Closing arguements are next Tuesday if I heard correctly.  I don't know how long the jury will take to reach a verdict, but from what I see on the news and from what various news legal analysts are saying, if I was in their shoes I would be plenty worried.

Closing arguements are next Tuesday if I heard correctly.  I don't know how long the jury will take to reach a verdict, but from what I see on the news and from what various news legal analysts are saying, if I was in their shoes I would be plenty worried.

I will be pleasantly surprised if this comes to anything remotely resembling justice.  Will be even more surprised if even more corruption is pursued and justice served.  Here's to hoping!

I saw comments on HNN that the defense royally screwed up by letting their witness take a bunch of records and notes to the stand.  The prosecution destroyed the defense witness's credibility. 

If I remember correctly, the witness carried a bunch of notes and other papers to the witness stand to help refresh his memory when answering questions.  Courtroom rules state that any documents the witness refers to during questioning can be requested by any party to become part of the record.

The prosecution made such a request, and he asked that the witness not remove any papers from the witness chair during the recess.

After the recess, the prosecutor asked the witness multiple times if he reviewed, flipped through or removed any papers from the stack he'd brought.  Each time, the witness denied it.

Then the prosecutor showed the courtroom surveillance video footage of the witness doing exactly that.  One scene looked like he slid a paper (or a few pieces of paper) into his lap.

"Who you going to believe -- me, or your lying eyes?"   



https://www.kitv.com/story/40688662/did-a-defense-witness-lie-under-oath-court-video-released

That witness was Katherine Kealoha’s civil attorney.  Should be some good stuff in his notes and as an attorney he should have known better.  I hope both get a few years in prison and put in the general population.  Sure to get an “early release” that way.

Gov’t’s closing arguments supposed to be limited to 3 hours!

That’s like an entire LOTR movie!

I think the jury will start deliberations this afternoon.  That is what I concluded after watching the 10pm news last night since only got 3.5 hours more of closing arguements.  I can hardly wait for the decision, almost like following the OJ trial.

I foresee jurors' mailboxes disappearing one by one.

I foresee jurors' mailboxes disappearing one by one.

I'm pretty sure their mailboxes don't need to disappear for the jurors to be quite clear about how the Kealohas deal with their adversaries... we'll likely never know to what degree that knowledge influenced their ability to reach an "objective" decision.

I think the jury will start deliberations this afternoon.  That is what I concluded after watching the 10pm news last night since only got 3.5 hours more of closing arguements.  I can hardly wait for the decision, almost like following the OJ trial.

But no black people will jump up in celebration like how when OJ was found not guilty.

But no black people will jump up in celebration like how when OJ was found not guilty.

I'm just hoping for a repeat of the 1st Annual Los Angeles BBQ & Picnic they had after the Rodney King verdict. Lots of Korean BBQ here....

But in all seriousness, if found NG, how much lower can the views of Hawaii LEO and AG go?

Guilty

That sure was a fast verdict.  At least justice was served.  They should be locked up till sentencing.

Guilty

I am amazed.  Now lets See if they get probation.....

HNN said they still have their bank fraud trial coming up which will be far more difficult to defend against since there is an extensive paper trail.  They and the other two former HPD officers who were found guilty should all get jail time. 

Also trial for Kat selling drugs through her brother on Big Island. That one will be lots of fun.

sad for our City. Now we as taxpayers will have to face the lawsuits.

I am amazed.  Now lets See if they get probation.....

I’m thinking different because federal. But...

If it were a state thing, then I would say at most they would get 6 months and out in 2 months.  But because it's the feds, IDK.  They might make an example and do an OJ in Vegas.

Kat Kealoha will be locked up unril her sentencing in Oct, Judge Seabright ruled.