The Staircase

[wesfau2]

Anyone watch the latest true-crime doc series on Netflix?

While not a crim lawyer, I have some questions (they are spoiler-y) and would like to hear some thoughts on the following:


1) Why was the defense's treatment of the "blow poker", once discovered by Clayton, not considered tampering or spoliation?  They should have, in my opinion, called in the cops/forensics to document the location and condition rather than moving and handling the metal rod (WITH PLIERS).

2) Why was the entire blood analysis not excluded (even before the post-conviction Deavers stuff came out) once it was established that the crime scene, while in the custody of the police, was altered?  There were pics of the same wall spaces that were demonstrably different (cleaned/wiped) in their blood spatters.

[Saniflush]

I have not but have heard good things about it. 

I would say ask Snags but he just settles out of court.  Your sleepless nights are his sleepless nights.

[Snaggletiger]

I have not but have heard good things about it. 

I would say ask Snags but he just settles out of court.  Your sleepless nights are his sleepless nights.

Court is overrated.

[GH2001]

Watched the first episode and fell asleep 20 mins in. Not that it was bad. But probably a bad idea to try and watch something like that dog tired at 10 pm. 

[CCTAU]

In thought this was a thread on how another bammer informant died while climbing one...

[WiregrassTiger]

Anyone watch the latest true-crime doc series on Netflix?

While not a crim lawyer, I have some questions (they are spoiler-y) and would like to hear some thoughts on the following:


1) Why was the defense's treatment of the "blow poker", once discovered by Clayton, not considered tampering or spoliation?  They should have, in my opinion, called in the cops/forensics to document the location and condition rather than moving and handling the metal rod (WITH PLIERS).

2) Why was the entire blood analysis not excluded (even before the post-conviction Deavers stuff came out) once it was established that the crime scene, while in the custody of the police, was altered?  There were pics of the same wall spaces that were demonstrably different (cleaned/wiped) in their blood spatters.

What is crim?

[War Eagle!!!]

Anyone watch the latest true-crime doc series on Netflix?

While not a crim lawyer, I have some questions (they are spoiler-y) and would like to hear some thoughts on the following:


1) Why was the defense's treatment of the "blow poker", once discovered by Clayton, not considered tampering or spoliation?  They should have, in my opinion, called in the cops/forensics to document the location and condition rather than moving and handling the metal rod (WITH PLIERS).

2) Why was the entire blood analysis not excluded (even before the post-conviction Deavers stuff came out) once it was established that the crime scene, while in the custody of the police, was altered?  There were pics of the same wall spaces that were demonstrably different (cleaned/wiped) in their blood spatters.

Just finished.

As good as I thought the defense lawyer was in the first trial, you look at some of the stuff missed and it is astonishing. Is it normal to not question an expert at all like Deavors? Seems the whole case could have gotten thrown out by finding out in the first trial that dude lied about having as much experience as he did.