Sanford completed his testimony and the State rested. The court denied the defense motion for judgment of acquittal, the defense called former divorce attorney Kristin Adamson, and Charlie Adelson said he would testify.
Full day summary
FBI Special Agent Patrick Sanford completed his recall testimony as the State played and admitted recordings from the undercover operation, including video and enhanced audio from the Matsuri meeting. On cross-examination, Sanford said investigators had not collected evidence that Charlie Adelson used a burner phone and acknowledged difficult-to-hear portions of the Dolce Vita recording. The State then rested.
Outside the jury's presence, the court denied the defense motion for judgment of acquittal on all counts, applying the standard that requires viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the State. The defense began its case with Kristin Adamson, Wendi Adelson's former divorce attorney, who testified about the relocation litigation, later motions, and her communications with Wendi Adelson. Adamson said relocation requests were difficult to win and that she had advised Wendi the request was unlikely to succeed.
After a colloquy outside the jury's presence, Charlie Adelson said he would testify. The court recessed for the evening so the defense could begin his examination the following morning.
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