Consulted divorce attorney testifies
The second witness of the day took the stand around at 4:30. However, attorneys asked Rachel LeClair (and I need a second confirmation on the spelling of her name, since she left before I got to ask her) questions without the juror present. That occurred so Judge Cayer could decide if any of her statements should not be allowed in front of jurors. For example, he said LeClair could not testify that Emily Anderson said Jerry Anderson said he was a god on the dairy farm. The judge ruled that would be double hearsay since LeClair was testifying on what Emily said Jerry said. Other than one other thing - LeClair's perception that Emily was afraid in her marriage - the judge ruled LeClair could testify about her conversation with Emily Anderson.
The two met on Nov. 7, 2005, in LeClair's Hickory office. Emily told LeClair Jerry was her fifth marriage and she was Jerry's third wife. Emily said she and Jerry wed on May 19, 2001. They had no children, and according to LeClair's testimony, Emily said she and Jerry separated briefly for six weeks two years ago (from November 2005). Emily reportedly spent six weeks in Kentucky.
LeClair also testified that Emily said she and Jerry hadn't slept in the same bed in a month and that Jerry had a bad temper. Examples LeClair testified to that were in Emily's words: "He treats me like one of the employees;" "He cusses me out in front of the employees;" "I'm like a child with a parent for a teacher." Then Emily reportedly told LeClair, according to the attorney's testimony, that Jerry, who Emily said is 70 percent deaf, would take out his hearing aides at night so he wouldn't have to listen to Emily.
Those comments got scoff after scoff from the row of Emily's friends and family. They sounded most upset when LeClair testified (without the jury there) that Jerry said he was god on the dairy farm. I'm sure this isn't an easy process for anyone involved. I can't imagine what it's like to have lost a sibling. I also can't imagine what it's like to lose not just one friend, but two.
Court continues at 9:30 tomorrow. The jurors won't be back until 2 because there will be a mini hearing whether or not certain information about cadaver dogs can be used. Then Lisa Dubs and Robert Campbell should be asking their questions of Rachel LeClair.
The two met on Nov. 7, 2005, in LeClair's Hickory office. Emily told LeClair Jerry was her fifth marriage and she was Jerry's third wife. Emily said she and Jerry wed on May 19, 2001. They had no children, and according to LeClair's testimony, Emily said she and Jerry separated briefly for six weeks two years ago (from November 2005). Emily reportedly spent six weeks in Kentucky.
LeClair also testified that Emily said she and Jerry hadn't slept in the same bed in a month and that Jerry had a bad temper. Examples LeClair testified to that were in Emily's words: "He treats me like one of the employees;" "He cusses me out in front of the employees;" "I'm like a child with a parent for a teacher." Then Emily reportedly told LeClair, according to the attorney's testimony, that Jerry, who Emily said is 70 percent deaf, would take out his hearing aides at night so he wouldn't have to listen to Emily.
Those comments got scoff after scoff from the row of Emily's friends and family. They sounded most upset when LeClair testified (without the jury there) that Jerry said he was god on the dairy farm. I'm sure this isn't an easy process for anyone involved. I can't imagine what it's like to have lost a sibling. I also can't imagine what it's like to lose not just one friend, but two.
Court continues at 9:30 tomorrow. The jurors won't be back until 2 because there will be a mini hearing whether or not certain information about cadaver dogs can be used. Then Lisa Dubs and Robert Campbell should be asking their questions of Rachel LeClair.
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5:11 PM
1 Comments:
I'm skeptical about the relevance of all this divorce talk. So the couple didn't get along so well. OK, that must be true for...oh... 99% of couples. 60% get divorced and 39% stay together for the kids/financial reasons. But none of this means he killed his wife.
Couldn't the couple's troubles also be evidence that Emily was looking for outside interests? Seems to me it should work both ways.
As for LeClair's saying it was her "perception that Emily was afraid in her marriage," that isn't evidence of anything.
It is my perception that a boogie man lives under my bed. But every night my investigation of the hard facts proves otherwise.
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