In Session The witness is handed a document. “This is actually a bill for a Nextel phone . . . the billing period was from the 23rd of February to the 22nd of March, 2004 . . . in this particular bill, we’re talking about two different phones.” “Can you explain if there’s any information in those records about a service called ‘Connect Direct’?” “Yes, there is . . . Connect Direct is often referred to as a ‘chirp’ . . . it’s a one-way communication, much like a walkie-talkie.” “Do both of those phone lines have the Connect Direct feature?” “Yes, they did.” “How much usage occurred for that feature during that time frame?” “There is an area that has total usage of peak and off peak Connect Direct.” The witness then gives the total number of Connect Direct minutes used by each of those phones, both for peak and off-peak times. “Is there anything in the record that shows exactly when any of those chirps took place?” “There isn’t, in any detail.” “Why would there be no detailed records?” “Essentially, with Connect Direct phone calls, each time you press the button it registered as a call. So we simply chose to do a summary of minutes used.”
In Session “Is there any subscriber information for those two lines?” “There is some subscriber information . . . according to this bill, the subscriber is Drew Peterson.” “If a chirp goes out to a phone that’s turned off, would a record be generated?” “If a chirp was made to a phone that’s turned off, it would simply come back as ‘unanswered.’” “Is that anything that would show up in the bill?” “In the bill, no.” That ends the direct examination of this witness.
