Witness
Drina Bernhardt
Prosecution jailhouse informant who testified that Donna Adelson wrote a fabricated script directing her to deliver false testimony about Katherine Magbanua in exchange for payments.
Appeared Donna Adelson
164 lines · 3 appearances · 7 mentions
About
Called as a prosecution jailhouse informant, Bernhardt testified that Donna Adelson wrote a fabricated script in her notebook directing her to deliver false testimony about Katherine Magbanua, in exchange for promised payments including $10,000, a grand piano, and controlled-substance access arranged through an encrypted app.
Trial Record (10)
DA Donna Adelson Aug 22, 2025 – Sep 4, 2025
Appearances (3)
Direct
Drina Bernhardt - Direct
Day 6 Cross Drina Bernhardt - Cross
Day 6 Redirect Drina Bernhardt - Redirect
Day 6 Mentioned (7)
Direct
Patricia Byrd - Direct
Day 6 Procedural Lunch Recess — On-Record Colloquy: Donna Adelson Consents to Jailhouse Informant Cross Strategy Listed state witness; jailhouse informant; subject of cross-examination strategy discussed in defendant colloquy
Day 6 Procedural Defense Motion for Judgment of Acquittal on Counts 1 and 3
Day 7 Direct Josh Turner - Direct
Day 7 Cross Josh Turner - Cross
Day 7 Redirect Josh Turner - Redirect
Day 7 Closing Closing Argument - Jackie L. Fulford
Day 9