a t e
20
re s id e n c e as to who would do w hat a t t h a t p o in t .
21
Q
It
as team
was my
th e members on th e team w hat
th e r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s
was t h a t we were
and
once we were in s id e th e
And w ould you t e l l us how th e — how you w ent ab o u t
22
e x e c u tin g t h a t s e a rc h w a r r a n t b e g in n in g w it h y o u r ap proach
23
o f th e re s id e n c e ?
24
25
A
•
Four o f us had gone to th e back o f th e re s id e n c e n e a r th e
r e a r door and th e re m a in in g seven o f us approached th e
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f r o n t d o o r.
The f i r s t
to a r r i v e
2
m y s e lf and S p e c ia l A gent V in c e B albo o f th e Drug
3
E nfo rcem ent A d m in is t r a t io n .
4
If
5
in yo u r v e h ic le s , d id you — can you d e s c rib e th e ty p e o f
6
c a rs you used , w h eth er you were under c e r t a in p ro c e d u re s to
7
i d e n t i f y y o u rs e lv e s as law e n fo rce m e n t o f f i c e r s
8
t h a t approach?
9
Y es, s i r .
I may s to p you t h e r e .
a t th e f r o n t door w ere
As you approached th e re s id e n c e
C o n s is te n t w it h th e d i r e c t io n s
to p e rfo rm
I had g iv e n to
10
th e team b e fo r e th e — b e fo re we went n e a r th e r e s id e n c e ,
1
1
a ll
12
caps and r a id ja c k e t s ,
13
d is p la y them to o r i d e n t i f y them as e i t h e r F B I, DEA o r
14
p o lic e .
15
th e members o f th e team were in s t r u c t e d to wear r a id
t h a t b e in g som ething t h a t would
They were f u r t h e r t o l d t h a t t h e i r v e h ic le s once th e y
16
a r r iv e d a t th e r e s id e n c e , were to have any and a l l
17
em ergency l i g h t i n g
18
marked — by marked I mean r e g u la r p o lic e - lo o k in g c a rs w it h
19
th e in s ig n ia s on th e doors and th e l i g h t s
20
th e v e h ic le
21
p re s e n t.
22
a c t iv a t e d ,
and th e r e were a ls o two
above th e to p o f
from th e In d ia n a S ta te P o lic e w ere a ls o
Two o f th e o f f i c e r s w it h us a t th e f r o n t o f th e door
23
w ere In d ia n a S ta te T ro o p e rs and w e a rin g u n ifo rm s .
24
And as f a r as o f th e marked u n it s were c o n c e rn e d , w ere
25
th e r e any in s t r u c t io n s g iv e n as f a r as s ir e n s ,
th a t s o rt o f
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1
2
249
A
S ire n s were n o t a c t iv a t e d ,
a ll
3
j u s t th e emergency l i g h t i n g
th e v e h ic le s were a c t iv a t e d .
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Q
They p u lle d up w it h th e emergency l i g h t i n g a c tiv a te d ?
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A
Y es, s i r .
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Q
The o f f i c e r s
t h a t you r e f e r r e d to t h a t you s e n t to th e back
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d o o r, were th e y to e n te r th e . re s id e n c e th ro u g h th e back
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door o r j u s t m a in ta in a p o s it io n th e re ?
9
A
on
J u s t to secu re th e back so no one would run o u t th e back
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door w ith o u t b e in g i d e n t i f i e d ,
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th e e v id e n c e we were lo o k in g f o r rem ained in th e h o use.
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th e y were n o t to e n te r u n t i l we came to th e back door and
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l e t them i n .
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Q
and we w anted to make su re
And I b e lie v e you l e f t o f f in yo u r p re v io u s te s tim o n y w it h
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th e p o in t a t w hich you a r r iv e d a t th e f r o n t d o o r;
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t e l l us w hat happened then?
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A
So
Y es,
s ir .
As I
can you
s a id . A gent B albo and m y s e lf were th e f i r s t
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to a r r i v e ,
th e re m a in in g group was s h o r t ly b e h in d u s .
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knocked on th e o u te r door w hich was a s c re e n door w it h b a rs
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on i t ,
and announced F B I,
se arch w a r r a n t ,
We w a ite d ab ou t 10 o r 1 5 ,
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I
open up th e d o o r.
15 o r 20 seconds.
By t h a t
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tim e enough p e o p le had come up to th e f r o n t d o o r; t h e r e was
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s till
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f r o n t d o o r, and I th e n in s t r u c t e d one o f th e team members
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to use a d e v ic e to open up —
no answer and was no i n d ic a t io n o f any n o is e in th e
to fo r c e open th e o u ts id e
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