Witness
Drina Bernhardt
Donna Adelson's jailhouse acquaintance who testified that Adelson wrote a proposed testimony script and promised benefits; cross addressed her convictions and sentencing exposure.
Appeared Donna Adelson
164 lines · 3 appearances · 6 mentions
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Testified for the State on the sixth trial day as a jailhouse acquaintance of Donna Adelson, identifying a handwritten script she said Adelson prepared for her to recite as testimony, and was cross-examined on her 27 prior convictions, her sentencing exposure, and her hope for a better plea outcome.
Trial Record (9)
DA Donna Adelson Aug 22, 2025 – Sep 4, 2025
Testimony (3)
Direct
Drina Bernhardt - Direct
Day 6 Cross Drina Bernhardt - Cross
Day 6 Redirect Drina Bernhardt - Redirect
Day 6 Mentioned (6)
Direct
Patricia Byrd - Direct
Day 6 Procedural Lunch Recess — On-Record Colloquy: Donna Adelson Consents to Jailhouse Informant Cross Strategy
Day 6 Procedural Defense Motion for Judgment of Acquittal on Counts 1 and 3
Day 7 Direct Josh Turner - Direct
Day 7 Closing Closing Argument - Georgia Cappleman
Day 9 Closing Closing Argument - Jackie L. Fulford
Day 9