HHBP are you going to give us a statement about the stain in the Pontiac Sunfire trunk
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Huntington - expect to see stain in the trunk - obvious stain ....lots insect activity, puparila cases and fragments and maggots ....
HHBP -any variation in those type of stains in things you might expect to see obviously because of cleaning and other process...
Dr.H- if you think it is there or have question....then it is not there.....decomp fluid stain is very obvious.....when people decomp in a house - where stain clean floor or carpets - those not cleaned they are removed...
HHBP - have you ever testified on this in courts before?
Dr. H - not on this particular topic - nobody ever asked me...
HHBP - your field is insects
Dr. H - yes those deal with decomp remains..
HHBP - train or experience what makes you qualified to talk about stain and what you expect to find and how relate to this case
dr. H - forensic entomology with decomp body - knowledge of taphony - decomp products process......
professional cleaning -decomp stains do not go away easy.
HHBP - did you share that opinion with the defense?
Dr. H - yes shortly after review photo - 2008 or 2009.
HHBP - what did you share with them
Dr. H - nothing I can see to indicate to me decomp body in this veh.
HHBP did you include that in your report?
Dr. H - no decomp with insects
HHBP - anything with stain
Dr. H - speaking specific to insects
HHBP - were you told court expected all opinions one would give to be memorialized
Dr. H - at some point yes he was -may have been after submitted report- prelim report would submit final report when all insect evidence look @ - haven't looked @ all evidence no final report done
HHBP - when and who on DT you told info about stain in 2008 or 2009
Dr. H - assume Mr. Baez
HHBP - don't assume - wanna know who
Dr. H -Mr. Baez - he is one I talked to....
HHBP - ok - now why should I permit that testimony when the DT knew back in 2008 and did not disclose that even after court order had numerous conversations about disclosure.....it's one thing for him to talk about decomp fluids and that process but quite evident to have him give opinion about stain in trunk according to him he shared ....
JB - did there come a time you were asked to issue a report -because court order....write down and issue report on all of your findings...yes to all
JB didn't ask to leak things out or put in
were you asked to render opinion in this stain in the car? NO....decomp fluids and stains expect to see in trunk of car if there was a dead body
Dr. H - thought speak in generality what he would expect to see or not
JB - never was our intention ....generality is all talking about.....apologise if court thought we would take that to next level....never our intention
JA - identify stain...ask him about it....numerous expert witness about the color of the stain ...I did not because
HHBP - all stains have color - a stain is a discoloration of natural color - no stain no discolor could not tell there was any stain....not permit to testify to since not disclose is his opinion about the stain....he can talk about it in the depo about decomp stains in general one expects to see or not....unless mistakenly open door to drive elephants thru crack...ok all on same page?
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