Anna Norris

GMGarcia–MagbanuaSep 26, 2019 – Oct 11, 2019

Served as the prosecution's second chair and conducted direct and redirect examinations, particularly for digital-forensics, technical-operations, and financial-record witnesses.

Day 1

Sep 26, 2019

sidebarEarly Break for Witness Scheduling

Summary

The parties discussed the State's remaining witnesses and whether to begin a lengthy witness later in the day.

DirectMichael Dillmore - DirectMichael DillmoreAnna Norris104lines spoken

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Digital-forensics investigator Michael Dillmore authenticated Apple iCloud reports and extracted materials; the court overruled a hearsay objection to contact-entry testimony.

sidebariCloud Contact Entry and Phone LinkDuring Michael Dillmore - Direct9lines spoken

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The parties debated whether an iCloud phone-number contact entry could be used to show a connection and how the number would be linked to Ms. Magbanua.

RedirectMichael Dillmore - RedirectMichael DillmoreAnna Norris7lines spoken

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Dillmore confirmed that investigators divided tasks, and the court retained him under sequestration.

DirectMarcia Rodriguez - DirectMarcia RodriguezAnna Norris63lines spoken

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Rodriguez authenticated a Cellebrite extraction from wendi Adelson's phone; the court excluded the full report but admitted selected contact, call-log, and voice-mail extracts over objection.

sidebarPhone Contacts and Call LogsDuring Marcia Rodriguez - Direct15lines spoken

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The parties disputed hearsay concerns over phone contacts and logs, including entries connected to Daniel Markel and calls on the date of the homicide.

CrossMarcia Rodriguez - CrossMarcia RodriguezSaam Zangeneh3lines spoken

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Rodriguez agreed that transferred digital material should not be manipulated or altered; the court kept her under sequestration.

Day 2

Sep 27, 2019

DirectRonald Witt - DirectRonald WittAnna Norris42lines spoken

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T-Mobile custodian Ronald Witt authenticated tower-dump records, and State's Exhibit 139 was admitted without objection.

Day 3

Oct 1, 2019

DirectChristopher Corbitt - DirectChristopher CorbittAnna Norris181lines spoken

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Corbitt explained the phone-record and tower-dump analysis that identified Garcia's number and showed Magbanua as his most frequent contact, while stressing that cell-site analysis provides only a general location.

sidebarObjection to Unreviewed Jury DisplayDuring Christopher Corbitt - Direct

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Defense counsel objected to material proposed for display to the jury because it had not been provided for review.

RedirectChristopher Corbitt - RedirectChristopher CorbittAnna Norris11lines spoken

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Corbitt clarified the limits of his investigative role and confirmed Garcia's handset communicated with a T-Mobile tower near Premier Health and Fitness.

sidebarJuror Questions About Phone Evidence4lines spoken

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Counsel discussed objections to juror questions about a phone number on a demonstrative and other phone activity that could contact a cell tower.

Day 4

Oct 2, 2019

ProceduralRivera Cross-Examination Limits and Recollection Procedure5lines spoken

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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.

DirectWaldo Mesa Nunez - DirectWaldo Mesa NunezAnna Norris75lines spoken

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

CrossWaldo Mesa Nunez - CrossWaldo Mesa NunezSaam Zangeneh4lines spoken

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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.

DirectDaren Schwartz - DirectDaren SchwartzAnna Norris75lines spoken

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

Day 5

Oct 3, 2019

DirectYindra Velazquez Mascaro - DirectYindra Velazquez MascaroAnna Norris226lines spoken

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A friend described Magbanua's relationships, employment history, a July 2014 reported accident, and a Lexus she said Charlie Adelson gave Magbanua.

CrossYindra Velazquez Mascaro - CrossYindra Velazquez MascaroSaam Zangeneh4lines spoken

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Cross-examination focused on Mascaro's limited knowledge of Rivera and Magbanua's relationships with Adelson and Garcia.

CrossYindra Velazquez Mascaro - CrossYindra Velazquez MascaroTara Kawass8lines spoken

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Cross-examination tested Mascaro's prior affidavit and her memory of a July 2014 car-accident call while eliciting relationship and employment context about Magbanua.

RedirectYindra Velazquez Mascaro - RedirectYindra Velazquez MascaroAnna Norris38lines spoken

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Mascaro clarified the accuracy of a law-enforcement report, relationship timing, the reported-accident call, and employment details.

Jury QuestionsYindra Velazquez Mascaro - Juror QuestionsYindra Velazquez MascaroJames C. Hankinson5lines spoken

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Mascaro said she lacked knowledge about Magbanua's pay, relationship timing, and Garcia's whereabouts during an overnight childcare incident.

DirectClariza Lebredo - DirectClariza LebredoAnna Norris101lines spoken

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Lebredo described Adelson Institute staffing and payroll practices and said Magbanua was known to her only as a patient.

Jury QuestionsClariza Lebredo - Juror Questions (Resumed)Clariza LebredoJames C. Hankinson3lines spoken

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Lebredo said Erika might also check voice mail, though Lebredo usually checked it first.

Jury QuestionsClariza Lebredo - Juror Question Follow-up by GarciaClariza LebredoSaam Zangeneh4lines spoken

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Lebredo described limits on access to the earlier office voice-mail system and said she did not know whether calls could be forwarded to Dr. Harvey Adelson.

DirectErika Johnson - DirectErika JohnsonAnna Norris132lines spoken

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Erika Johnson described Adelson Institute operations and a recorded call with Charlie Adelson after law enforcement sought Katherine Magbanua's personnel records.

RedirectErika Johnson - RedirectErika JohnsonAnna Norris21lines spoken

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Johnson explained why she called Charlie Adelson about requested records as the court admitted and published State's Exhibit 180.

Jury QuestionsErika Johnson - Juror QuestionsErika JohnsonJames C. Hankinson4lines spoken

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The judge excused Erika Johnson and explained that a records subpoena does not provide immunity.

DirectChristopher Corbitt - DirectChristopher CorbittAnna Norris160lines spoken

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Corbitt mapped June and July phone, rental, and GPS records, while the court addressed defense complaints about late-disclosed demonstrative material.

ProceduralGarcia Traffic Citation Discovery Inquiry4lines spoken

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The court directed further research into whether the image of Garcia's traffic citation had been disclosed.

DirectChristopher Corbitt - Direct (Recall, Part 2)Christopher CorbittAnna Norris195lines spoken

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Corbitt mapped July travel, handset locations, and call activity through phone, GPS, bank, and video records, while explaining limits in the available data.

ProceduralTraffic Citation and Cell-Site Demonstrative Rulings4lines spoken

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The court withheld a late-disclosed traffic citation from admission and marked cell-site demonstratives as court exhibits for the record only.

CrossChristopher Corbitt - CrossChristopher CorbittChristopher DeCoste15lines spoken

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Corbitt acknowledged limits in the State's cell-site analysis and phone-record summaries as the defense introduced call-record exhibits and disputed several communication inferences.

Day 6

Oct 4, 2019

CrossChristopher Corbitt - Cross (Continued)Christopher CorbittChristopher DeCoste3lines spoken

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Corbitt acknowledged limits in the available cell-site records as the defense introduced a Cellebrite timeline and explored alternative communication methods.

RedirectChristopher Corbitt - RedirectChristopher CorbittAnna Norris146lines spoken

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Corbitt clarified the limits and interpretation of phone records, and the court admitted a June 2014 traffic citation tied to Garcia.

ProceduralRivera Phone-Number Relevance Ruling8lines spoken

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The court overruled a relevance objection to evidence of Magbanua's attempted calls to the number Rivera identified as his.

RedirectChristopher Corbitt - Redirect (Recall, Part 2)Christopher CorbittAnna Norris37lines spoken

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Corbitt described attempted calls from Magbanua's handset and testified that his record review did not show direct communication between Charlie Adelson and Garcia.

Jury QuestionsChristopher Corbitt - Juror Questions (Recall)Christopher CorbittJames C. Hankinson6lines spoken

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Corbitt answered juror questions about deleted iCloud messages and limits in the available phone-location records.

DirectMary Hull - DirectMary HullAnna Norris303lines spoken

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Financial investigator Mary Hull authenticated financial records and summaries, testified about vehicle purchases and banking patterns, and described Adelson Institute payments to Katherine Magbanua.

ProceduralMagbanua Employment-Record Exhibit and Privacy Rulings7lines spoken

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The court resolved an objection to State's Exhibit 63 and ordered Magbanua's social security number sealed from public display.

DirectMary Hull - Direct (Part 2)Mary HullAnna Norris189lines spoken

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Mary Hull described financial records concerning payments to Katherine Magbanua, her surgery and employment records, and a cash-deposit analysis; the court limited some text evidence and admitted the amended exhibit set.

CrossMary Hull - CrossMary HullChristopher DeCoste19lines spoken

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Magbanua's counsel tested limits in Hull's financial analysis, introduced bank-record excerpts, and disputed proposed text-message exhibits.

ProceduralMagbanua Text-Message Exhibit Rulings3lines spoken

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The court admitted two defense text-message exhibits and excluded four others after hearsay objections.

RedirectMary Hull - RedirectMary HullAnna Norris90lines spoken

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Hull defended aspects of her financial analysis, and the court admitted a redacted text-message exhibit after resolving a context objection.

Day 7

Oct 7, 2019

DirectChristopher Corbitt - DirectChristopher CorbittAnna Norris35lines spoken

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Corbitt explained wiretap monitoring, minimization, and recording procedures as the court allowed testimony about code talk in deciding whether to minimize calls.

sidebarObjection to Coded Conversation TestimonyDuring Christopher Corbitt - Direct

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Counsel objected to testimony characterizing conversations as code and sought a Daubert hearing if Sergeant Corbitt were offered as an expert.

RedirectChristopher Corbitt - RedirectChristopher CorbittAnna Norris18lines spoken

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Corbitt described judicial oversight and prospective limits of wiretap monitoring.

Day 8

Oct 8, 2019

sidebarTax Summary Exhibit Objections6lines spoken

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The parties discussed proposed summary exhibits of Katherine Magbanua's tax information and defense objections concerning late disclosure and potential prejudice.

DirectMary Hull - Direct (Recall)Mary HullAnna Norris79lines spoken

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Hull authenticated Magbanua's tax returns and compared reported income with cash deposits; she also described Garcia's tax filings.

RedirectMary Hull - RedirectMary HullAnna Norris4lines spoken

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Hull said two Club Fate checks had bounced and were checks, not cash tip payments.

ProceduralState Rests and Judgments of Acquittal3lines spoken

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The State rested, and the court denied Garcia's and Magbanua's motions for judgments of acquittal before the defense case began.

CrossJohn Sawicki - CrossJohn SawickiAnna Norris24lines spoken

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Sawicki agreed his message total could include non-text notifications and that phone activity could be consistent with Jessica Rodriguez's house.

DirectMichael Dillmore - DirectMichael DillmoreChristopher DeCoste5lines spoken

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Dillmore confirmed phone-extraction and shared-contact records; the court allowed the initial questioning but barred speculation about whether messages were with Luis Rivera.

sidebarPhone Records Relevance ObjectionDuring Michael Dillmore - Direct3lines spoken

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Counsel discussed whether the email, phone records, and extracted messages sufficiently connected the communications to the asserted participants.

CrossChristopher Corbitt - CrossChristopher CorbittAnna Norris7lines spoken

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Corbitt clarified GPS and phone-record evidence about rental-vehicle locations after the court overruled a scope objection.

Day 9

Oct 9, 2019

ProceduralBennett Hearsay, Corbitt Sequestration, and Magbanua Testimony3lines spoken

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The court excluded proposed Bennett impeachment testimony, addressed deliberation sequestration, and denied the State's request to exempt Sergeant Corbitt from sequestration during Magbanua's testimony.

DirectChristopher Corbitt - Direct (Recall)Christopher CorbittAnna Norris94lines spoken

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Corbitt authenticated four iCloud text-message exhibits and described records linking a Magbanua text to Garcia's first call to an auto shop number.

CrossChristopher Corbitt - CrossChristopher CorbittChristopher DeCoste18lines spoken

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Corbitt authenticated defense iCloud-message exhibits about loans and payments between Magbanua and Adelson, while acknowledging the records did not show whether money was lent or repaid.

sidebarDisputed Texts and Wire CallDuring Christopher Corbitt - Cross12lines spoken

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The parties disputed defense text-message exhibits offered to address alleged loans, work for the Adelson Institute, and a night job, then revisited the hearsay issue for wire call J.

RedirectChristopher Corbitt - RedirectChristopher CorbittAnna Norris4lines spoken

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Corbitt confirmed the State's interpretation of records involving Magbanua, Harvey Adelson, Garcia, and a business phone number.

Day 10

Oct 10, 2019

Jury InstructionJury Question - Cell-Tower Demonstrative11lines spoken

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