Correction: Jesse Sarey moved in the foster home of Elaine Simons at 10 years old to join his younger brother Torell Sarey who was already living there. She was not allowed to share her relationship with Jesse in court.
Correction: Jesse Sarey moved into the foster home of Elaine Simons at 10 years old to join his younger brother Torell Sarey who was already living there. She was not allowed to share the status of her relationship as Jesse’s foster mom with the jury.
I couldn't believe the court didn't allow Nelson's previous use-of-force complaints against him to be admissible at trial. I was really looking forward to hearing what the former Seattle Police Chief, Jim Pugel, was going to testify in regards to that. Was the jury even made aware that this was Nelson's 3rd . murder in 8 years?
I couldn't believe it when the court ruled that Nelson's previous use-of-force complaints against him were inadmissible (to establish a pattern of excessive violence). That ruling eliminated the need for the expert witness testimony from former Seattle Police Chief Jim Pugel, which disappointed me. (His 20-page report reviewing several of Nelson's cases is still available online.) Was the jury even made aware that Jesse was Nelson's 3rd murder in 8 years?)
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ReplyDeleteCorrection: Jesse Sarey moved in the foster home of Elaine Simons at 10 years old to join his younger brother Torell Sarey who was already living there. She was not allowed to share her relationship with Jesse in court.
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ReplyDeleteCorrection: Jesse Sarey moved into the foster home of Elaine Simons at 10 years old to join his younger brother Torell Sarey who was already living there. She was not allowed to share the status of her relationship as Jesse’s foster mom with the jury.
Thank you for the additional information! There was definitely a lot that we the jury did not get to hear.
DeleteI couldn't believe the court didn't allow Nelson's previous use-of-force complaints against him to be admissible at trial. I was really looking forward to hearing what the former Seattle Police Chief, Jim Pugel, was going to testify in regards to that. Was the jury even made aware that this was Nelson's 3rd . murder in 8 years?
ReplyDeleteThe jury was not made aware of that.
DeleteI couldn't believe it when the court ruled that Nelson's previous use-of-force complaints against him were inadmissible (to establish a pattern of excessive violence). That ruling eliminated the need for the expert witness testimony from former Seattle Police Chief Jim Pugel, which disappointed me. (His 20-page report reviewing several of Nelson's cases is still available online.) Was the jury even made aware that Jesse was Nelson's 3rd murder in 8 years?)
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