Day 4 - October 2, 2019

The court kept two written voice-identification exhibits from the jury but allowed testimony about which recordings witnesses identified.

The court set limits for cross-examining Luis Rivera, allowed focused mental-health questioning, and established an outside-the-jury procedure for refreshing his recollection.

Garcia's counsel challenged Rivera's memory, literacy, prior accounts, and cooperation incentives; the court admitted two defense letters and limited several questions.

Kawass tested Rivera's cooperation incentives, memory, and prior accounts of the alleged planning, shooting, and payment; the court denied a mistrial motion during a sidebar.

The court excluded proposed Rivera impeachment and cocaine-sale testimony, denied severance and mistrial, and clarified presentation of phone-call identifications.

Kawass challenged Rivera's memory, prior accounts, convictions, and plea benefits; after a jury break, he confirmed several prior statements that differed from or omitted parts of his testimony.

Rivera's redirect reinforced his account of the alleged murder plan, Magbanua's claimed intermediary role, and an alleged payment, while the court limited proposed gang-related prior-crimes evidence.

Rivera answered a jury question that he had not previously seen a photograph of wendi Adelson.

Jonathan Grossman described inspections of a Toyota Prius and the court admitted photographs documenting the vehicle's floorboard and fuel-line area.

Grossman acknowledged limits in his familiarity with the rental agreement and in the vehicle investigation's scope and initial inspection.

Grossman identified the Prius photograph totals and said he did not recall details of a black Lexus inquiry.

Grossman answered juror questions about the Prius's VIN match and prior paint color.

Keith Leland described Markel's preschool visit on the day of the homicide and his observation of a Prius outside the building.

Leland said he could not see the Prius occupants and saw no one get out of the vehicle.

Leland described the preschool's attendance-record practices and acknowledged occasional missing parent signatures.

Leland said the observed Prius was on preschool property and differed in color from a parent's Prius; police contacted the preschool.

Leland said his report of seeing a green Prius came years after law enforcement's initial child-safety inquiry.

The court released Keith Leland after no further questions and took a 10-minute recess.

Nobles identified Garcia and described helping two men with a vehicle and a Rodeway Inn room; the motel record was admitted.

Garcia's counsel challenged Nobles's account of the motel encounter, cocaine acquisition, police contact, and probation history; Nobles said he did not see Garcia with a gun.

DeCoste challenged Nobles's account of an unidentified woman, cocaine acquisition, and his probation history; Nobles denied knowing whether he received favorable treatment.

Nobles confirmed the delay before law-enforcement contact; the court clarified that his probation history included no adjudication of guilt.

A former rental-car sales representative authenticated records showing two vehicles rented to Sigfredo Garcia on consecutive days.

Cross-examination linked a traffic citation to the rental vehicle's license plate, while the witness said he could not say who used the car after rental.

Rental-car owner Daren Schwartz identified features and records for the Prius rented to Luis Rivera; the court admitted GPS business records.

Schwartz said he did not see Garcia enter the rental business and understood Rivera rented the Prius alone.

Firearms analyst Elizabeth Richey testified that two recovered bullets were fired from the same firearm.

Richey said a firearm later submitted for testing did not fire the two bullets she examined.

Richey confirmed that the submitted firearm did not fire the two projectiles.