defense:
You encouraged your Dad to go on Dr Phil, right?
B: sure
D-You had minimum 10 phone calls w/your Dad-right"
B: right
Multiple Objections from both sides
[jury break while judge and attorneys sort this out]
Judge says Brandon should wait outside
Defense: we would be in violation of 106--- Brandon said Mark was unemotional, not helping to search etc, those things should be rebutted---it was out of context
And he said blunt force but ALSO said many other possibilities---
He also said he missed his son every day, and it all should be allowed in
He may have said rotten things about Elaine, but he also said some very nice things about her...[I HIGHLY DOUBT THAT]
Prosecution: we were very intentional and specific about what conversations we were speaking about
In November when Brandon came to help, in Feb when he came to a vigil, and in June when remains were found
Judge: I think it is open to redirect ...
Pros: the defense is trying to dilute the conversations that our witness had with his father by adding other conversations in. when he was sad or upset...but that doesn't change how he was reacting in these specific discussions...
D---I want to change the impression given that my client had no emotional reactions to his son being missing---he expressed such emotions many times
JUDGE RULED THAT THE CROSS WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW AM, and will include statements where Mark expressed emotions, etc
