Opening statements
The first official day is underway. It began with Eric Bellas and his opening statements. His comments lasted about 10 minutes. He told the jury, of 10 women and 6 men, to listen to the evidence. He says it will not show a grieving husband. That Jerry's actions are not consistent with a grieving husband. He says Jerry and Emily argued the day Emily went missing and folks at the farm can testify to that. Eric Bellas told jurors that a neighbor heard farm equipment going into the woods near their pasture. That same neighbor said he heard two gun shots. He said to pay attention to Emily's life. She was friendly and outgoing. She lived by her cell phone and called friends and family almost every day, but yet, Bellas says, no one heard from Emily after Dec. 29.
Lisa Dubs' arguments lasted almost an hour. She spoke with passion as she told the jurors that law enforcement had a theory that Jerry was guilty and did not look at any evidence that Jerry was not innocence. She told jurors to listen to the facts that no gun was found, no blood sampled and no DNA tested. She said investigators ignored folks who said they saw Emily (often with unknown men) days after her disappearance. Lisa Dubs said if the jurors listen to testimony they will learn Jerry and friends learned that Emily was consulting an attorney; that Emily was unhappy in their marriage - and that law enforcement did nothing. Jerry thought something awful happened to Emily. Law enforcement, even Emily's family, Lisa Dubs said, thought Emily just went away for a while. Lisa Dubs said the jury will hear the evidence and have reasonable doubt and will find Jerry Anderson not guilty.
Wow, folks. This is unbelievable. The attorneys, especially Dubs, are so full of passion and excitement. This isn't like anything on TV. This is for real.
Everyone involved in this case and the nearly two dozens folks here to support Jerry have put their hearts into this. Things are just getting underway. We have a lot to learn.
I'll be back around 1, hopefully, with more information and more time. Gotta run. 15 minutes is almost up.
Lisa Dubs' arguments lasted almost an hour. She spoke with passion as she told the jurors that law enforcement had a theory that Jerry was guilty and did not look at any evidence that Jerry was not innocence. She told jurors to listen to the facts that no gun was found, no blood sampled and no DNA tested. She said investigators ignored folks who said they saw Emily (often with unknown men) days after her disappearance. Lisa Dubs said if the jurors listen to testimony they will learn Jerry and friends learned that Emily was consulting an attorney; that Emily was unhappy in their marriage - and that law enforcement did nothing. Jerry thought something awful happened to Emily. Law enforcement, even Emily's family, Lisa Dubs said, thought Emily just went away for a while. Lisa Dubs said the jury will hear the evidence and have reasonable doubt and will find Jerry Anderson not guilty.
Wow, folks. This is unbelievable. The attorneys, especially Dubs, are so full of passion and excitement. This isn't like anything on TV. This is for real.
Everyone involved in this case and the nearly two dozens folks here to support Jerry have put their hearts into this. Things are just getting underway. We have a lot to learn.
I'll be back around 1, hopefully, with more information and more time. Gotta run. 15 minutes is almost up.
posted by THE HICKORY DAILY RECORD at at
11:07 AM
1 Comments:
I appreciate you keeping the Friends of Emily informed of the goings on at the trial. I know you are trying to keep things on an even playing field and I also appreciate that.
But, you should know that Emily has friends that for various reasons can not be present in body but we are there in spirit and will when be there in body whenever possible.. Myself, I hold a full time job and I live over 600 miles from NC. As compared with the friends of Jerry that as I have seen in the past are well into the retirement age and live nearby. This game was played in Calwell county during the bond hearings. I would rather not be in a game that pits out of state friends of Emily with the retirees in NC that may not have a lot to occupy their time. And if you want to really find out who these folks are, then just ask them which ones are not from the Ramsey Family. You might get a suprise. But, you can bet we, Emily's friends, don't need anyone to herd us into court like sheep. All I hope for is a fair trial and let the truth be told. As I see this trial from afar, the truth is something that some folks do not want to hear. So through legal maneuvering it is possible to find an innocent person guilty or a guilty person innocent. I''m sure the good people in NC want to hear the truth and will not accept just the words of lawyers but will use the facts to back up their theory of exactly what happened.
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