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GR N JUROR: An d t h e y would b e p r e s e n t
i n
t h e examine
room?
Du r i n g an y k i n d o f
examlne
t a k i n g p l a c e ?
4
GR N JUROR:
Nods
h e a d . )
A My
g u e s s
would b e
t h a t
would b e
up t o
e a c h
6 i n d i v i d u a l o f f i c e r w h e t h e r t h e y
were c o m f o r t a b l e
7 w i t h a c o - w o r k e r o r a
s u p e r v i s o r
b e i n g
p r e s e n t .
8
O b v i o u s l y ,
i f
t h e y w e r e n t
9
c o m f o rta ble , I m s u r e a
s u p e r v i s o r
o r c o - w o r k e r
10
would
l e a v e
b u t
i f
t h e y
a r e
c om fo r ta ble , I m
s u r e
1 1
t h e y
c o u l d
s t a y
t o o .
12 GR N
JUROR:
An d
when th e d o c to r
i s
13
e x a ml n l n g th e p a t i e n t would
t h e r e
b e a r e a s o n f o r
14
t h e
s u p e r v i s o r t o
b e
a n s w e r i n g q u e s t i o n s ?
15
A I
g u e s s
would p r o b a b l y d e p e n d
on
what
16 t y p e
o f q u e s t i o n s
t h e y
would b e
a n s w e r i n g .
17 GR N
JUROR: B ut
t h e y r e
n o t th e p a t i e n t ?
18
A
T h e r e i s
o b v i o u s l y an a s p e c t
t o
some s o r t
19
o f workman s comp o r payment l s s u e s o r a ny
number
o f
20
t h i n g s l i k e t h a t c o u l d
a r i s e
t h a t
a
s u p e r v l s o r ma y
21
t a k e
upon h i s
ma y t a k e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r .
But
2 2 s p e c i f i c a l l y
i n
an y s p e c i f i c s i t u a t i o n I
d o n t
23 know. I
t h i n k
would b e
e n t i r e l y
d i f f e r e n t .
2 4
O b v i o u s l y , j u s t
a s i f an y o f
u s
g o t
25 h u r t
l n
a
work
p l a c e
e n v i r o n m e n t ,
I m s u r e a
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supervisor
a n d / o r c o - w o r k e r
would
be
the re to
a s s i s t
ln w h a t e v e r way
t h e y c ou ld th ro ug h
t h e process
3 GR N
JUROR: I
have
one q u e s t i o n I
have
4
a
c o u p l e o f ques t ions one in par t i cu l a r
i s
a b o u t
h is v i s i t
to th e
emergency
room.
I t s a y s
in
h is
6
t r i age
repor t
t h a t
th e
pa t i en t
presented w i t h S t
7 L oui s
County
P o l i c e to t h e
emergency
room fo r
8
eva lua t ion from
home.
9
And when we had
somebody
t e s t i f y
h e r e
I
10
j u s t
wa n t
do
you know
i f
he
went
home
f i r s t ?
1 1 A
He
d id n o t go
home.
12
GR N
JUROR:
Okay.
13
A
He
went
to t h e F er guson P o l i c e
De p a r t me n t
14
a t
t h e di rec t ion o f
S e r g e a n t
and
he
w a i t e d
15 the re un t i l D e t e c t i v e
ar r ived And
16 o b v i o u s l y D e t e c t i v e d r o v e
n o t
w i t h
b u t
17 f o l l o w e d
D a r r e n Wilson
and
I
be l ieve
C o l o n e l
18
from
t h e F er guson pol ice s t a t i on to th e
19
emergency
room.
20
GR N
JUROR:
o
you know where D a r r e n
21 Wilson l i ves
or
what s t r ee t
or
what I m t ry ing
to
2 2 d e t e r m i n e i s how
fa r away
he
l i ves
from
th e
23 hospi ta l?
2 4
25
He
l i ves qu i t e a ways away.
GR N
JUROR: I j u s t
want
to
make
s u r e
I
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u n d e r s t a n d what you were
t r y i n g
t o say e a r l i e r I
know everybody
has
asked
some
q u e s t i o n s about
some
3
o f
t h e
t h i n g s he
t o l d
us h e r e
v e r s u s
some o f
t h e
4 t h i n g s he t o l d you a b o u t .
A Sure .
6
GR N
JUROR: I want t o make
s u r e
I m
7 u n d e r s t a n d i n g
what you
a r e
saYlng
because
w i t h
my
8 work ll
t a l k a
c e r t a i n
way w i t h my
co workers
t h e n
9
I would w i t h
t h i s
guy
r i g h t h e r e .
So I m
assuming
10
t h a t
it
i s a c c e p t a b l e f o r
t h i n g s t o
be i n f e r r e d
I m
11
a
little
nervous it
i s a c c e p t a b l e
t o go
unspoken
12
t h a t
you
know c o u l d have h app ened t h a t
he would
13
have
t o
e x p l a i n
t o
u s .
14 A Can you g i v e me a s p e c i f i c example o f what
15 you
a r e making
r e f e r e n c e to ?
16 GR N JUROR: S e v e r a l t h i n g s . I
c a n t
17
remember
what
S h e i l a asked
b u t she
asked
a
q u e s t i o n
18
and
t h e n he
asked
a
q u e s t i o n about d i d
he say he
was
19
unarmed.
He s a i d
w e l l s e v e r a l
t imes
t h a t h i s hand
20 was
still l n
h i s
wais tband
and
I
can
s e e where some
21 people
would say
t h a t
he
was
h o l d i n g
an l n J u r y o r
22
something b u t a s a p o l i c e
o f f i c e r and
a s a f e l l o w
23
p o l i c e
o f f i c e r
you d o n t
know t h a t s
what he
was
24 doing
you t h i n k he
c o u l d be so y o u r e t a k i n g
a s a
25
p o l i c e
o f f i c e r t h a t
d o e s n t
have
t o
be e x p l a i n e d
t o
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y O U .
A
C o r r e c t
I
t h i n k j u s t l i k e
i s i n
an y
3
i n du st r y o r a n y
l i n e
o f work I
t h i n k t h e r e a r e
4
o b v i o u s l y
t h i n g s t h a t
d o n t
n e c e s s a r i l y
n e e d
t o
b e
e x p l a i n e d o r a s you
s a i d
i m p l i e d
i n
an y i n d u s t r y .
6 An d
you make
r e f e r e n c e t o
t h e h a n d
i n
7
t h e w a i s t b a n d . A hand
i n
t h e
w a i s t b a n d t o me i n
a
8
s i t u a t i o n
i s
a n
a la rm i n
an y g i v e n s i t u a t i o n
b e c a u s e
9
I d o n t know a s a
p o l i c e
o f f i c e r I m t a l k i n g 1n
10
g e n e r a l
t e r m s
h e r e
now
I
d o n t
know
i s t h a t
11 p e r s o n s
hand
c o l d
o r i s
t h a t t h e y r e g o i n g t o
12
p u l l o u t a
k n i f e o r
a gun
o r
b a t o n
o r w h a t e v e r .
13 GR N
JUROR: So i s p o s s i b l e
t h a t
t h e
14 d i f f e r e n c e i s i n t h i n g s t h a t
he t o l d you an d th e way
15
he e x p l a i n e d
t h i n g s
how he t o l d
u s
c o u l d s i m p l y b e
16
you
a r e
a
p o l i c e o f f i c e r
an d you know t h e s i t u a t i o n
17
you know t h e
t y p e .
18
A I
t h i n k
t h a t s
p o s s i b l e y e s .
19
S p e c i f i c a l l y
i n
th e s i t u a t i o n w i t h t h e h a n d 1n t h e
20
w a i s t
I b e l i e v e I knew w hat he was making
r e f e r e n c e
21
t o
when h e s t a l k i n g a b o u t he makes me n t i o n
t o
2 2 f o u r t im e s you know.
23
GR N JUROR: I t
1S
a
c o n c e r n ?
2 4 A I t was o b v i o u s l y a
c o n c e r n t o him
an d
t o
25
me
a s a
p o l i c e
o f f i c e r would b e a
c o n c e r n t o me
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a l s o .
MS
ALIZADEH:
L e t
me a s k . I m s u r e y o u r
3 l u n c h 1S
h e r e . I f you w ant
t o f o l l o w - u p
w i t h
him
4 a f t e r l u n c h
we c an do
t h a t o r
you
t h i n k
t h e r e s
a n o t h e r f i v e m i n u t e s
w o r t h
o f q u e s t i o n s we ca n
t r y
6 t o f i n i s h
w i t h him. H e s s t i c k i n g a r o u n d .
7 I f
f o r some r e as o n d ur i n g
l u n c h
you w ant
8 t o a s k him
s o me t h i n g e l s e you know w e l l
b r i n g him
9
b a c k . But I know y o u r
l u n c h
i s p r o b a b l y h e r e . I s
10 t h e r e
a ny th in g p re ss 1n g
r i g h t
now
t h a t
you w ant
t o
1 1
a s k him
b e f o r e
b r e a k ?
12 GR ND
JUROR: When you s p o k e w i t h
o r
13
i n t e r v i e w e d
O f f i c e r Dar r en Wilson a t t h a t t i me
was
14
he
r e p r e s e n t e d
b y a n a t t o r n e y ?
15
He was y e s .
16 GR ND
JUROR:
At
a n y
t i me
d id
h is a t t o rn ey
17 s a y t h a t
t h e r e s c e r t a i n
t h i n g s t h a t
you
c a n n o t a s k
18 him?
19
20
He d id n o t n o .
GR ND JUROR: He d id
n o t .
21 A No. As a m a t t e r o f f a c t I
t h i n k
d u r i n g
2 2 t h e c o u r s e o f t h e i n t e rv ie w
h is a t t o rn ey maybe s a i d
23 two words.
2 4
GR ND JUROR: So he was p r e s e n t
t h e r e
w i t h
25
D a r r e n
Wilson?
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A
Yes
ma am y e s . He
was p r e s e n t
i n
t h e
2
c o n f e r e n c e room when
we i n t e r v i e w e d
him. So was
3 m y s e l f
D e t e c t i v e
D a r r e n Wilson
an d
D a r r e n
4 W i ls o n s
a t t o r n e y 1n
t h e c o n f e r e n c e room.
MS
ALIZADEH:
C o r r e c t me i f I m wrong
I
6
b e l i e v e
w e v e
h e a r d
t h a t h is a t t o rn ey
was
a l s o
7 p r e s e n t
w i t h
him a t
t h e
h o s p i t a l ?
8
He
was y e s .
9 MS ALIZADEH:
Ha d a c t u a l l y r i d d e n from
10
t h e
F e r g u s o n
P o l i c e
Department
w i t h
C o l o n e l
1 1 1n t h e
c a r
w i t h
D a r r e n Wilson
c o r r e c t ?
12 A I d o n t remember
s p e c i f i c a l l y i f he was
1n
13
t h e c a r
b u t
he d e f i n i t e l y was
a t
th e F e r g u s o n
14
P o l i c e
Department
a n d he d e f i n i t e l y was
a t C h r i s t i a n
15
No r t h we s t
H o s p i t a l
w i t h
D a r r e n Wilson y e s .
16 GR ND JUROR: A p u b l i c c i t i z e n o r p o l i c e
17 o f f i c e r
w a l k i n g
down t o
th e p a r k
t h e y r e
s i t t i n g 1n
18 a c a r
a n d
t h e y a r e s t r a n g l e d
an d
b e a t e n t o d e a t h
19
t h a t s
a
h o mi c i d e a n d
t h e r e
i s no weapon i n v o l v e d ;
20
1S t h a t
c o r r e c t ? A re
p h y s i c a l
h a n d s
e v e r a
weapon
21 o r you b e a t
me t o d e a t h ?
2 2
A
I s
a h o mi c i d e ?
Yes.
A
h o mi c i d e
i s
23 s i m p l y
a
manner o f
d e a t h b u t
more s p e c i f i c a l l y
a
2 4 h o mi c i d e
i s a d e a t h a t
t h e h a n d s o f
a n o t h e r
p e r s o n
25 so y e s would b e
a h o m i c i d e .
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GR N
JUROR: An d
h a n d s would b e
a
weapon?
A
Could b e a b s o l u t e l y
y e s .
3
GR N JUROR:
So I m g e t t i n g
t o
th e p o i n t
4
t h i s
o f f i c e r
f e l t he was
i n
d a n g e r o f b e in g
b e a t e n
t o
d e a t h s i t t i n g
i n
h i s c a r you c o u l d
a lm os t s a y
6
t h e r e
was
a
weapon i n v o l v e d
a t t h a t p o i n t
t h a t s
7 where I m
c o n f u s e d a
l ttl b i t .
I
u n d e r s t a n d no
8 weapon
1n
th e form o f
a
p i s t o l
o r handgun
i f you
9
a r e
1n
d a n g e r t h a t
y o u r l i f e was
i n
d a n g e r
t h a t
you
10 a r e
b e i n g
b e a t e n
t o
d e a t h
i s t h e r e
a
weapon
t h e r e
1 1
o r n o t ?
12 A Well
t h e r e s
a
weapon
1n
th e s e n s e
t h e r e
13 1S
s o me t h i n g
i n a
hand?
GR N
JUROR:
R i g h t .
4
15
No.
Can you
u s e
y o u r h a n d s
a
weapons
16 y e s .
17
GR N
JUROR:
R i g h t . T h e r e
1S
no
18 r e q u i r e m e n t t o
s e e
a p h y s i c a l weapon gun
k n i f e
19
f o r
a p o l i c e o f f i c e r
o r
c i t i z e n t o d e f e n d t h e m s e l f
20
o r 1n
t h e c a s e o f
a p o l i c e o f f i c e r t o u s e d e a d l y
21 f o r c e .
You
d o n t n e e d
t o
s e e
a
handgun
t o d e f e n d
2 2 y o u r s e l f w i t h
d e a d l y f o r c e
i f you
a r e p o l i c e
23 o f f i c e r you assum e y o u r l i f e i s
i n
d a n g e r by means
2 4
o t h e r
t h a n
a p h y s i c a l
weapon?
25
A I f a p o l i c e o f f i c e r
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MS
ALIZADEH:
L e t
me s t o p you h e r e .
W e r e g o i n g t o g i v e
you p r i o r
t o
y o u r d e l i b e r a t i o n s
3
what t h e law
s t a t e s
when a law
e n f o r c e m e n t o f f i c e r
4
c a n
u s e
f o r c e when a p e r s o n
d ef en d in g th em se lv es
c a n
u s e
f o r c e a n d when
t h e y
c a n
u s e
d e a d l y f o r c e .
6 An d s o
you know t h i s would b e
maybe h i s
7
u nd er s t a nd in g o f t h e law
b u t
we h a v e t a k e n
g r e a t
8
p a i n s
t o
make
s u r e
we
a r e
gOlng
t o g e t
you t h e law
9
so
t h a t
I d o n t w ant anybody
t o m i s in te rp re t
t So
10
I m
j u s t
g o i n g
t o
s t o p you
t h e r e a n d
w e l l
g i v e
t
1 1
t o
you b e f o r e y o u r d e l i b e r a t i o n s okay?
12
13
GR ND JUROR: Okay.
GR ND JUROR: Kind o f a
f o l l o w - u p
on what
14
h e s saY1ng.
15
Due
t o M ich ael B ro wn s
S l z e an d demeanor
16 c o u l d D a r r e n
W ilso n h av e
c o n s i d e r e d him
a s a p e r s o n
17
a s b e in g a weapon?
18 MS
ALIZADEH: You know t h e s e
a r e a l l
19 t h i n g s t h e r e
a r e
1S
t h e d e f i n i t i o n o f d e a d ly weapon
20 i n c l u d i n g
1n
t h e r e ?
21
MS
WHIRLEY:
We
c a n
p u t
t 1n
t h e r e
2 2
d e a d l y f o r c e i s i n t h e r e .
23
MS
ALIZADEH: Here
1S
th e t h i n g . You
a l l
2 4 know from b e i n g a
g r a n d j u r y f o r s e v e r a l
mo n t h s
25
t h a t
t h e r e s you know f o r e x a mp l e w i t h armed
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c r i m i n a l a c t i o n you know you h a v e t o h a v e
c o mmi t t e d a c r i m e b y w i t h
t h r o u g h th e u s e
o f a
3
d a n g e r o u s i n s t r u m e n t a
d e a d l y
weapon an d t h e r e
a r e
4
d e f i n i t e l y d e f i n i t i o n s
a s
t o what
i s
a
d e a d l y weapon
a n d a d a n g e r o u s i n s t r u m e n t .
6
I
b e l i e v e
o n c e you
s e e th e
law t h a t
w e v e
7 w r i t t e n
t a l k s a b o u t what a p e r s o n
t h e i r
8
r e a s o n a b l e b e l i e f
lS . An d
s o t h o s e t h i n g s t h a t you
9 a r e
a s k i n g
i s c o u l d
a p er s on r ea so n a b l y
b e l i e v e
10
t h a t
t h e i r
l i f e
was
t h r e a t e n e d
t h a t s th e
c r u x o f
1 1 what you
a l l
h a v e t o t a l k a b o u t .
An d
a g a i n lS
12 n e c e s s a r i l y a pp ro pr i a t e f o r
him t o a n s w e r t h o s e
13
q u e s t i o n s
w h e t h e r o r
n o t
Dar r en
Wi l s o n
c o u l d
h a v e
14
r e a s o n a b l y f e l t t h a t he
was h i s l i f e was
l n
d a n g e r
15
lS s o m eth in g you
a l l
h a v e t o d e c i d e .
An d
b e
g u i d e d
16
b y w hat
t h e e v i d e n c e i s
a n d t h e n what
t h e
law
i s
17
t h a t
S h e i l a
a n d I h a v e p u t
t o g e t h e r b a s e d on
th e
18
s t a t u t e s a n d c r i m i n a l i n s t r u c t i o n s an d j u r y
t r i a l s
19 o k a y .
20 I
d o n t
want you t o I
d o n t t h i n k
i s
21
a pp ro pr i a t e f o r
him t o i n t e r p r e t th e l a w.
T h a t s
2 2
g o i n g
t o b e
y o u r jo b
a n d i f you h a v e
q u e s t i o n s a b o u t
23 t h e law b ec a u se u nd e r t h e
g r a n d
j u r y r u l e s we
a r e
2 4
y o u r l e g a l
a d v i s e r s . So i f t h e r e
a r e q u e s t i o n s
25 a b o u t t h e law a s you
a r e d e l i b e r a t i n g
you
a s k
u s
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t h o s e
q u e s t i o n s
b e c a u s e we a r e
y o u r
l e g a l a d v is er s.
GR ND JUROR: W i t h o u t
r e l a t i o n
t o
t h e
law
3
h a v e you
l n
y o u r d e a l i n g s a s
a p o l i c e
o f f i c e r
e v e r
4
s e e n
anyone knocked o u t by one
punched?
A
Have
I
p e r s o n a l l y
s e e n
i t ? No . Have
I
6 r e s p o n d e d t o
c a l l s where someone
h a s
b e e n k n o c k e d
7
o u t w i th one p un ch by
a
n e i g h b o r
a
p e r s o n
a t a
b a r ?
8
Yes.
9 GR ND JUROR:
E v e r y t h i n g
t h a t t h e y a r e
10
t a l k i n g
a b o u t
I
j u s t
want
t o g e t
b a c k
t o
th e
b a s i c s
1 1 o f what h a p p e n e d o r s e e what h a p p e n e d . N e c e s s a r i l y
12 w a l k i n g l n
t h e mi d d l e o f th e
s t r e e t i s
n o t
t h a t b i g
13
o f
a d e a l b u t
when g o t
t o
th e
p o i n t I v e
h e a r d
14
d e s c r i b e d a s
a
t u s s l e
a s t r u g g l e
an d
e v e r y t h i n g
15 l i k e
t h a t so when
a c i t i z e n
an d
a p o l i c e o f f i c e r
16 a r e l n a
t u s s l e t h a t s
a cr i me
b y t h e p e r s o n
17
t u s s l i n g w i t h t h e
p o l i c e
o f f i c e r ?
18 MS ALIZADEH:
I m
g o i n g t o
s t o p you
19 t h e r e .
20
21
2 2
GR ND
JUROR: Why?
MS WHIRLEY:
We h a v e
a
r u l e on t h a t t o o .
MS ALIZADEH:
Be c a u s e
t h e r e a r e
l s s u e s
23 a b o u t
who
was t h e i n i t i a l a g g r e s s o r w h e t h e r o r n o t
2 4 t h e
o f f i c e r
was making
a
l a w f u l a r r e s t
t h o s e a r e
25
a l l t h i n g s t h a t
th e law w i l l t e l l y o u .
You
c a n
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c o n s i d e r w h e t h e r you b e l i e v e t h e o f f i c e r s a c t i o n s
were
l a w f u l
an d
t h o s e a r e t h i n g s t h a t
o n c e you
r e a d
3
t h e l a w.
4 GR ND
JUROR: So you
a r e
gOlng
t o g l v e u s
t h o s e
g ui d el i n es f o r u s?
6 MS
WHIRLEY: R i g h t .
7 MS
ALIZADEH: W e r e n o t gOlng
t o g l v e
you
8
t h e f a c t s an d
s a y
i f he d id t h i s a n d t h e n t h i s i f
9
you b e l i e v e t h i s t h e n
t h i s .
B ut w e r e
g o i n g t o
10
g i v e
you w hat t h e law
s a y s
when
a
law
o f f i c e r
ca n
1 1
u s e
f o r c e
t o
a f f e c t an a r r e s t a n d when
t h a t
f o r c e
12
c a n b e d e a d l y .
An d
t h e n
a l s o
when a p e r s o n c a n
u s e
13
f o r c e
t o d ef en d th em s elv es
a n d when
t h a t
f o r c e c a n
1 4
b e d e a d l y .
15 T h e r e
1 S
a l l
k in d o f
t h i n g s
a b ou t w he th er
16 o r
n o t th e p e r s o n
i s
a n i n i t i a l a g g r e s s o r you know.
17 An d u n d e r
th e law a law
e n f o r c e m e n t o f f i c e r
c a n b e
18
a n i n i t i a l a g g r e s s o r u n l e s s
h i s a r r e s t i s
u n l a w f u l .
19
So
t h e r e
i s
a l l
k in d o f
t h i n g s t h a t go
i n t o
t h a t
20
t h a t
I
d o n t t h i n k
he c an
a n s we r t h o s e q u e s t i o n s .
21
GR ND
JUROR: As l o n g a s we
a r e g o i n g t o
2 2
g e t t h o s e g u i d e l i n e s .
23
MS
WHIRLEY: You w i l l
g e t
d e f i n i t i o n s
2 4
a l s o
an d you a p p l y th e f a c t s a s you know
them t o
t h e
l a w.
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GR N
JUROR:
J u s t
i n
c a s e you d o n t come
2 b a c k I
n e e d t h i s
f o r
me.
When
s t a r t i n g y o u r
3
i n v e s t i g a t i o n a f t e r you
a l r e a d y
i n t e r v i e w e d
O f f i c e r
4 W i l s o n o k a y . You
h e a r d
A
o f th e
s t o r y
t h e r e s
A
a n d
B b u t B
i s
d e c e a s e d .
6
C o r r e c t .
7 GR N JUROR:
My q u e s t i o n
i s
you h e a r d
8 h i s
t e s t i m o n y s t a r t i n g y o u r
i n v e s t i g a t i o n
you h a v e
9 A i n
y o u r
mind
a n d t h e n you
go
i n t e r v i e w
a l l
o f th e
10 o t h e r
w i t n e s s e s .
When B
d o e s n t h a v e
a
v o i c e
you
1 1 d o n t make
t h a t
y o u r main
c o n c e r n
d u r i n g y o u r
12 i n v e s t i g a t i o n
I m a s k i n g you a s
a p o l i c e o f f i c e r o r
13 a
d e t e c t i v e .
14 A
Okay.
W h a t s
th e
q u e s t i o n ?
15 GR N JUROR:
So th e q u es t i o n l S
O f f i c e r
16
W i ls on s te stim o ny t o l d you
h i s s c e n a r i o
what
17
h a p p e n e d . Of c o u r s e Mike Brown
c a n no t s p ea k .
18 A
R i g h t .
19 GR N JUROR: You
o n l y h a v e what p a r t
A
20
s a i d
you
d o n t
h a v e p a r t B. So
g o i n g
o f f w hat he
21
s a i d
an d you
a r e
s t a r t i n g y o u r i n v e s t i g a t i o n t h a t s
2 2 y o u r
f o c u s p o i n t
s o
do
you
l i k e t r y t o p u t
23 e v e r y b o d y s i n v e s t i g a t i o n
t o w a r d s
p a r t
A
o r you
2 4
t r y i n g t o p u t
t h i s
s c e n a r i o
t o g e t h e r ?
25
A A b s o l u t e l y n o t .
o
I t r y t o p u t
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e v e r y o n e s t o wa r d p a r t A a s you made r e f e r e n c e ? I n
t h e i n i t i a l
p h a s e s
o f a n
i n v e s t i g a t i o n
it s s i m p l y
3 t o
I m s u mma r i z i n g it h e r e .
4
GR N JUROR: Okay.
A I t i s s i m p l y
t o f i n d
a s many w i t n e s s e s a s
6
we c a n an d
g a t h e r
t h e
f a c t s . T h e r e i s
no s k e wi n g
t o
7
one s i d e o r
t o
t h e
o t h e r . t s
e s s e n t i a l l y
l o c a t e
8
w i t n e s s e s
o b t a i n t h e i r s t a t e m e n t s
from them an d it
9
i s
t o
g a t h e r th e
e v i d e n c e a t
t h e s c e n e .
10 An d
t h e n
i n
t h i s
p a r t i c u l a r i n s t a n c e
1 1 r i g h t I
p r e s e n t
it
t o
you l a d i e s an d
g e n t l e m e n
o f
12
t h e
g r a n d j u r y
an d you c a n make th e
d e c i s i o n s
from
13 t h e r e .
But
t h e r e
i s no s k e wi n g one s i d e
e i t h e r
way
14 o k a y .
15 GR N
JUROR: Thank y o u .
16 GR N
JUROR:
One
l a s t q u e s t i o n . I n y o u r
17 e i g h t
y e a r s a s a
d e t e c t i v e
h a v e you
e v e r
h ad
t o
18 a r r e s t
a
p o l i c e
o f f i c e r ?
I h a v e y e s s e v e r a l
t i m e s .
9
20
GR N JUROR: Can you
g l v e
one exam ple?
21 A
I v e
w e l l t h i s y e a r I a r r e s t e d a
S t .
2 2 L o u i s County
p o l i c e o f f i c e r f o r
an
a s s a u l t .
23 S e v e r a l y e a r s ago I a r r e s t e d a
c i t y
2 4
p o l i c e o f f i c e r f o r
a n
a s s a u l t . I v e
c o n d u c t e d
o t h e r
25
i n v e s t i g a t i o n s
i n t o
p o l i c e
o f f i c e r s where
t h e y
h a v e
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b e e n a r r e s t e d f o r
a s e x
cr1m e. Those
a r e
th e
t h r e e
t h a t a r e
popp1ng
up r i g h t
now. I m c o n f i d e n t
t h e r e
3
a r e a
few o t h e r s
o n e .
4
GR ND
JUROR:
A s s a u l t d o m e s t i c a s s a u l t s
o r
t h e y
6
A One
was a n
on d u t y
a s s a u l t
t h a t t o o k
p l a c e
7
a t a
Me t r o Li n k s t a t i o n an d th e i n c i d e n t was
c a p t u r e d
8
on
v i d e o . The
o t h e r
one was an a s s a u l t
t h a t t o o k
9
p l a c e
th e
o f f i c e r
was
i n
u n i f o r m an d he was
a t
h i s
10
s t a t i o n he was g e t t i n g o ff
d u t y
o r h ad j u s t g o t t e n
1 1 o f f d u t y a n d he
a s s a u l t e d
s ev e r a l i n d iv id u al s an d so
12
o b v i o u s l y , b o t h o f
t h o s e
i n d i v i d u a l s
I
a r r e s t e d .
13 MS ALIZADEH: An y o t h e r q u e s t i o n s ?
14 An d
r e a l l y he w o n t b e
g o i n g
f a r .
I f
15
a f t e r
l u n c h
you
t h i n k
o f s o me t h i n g e l s e you n e e d
t o
16 a s k him t o c a l l him b a c k ,
w e r e n o t
g o i n g t o
s t a r t
17
d e l i b e r a t i o n s
r i g h t
now. So w e l l c o n c l u d e f o r
18 l u n c h a t
t h i s t i m e .
19
Lunch
r e c e s s
t a k e n )
20
MS WHIRLEY:
T h i s
i s S h e i l a W h i r l e y ,
21
1S
November
2 1 s t
I m n o t s u r e o f th e
t i m e ,
i s
2 2
a f t e r 1: 14 o r
s o .
I
d id r e a c h
r e g a r d i n g
23 h i s
r e p o r t
an d he a d v i s e d
me t h a t
h i s
r e p o r t
would
2 4 b e
more compl et e
an d d e t a i l e d an d
t h a t
he
c o u l d
25 h a v e
t o u s
by noon
on
Monday.
I a s k e d him
what
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would b e d i f f e r e n t you know
o r
s i g n i f i c a n t an d he
2 s a i d
t h a t he w ould b e a b l e he
c an
d e r i v e
from t h e
3 p h o t o s
t h a t he v iew ed o n ce he was h e r e th e b u l l e t
4
t r a j e c t o r y an d
t h e p o s i t i o n
t h a t
th e
body was i n
when
t
was
s h o t .
6
When he was h e r e he b a s i c a l l y
a n s we r e d
7 o u r
q u e s t i o n s b u t a
r e p o r t
when he w ould
s i t down
8
a n d
w r i t e
a r e p o r t
t
would b e
more c o mp r e h e n s i v e
9
a n d d e t a i l e d .
10
He
s a i d
he
d i d n t r e a l i z e
he
h a d n t
1 1 s t a r t e d wo r k i n g
on
t he
d i d n t r e a l i z e
he
c o u l d
12
s u b m i t one
a f t e r h i s
t e s t i m o n y b u t he
c o u l d
work
on
13 t
a n d h a v e
t r e a d y
by Monday noon
b e f o r e
noon.
14
With t h a t l n
mind
I
know
you
d i d n t
g l v e u s
y o u r
15
a n s w e r a s t o what you h a d
d e c i d e d
a b o u t th e
r e p o r t
16
what
do
you
t h i n k do
you want
th e r e p o r t ?
17
MS ALIZADEH:
T e l l them
t h e o t h e r o p t i o n .
18
MS WHIRLEY: I
t h o u g h t
we would
go
t o
t h e
19
o t h e r o p t i o n i f t h e y
d o n t
want t h e
r e p o r t .
20 MS ALIZADEH: They
s h o u l d know a l l
o f
21
t h e i r o p t i o n s .
2 2
GR N
JUROR:
I f
I m
h e a r i n g
you
r i g h t
l n
23
h i s
r e p o r t
i s
he s a y i n g t h a t
b a s e d on
t h e t r a j e c t o r y
2 4 o f
t h e
b u l l e t s he
i s g o i n g
t o
show
a d i a g r a m o f
25
p o s i t i o n i n g
o f t h e body t h a t r e s u lt e d i n t h o s e
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i n j u r i e s ?
2 MS WHIRLEY: I d i d n t go i n t o d e t a i l
3
q u e s t i o n i n g of
him
and t h a t s where th e
o t h e r
4 o p t i o n
comes i n
and
we
w i l l
t a l k
about
t h a t i n a
minute
but
what he
s a i d b a s i c a l l y
i s h i s
r e p o r t
6
w i l l
t a l k
about th e t r a j e c t o r y of th e b u l l e t s and
7
what p o s i t i o n t h e body was
i n
when was shot
based
8 on h i s f i n d i n g s .
9 Now
t h e
o t h e r
o p t i o n l S as
Kathi
was
10 s u g g e s t i n g
I
could
f i n d
ou t
i f
you want
t o
ask
him
11
a
q u e s t i o n
l i k e
you had
a
p r e t t y d e t a i l e d q u e s t i o n
12 r i g h t
then
I could t r y
and reach
him again
and see
13 i f he
l S a v a i l a b l e
maybe
we
could do
a
conference
14 c a l l
and you can
ask him
some q u e s t i o n s about what
15
h i s
r e p o r t
would
say t h a t
he
d id n t t a l k
about here
16 o r how
may d i f f e r o r how
i s more complete
17 Was t h e r e a n o t h e r
opt ion?
I t h i n k those
were t h e
18 two o p t i o n s . m I
missing one?
19 MS ALIZADEH:
The o p t i o n s
a r e
cont inue
20 without t h e
r e p o r t o r
without
a
conference c a l l .
21
MS WHIRLEY: T h a t s
th e
t h i r d
o p t i o n .
22
MS ALIZADEH: Or
l e t s
j u s t
wai t
f o r
th e
23
r e p o r t on
Monday
a t
noon o r l e t s
g e t him on a
24 conference
c a l l
and see i f he can e x p l a i n
t o us
what
25
might
be
i n
h i s
r e p o r t t h a t
he
d i d n t
t e s t i f y
t o
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when he was
h e r e
o r we n e e d
t o
h a v e
him
b a c k
l i v e
a n d
i n
p e r s o n
f o r
you
a l l t o
q u e s t i o n
him i n
p e r s o n .
3
I m n o t
s u g g e s t i n g
an y o f t h e s e .
4 MS
WHIRLEY: Yeah
1S up t o
y o u .
MS
ALIZADEH: These
a r e a l l
y o u r
6
d e c i s i o n s .
S h e i l a i s
th e one who
t a l k e d t o him
7
t h a t s
why
I t o l d h e r t e l l
him
w hat you
s a i d .
8 MS
WHIRLEY:
T h a t s
w hat he
b a s i c a l l y
9 s a i d .
10 GR ND
JUROR: He
s a i d t h a t
he
c o u l d
t e l l
1 1 h i t
r e p o r t
i s
g o i n g t o
b e t e l l
u s
what p o s i t i o n th e
12
body was
i n
when he was
s h o t .
13 MS
WHIRLEY: H e s
g o i n g t o
b e
g l v 1 n g
a n
14
0p1n1on
1S my
u n d e r s t a n d i n g
i s
he w a s n t
t h e r e .
15
A
T h a t s
d i f f e r e n t t h a n w hat he
s a i d
when he
16
was
h e r e
s o i f t h a t s t h e
c a s e
t h e n I
t h i n k
we
17
n e e d
t o
w a i t u n t i l we h a v e th e r e p o r t .
18 GR ND
JUROR: What he
s a i d 1S
a
19 pr1ma dona. How
much
t i me
he n e e d
t o
do a
r e p o r t
a
20
f i n a l r e p o r t .
Ev e r y
t i m e
he
s a y s s o m e t h i n g
he
21 c h a n g e h i s mind I m
s o r r y b u t t o me
h e s a
pr1ma
2 2 dona.
23
MS
ALIZADEH: T h i s
d i s c u s s i o n
you
s h o u l d
2 4
a l l
h a v e b y y o u r s e l f a n d o f f t h e r e c o r d . Here
i s
25 t h e
t h i n g
an d t h i s i s one
t h i n g
t h a t I w a s n t p a r t
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o f t h e
c a l l S h e i l a
was. I m a s k i n g h e r some o f
2
t h es e q ue st i o ns
b e c a u s e I a s ke d
h e r now I m
3
c r o s s - e x a m l n l n g S h e i l a .
4
S WHIRLEY:
N ot gOlng
t o h a p p e n .
S ALIZADEH:
I s he
g o i n g t o s a y
6
s o me t h i n g d i f f e r e n t t h a n w hat he t e s t i f i e d to ?
7 S WHIRLEY: An d my
u nd er s ta nd in g lS no
8
n o t
n e c e s s a r i l y
d i f f e r e n t u n l e s s t h a t s
a
9 c o n c l u s i o n
you
ma y
come
up w i t h .
I t i s
b a s i c a l l y a
10 more
d e t a i l e d
an d
compl et e
r e p o r t r e g a r d i n g
t h e
1 1 t r a j e c t o r y o f t h e b u l l e t s an d th e p o s i t i o n
t h a t
th e
12
body was
i n
when
t
was
s h o t .
13 I f
you
a l l r e c a l l
s o me t h i n g d i f f e r e n t
t h a t
14
he
s a i d
when he t e s t i f i e d I m n o t
s u g g e s t i n g t h a t
15
you a r e
b u t
t h a t s you know f o r you
t o
d e c i d e .
16 He b a s i c a l l y s a i d t h a t h i s r e p o r t
would b e a b o u t
h i s
17 f i n d i n g s
I m
r e p e a t i n g
t t h i s i s v e r b a t i m t h e
18
t r a j e c t o r y o f t h e b u l l e t s an d th e
p o s i t i o n
o f t h e
19
body when he was
s h o t . I d i d n t
q u e s t i o n
him
an y
20 f u r t h e r t h a n
t h a t .
21
S ALIZADEH:
So
we
h a v e th e
e v i d e n c e
a l l
2 2 s e t
up i n
th e room
f o r
y o u . F i r s t o f
a l l do
you
23 n e e d
me t o c a l l
b a c k
t o a n s we r
an y
2 4 f u r t h e r q u e s t i o n s
a t
t h i s t i me ?
No o k a y .
25
Now
you
a l l a s ke d
a b o u t t h e d u t y b e l t
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which
we
do have 1n
evidence
and you w i l l be a b l e
t o
2
see it
but I
have th e
photographs
of
it
when t h e
3
duty
b e l t
was
s e i z e d ,
and
it looks l i k e
t h i s was
4
s e i z e d
by D e t e c t i v e
who
you have
a l r e a d y
heard from.
6
So
I
w i l l l e t you look
a t those
and
I ll
7 mark
t h e envelope
t h a t
c o n t a i n s
those
photos .
There
8 a r e SlX
1mages Grand
J u r y
E x h i b i t
107.
9 Grand j u r y
E x h i b i t Number
107
10
marked
f o r
i d e n t i f i c a t i o n .
11
S ALIZADEH: Obviously we
had some
12
m a t t e r s dur ing t h e
lunch hour t h a t
kind of kept
me
13 busy
with
t h i n g s . I
d id
t r y t o
look f o r
t h a t
14 Quantico r e p o r t
about th e
gunshots t h a t
you h e a r .
15 And I
know
I
have it
I
h a v e n t had
r e a l l y t ime t o
16
s e a r c h
through my s t u f f f o r
it. So
while
you
a r e
17
looking
a t
evidence
I
w i l l
t r y t o l a y my
hands
on
18 t h a t
as
w e l l .
19 You
want
t o h e a r
th e i n te r v ie w of
20 b e f o r e you
go look a t
th e
evidence?
Yes.
21
So
can you t e l l
me
can
I
look
a t my
22 little c h a r t .
23
Playing
of th e i n te rv ie w of
24 by t h e FBI. The fol lowing
1S a
25
t r a n s c r i p t i o n
of
t h a t
i n t e r v i e w . The
Witness
w i l l
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be
2 T
FBI:
Today
i s August 25th 2014
3
Time i s approximately 7:12 p m
This
i s
Specia l
4
Agent
of
the FBI along
with Specia l
5
Agent
with the FBI We are here
to
6
t a lk
with This
i s regard ing the
7
Michael Brown the death of Michael Brown The
8
c iv i l r igh t s inves t iga t ion
with S t Louis
Divis ion
9
of the FBI We are a t the of f i ces of h is
a t torney
10
11
12
i f you could j u s t
s t a t e your
13
name and spe l l
fo r me?
14 T
WITNESS:
15
16 T
FBI: I f you could glve
me your
date
17
of b i r t h and
your
address?
Address
WITNESS:
8
19
20
21
T
FBI: And you unders tand t ha t
th i s
22
interview
i s being
recorded?
23
T
WITNESS: Yes
24
T FBI:
Are you f ine
with
t h a t being
25
recorded?
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T WITNESS: Yes.
T FBI: Okay.
So
we a r e
h e r e t o
t a l k
t o
3
you t o d a y
a b o u t
th e c i v i l r i g h t s i n v e s t i g a t i o n we
4 h a v e r e g a r d i n g t h e d e a t h
o f
M i c h a e l Brown. I f we
c o u l d j u s t s t a r t we h a v e h e r e a t th e
6
Can you t a k e a
look
a t
t h i s
map a nd
7
p o i n t o u t
t o
me
where
you t h i n k
y o u r
a p a r t m e n t i s ?
would
be o v e r
T WITNESS: U h -
T FBI:
8
10
h e r e .
1 1 T WITNESS: Okay
12
T
FBI:
You
t h i n k t
was
13
T WITNESS:
Yeah.
14
T
FBI:
I f you
w o u l d n t mind j u s t
15
c i r c l i n g
t h e r e
a n d i f you c o u ld k in d o f p o i n t o u t
16
wh i c h s i d e
o f
t h e b u i l d i n g
y o u r e
o n .
17
T WITNESS: Would
be
h e r e .
18
T FBI: Okay. Can you p u t l i k e a l ttl
19
s t a r
t h e r e ?
Okay.
20 ow
a b o u t
i n i t i a l i n g t h a t
too?
So
we
can
21
look
a t
t h i s
l a t e r an d know t h a t
t
was you t h a t
2 2 marked
t
an d
e x a c t l y
where
t
i s t h a t you a r e a t .
23 I s t h a t
where
you were a t on Au g u s t t h e
2 4
9 t h 2014?
25 T WITNESS: Yes.
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T
FBI:
Were
you 1n
your
apartment
or
ins ide
you r a partmen t?
3
T
WITNESS: Ins ide
4 T
FBI: About what t ime S
t ha t you
th ink
t ha t t h i s has happened?
6
T
WITNESS: About 12:35 S r igh t
7 before
about
12:35
a t
the ea r l i e s t and the l a t e s t I
8
glve
12 :45
9
T
FBI: I f you could t e l l
me what
you
10
were
doing
t ha t day, walk me
through
what happened
11 r igh t before and r igh t through when you heard the
12 shots?
13 T
WITNESS: I was 1n my room, I probably
14
inaudible
Before
12:35 but I know I was 1n
the
15 house.
I never d id anyth ing t ha t morning. I was
a t
16
home
a l l day.
And I was t a lk ing
a t
approximately
17
12:35 the t ime t ha t I gave, I heard the sho ts while
18
I was t a lk ing to my f r i end on Glad.
19 T FBI:
What i s Glad?
20
T
WITNESS: Glad i s a soc ia l
app
t ha t
21 you
can
download
on
your
phone
and you
can
have a
22
multimedia exper ience
through t ex t ing and video.
23
T
FBI: Okay.
Is
t ha t on a Google
24
phone, iPhone,
what kind
of
phone?
25
T
WITNESS: Andro id phone, Google phones
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and
iPhones
I th ink have the access
to
t ha t
TH
FBI: Okay
Your
phone
i s what kind
3
of
phone?
4 TH
WITNESS:
Android
TH
FBI: Android okay
So
i s an
app
6 t h a t you downloaded t h a t you
can use to
video t ex t
7 people
regula r
t ex t
messaging
t ha t you type ou t a
8 message t h a t kind
of
thing?
9
TH
WITNESS:
Right
I t i s a soc ia l
app
10
where
you
can
t a lk and meet
people
and you
can a lso
11 t a lk
to fr iends
meet
f r iends and send t ex t s and
12 video
13
TH
FBI: Who was
t ha t you were t a lk ing
14 to go
on
Glide
t h a t day?
15 TH
WITNESS: I was t a lk ing
to
16
17 TH FBI:
Can you sp e l l th a t fo r me?
18 TH
WITNESS:
19 TH
FBI: o you n o w s l a s t name
20
TH
WITNESS: I t 1S a name So
21
1S
22 TH FBI:
23
TH
WITNESS:
24 TH FBI:
25
TH
WITNESS:
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T FBI:
2 T
WITNESS:
Yeah
3 T
FBI:
So
you were t a lk ing with
4 t h a t day?
T
WITNESS: Yeah
6 T
FBI:
So
you th ink
about 12:35 12:45
7 ln
t h a t t ime per iod?
8 T
WITNESS: Yeah
9 T
FBI: And
can
you t e l l me
what
was
10
p r l o r
to
the
recording
t h a t you
played
fo r
us
p r lo r
11
to
us s t a r t i ng
th i s
recorded in te rv iew
can
you t e l l
12
us what was happening before you made t h a t
13
recording?
14 T
WITNESS: In the house
with
me?
15 T FBI:
Yes
16 T
WITNESS: I never
l e f t
the
room
I was
17 ln
the room most of the t ime I was lay ing down on
18
my bed
al ls
came ln I was j u s t
in
my room Jus t
19
r ea l ly have the day you know j u s t not doing
20 anyth ing
a t
t h a t
moment
21
T FBI:
Okay
22
T
WITNESS: But j u s t
ln
the room most
of
23 the t ime lay ing down on the bed
24
T FBI: And
p r io r
to sending
the video
25
messaglng
you a l ready
showed
us d id you see o r hear
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a n y t h i n g
p r i o r
t o
t h a t r e l a t i v e
t o t h i s
c a s e ?
TH
WITNESS: J u s t t h e
s h o t s
t h a t I
3
ment i oned an d
t h r e e s h o t s
b e f o r e .
4 TH
FBI: You t h i n k you h e a r d
t h r e e s h o t s
b e f o r e you s e n t th e
v i d e o ?
6 TH
WITNESS: About
t h re e s h o ts .
7 TH
FBI: o you know how
long
t h a t was
8
b e f o r e you s e n t th e v i d e o b e f o r e you made I m
9
s o r r y , made t h e
v i d e o ?
10 TH
WITNESS:
Maybe
a b o u t
I
d o n t know
1 1 maybe
a b o u t f i v e ,
s i x s e c o n d s
maybe.
12 TH
FBI: Okay. You h e a r d th e
s h o t s
an d
13 you t h i n k you h e a r d
t h r e e
s h o t s ?
14 TH
WITNESS: Yes was l o u d .
15 TH FBI:
Okay.
16 TH
WITNESS:
An d
I
t h i n k ,
I
s a i d t o
my
17
roommate
one
o f u s
ment i oned
t h a t
was v e r y
l o u d
18
a n d t h e n I would n e e d
t o
s e n d
him
a v i d e o . I d i d n t
19
when
somebody
t a l k i n g
t o
you i n a u d i b l e . ) Then I
20 s e n d t h e v i d e o th e v i d e o I h e a r d more.
21
TH
FBI:
So
a b o u t
f i v e s e c o n d s a f t e r you
2 2 h e a r d t h e
s h o t s
you s t a r t e d r e c o r d i n g t h e v i d e o ; i s
23 t h a t
c o r r e c t ?
2 4
TH
WITNESS: About
t h e n y e a h .
25
TH
FBI: An d t h e n t h e v i d e o t h a t you
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showed
u s p r io r a g a 1 n
to
u s s t a r t i ng
th i s
r e c o r d i n g
2
h a s you c rea t ing a v i d e o message t ha t h a s b o t h a u d i o
3
a n d v i d e o
correc t?
4
T
WITNESS: Yes.
T
FBI: T h e r e i s
shots
h e a r d 1n t h a t
6
message a s w e ll?
7 T
WITNESS: Yes.
8 T
FBI: An d t h e n do you h e a r a n y t h i n g
9
more a f t e r t h a t you s t o p p e d the v i d e o did you h e a r
10
a n y more
shots
a f t e r w a r d s ?
1 1
T
WITNESS: No .
12 T
FBI: Was
the re
a n y t i me
d u r i n g
t h a t
13 t i m e
where
you
went
outs ide o f
y o u r
a p a r t m e n t t h a t
14
you w ould h a v e
s e e n a n y t h i n g ?
15 T
WITNESS: No I was
ins ide
the
16 a p a r t m e n t
the whole t i m e .
17
T
FBI: Okay.
Can
you g l v e u s
y o u r
18
r o o mma t e s name a s
wel l
19 T
WITNESS: Uh
20
T
FBI: Can you sp e l l th a t fo r me?
21
T
WITNESS:
2 2 T FBI:
23
T
WITNESS:
Yeah. I m
sor ry
2 4
her name S
I m sorry a b o u t
t ha t
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and h e s
your
2
3
4
THE FBI:
r i d of
t h a t t h a t s not
r i g h t .
THE
WITNESS:
Yeah
THE FBI:
The
g e t
5 roommate t h e r e ?
6 A
She
lS a g i r l .
7 THE FBI: And she lS
your roommate
a t th e
8
apar tment o you have any
o t h e r
roommates?
9
THE
WITNESS:
Along
with
a couple
10
people
s t a y i n g
t h e r e
but
you know j u s t a t t h a t
11 t ime
was
t h r e e of
u s .
t h e r e
as well?
12
13
14
THE FBI: Okay
y o u r s e l f
was
THE
WITNESS:
was
t h e r e
w a s n t t h e r e
a f t e r
THE
WITNESS:
Urn a f t e r 1:00 maybe
about
15 she
moved l n he came
a f t e r .
16
THE
FBI: He came a f t e r .
17
THE
WITNESS:
Yes
18
THE FBI: Can you s p e l l h i s name f o r
me?
19
THE
WITNESS:
20 THE FBI:
How
much l a t e r d i d he come
t o
21 t h e apar tment
22
1:30
24 THE
FBI: A ll r i g h t .
So
d e f i n it e ly a t
t h e
25
apar tment during t h e t ime of t h e shoot ing?
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TH
WITNESS: He
w a s n t
t h e r e And
then
I
remember him
asking me i s
t
okay
t o
come
i n
th e
3 doors
and he e v e n t u a l l y came
4 TH
FBI: Okay I t h i n k t h e
o t h e r
p1ece
o f in fo rm atio n t h a t you wanted
t o
t e l l us
about
was
6
a video
r e c o r d e r
t h a t was removed video camera t h a t
7
was
removed Can
you t e l l me a l ttl b i t
about
8
t h a t ?
9 TH
WITNESS: That came i n t o
my
mind when
10
I
spoke
another
eyewitness
who
was
glv1ng
me
11 d e t a i l s
of
t h e
e n t i r e t h i n g
12 TH
FBI: Who was t h a t t h a t you a r e
13
t a l k i n g to?
14
TH
WITNESS: The eyewi tness was
15
t e l l i n g
me t h a t
16 TH FBI:
Okay
And
how do you
s p e l l
17
18
19
s name?
TH
WITNESS:
I d o n t know how t o
I t i s kind
of
a
I t h i n k
t
i s
name
20
something t
S
21
22
23
24
25
TH
FBI: Okay
TH
WITNESS:
TH
FBI: o you know
TH
WITNESS:
TH
FBI:
s l a s t name
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TH
WITNESS: Yeah.
TH
FBI: Okay.
So
you were t a l k i n g
with
3 about t h i s i n c i d e n t ,
th e shooting of Michael
4
Brown?
TH
WITNESS:
Yes.
6 TH
FBI: And
sparked
something
1n
your
7
head
about
cameras or?
8 TH
WITNESS: Well I was j u s t t r y i n g
t o
9
g e t informat ion o r d e t a i l s
about
what
happened.
10 TH FBI:
Okay.
11
TH
WITNESS:
Since
I l i v e
i n
th e
12
community I was j u s t
cur ious
what happened.
13 i n a u d i b l e . )
14 TH
FBI:
So
s h e s t h e one t h a t t o l d you
15
t h a t
t h i s
camera had
been
removed?
16 TH
WITNESS:
Yeah.
17 TH
FBI: You d i d n t see t h e camera
18 removed?
19 TH
WITNESS: No.
20
TH
FBI: Okay. o you know w hich cam era
21
was d i d
she
t e l l you?
22
TH
WITNESS: No.
23
TH
FBI: Well then t h a t s
something
we
24
can
fol low up
with
h e r
s i n c e
you d o n t have any
25
independent
knowledge
of t h a t camera S
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TH
WITNESS: No I c a n t t h i n k of
something
t h a t she has t h e
knowledge
of w hich cam era
2
and who removed
from
where
was?
3 TH
WITNESS: Right
4
TH
FBI: Was
t h e r e
anyth ing e l s e
i n
t h e
sh ooting of Michael Brown t h a t
would
be
h e l p f u l
f o r
6 us?
7
8
anything
9 TH
FBI: I
asked
you b e f o r e
about
whether
10
you would
be
w i l l i n g
t o
share
th e
video
t h a t you
11
showed t o
us today i s t h a t
something
you a r e
12
w i l l i n g
t o
share
with us?
13 TH
WITNESS: Yes
14 TH FBI: We
w i l l
go ahead
and have you
15 s l g n
a form t h a t al lows you know gives us
16 a u t h o ri z at i o n t o
take t h a t o f f
your
phone
and take a
17
copy of t h a t d i r e c t l y o f f
your
phone
18
Okay Anything e l s e ?
19
I d o n t want
t o
g e t i n t o what she t o l d
20 you what you
t a l k e d with
h e r . o you have any
21 informat ion a way
t o
c o n t a c t her?
22
23
24
TH
WITNESS: No
TH
FBI: You d o n t .
TH
WITNESS: I mean w e l l she has a
25 s i s t e r t h a t I t a l k
t o so
h e r s i s t e r .
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THE FBI: W h a t s h e r s i s t e r s name? I s
2 t h e r e
a
c e l l
phone
number
we
can
r e a c h h e r
a t ?
3 THE
WITNESS:
4 THE FBI:
h a t s s
l a s t name.
MS WHIRLEY: I d o n t know h e r l a s t name.
6
THE FBI: Okay.
o
you h a v e a
number
f o r
7
? s s i s t e r S th e
one
who s u p p o s e d l y
8
saw what happened?
THE WITNESS: s s i s t e r S t h e
one
10
who
l i v e s
i n
th e
a p a r t m e n t
complex.
1 1
THE FBI: o
you know where
sh e l i v e s
a t
12
1n t h e
a p a r t m e n t
complex?
13
THE WITNESS: d o e s n t l i v e 1n
14 a p a r t m e n t
complex
d o e s .
Okay.
15 THE FBI: Again
was t h e one
16
t e l l i n g you
a b o u t t h i s
camera?
17 THE
WITNESS:
Yeah.
18 THE FBI:
D id you
t a l k t o y o u r o t h e r
19
roommate w a s n t t h e r e
b u t
y o u r roommate
20
d i d you t a l k
t o
t h a t roommate d id t h a t
21 roommate d id sh e s e e a n y t h i n g was sh e o u t s i d e ?
2 2
THE
WITNESS: No
sh e
was
i n s i d e .
23
THE FBI: She
was i n s i d e .
2 4
THE
WITNESS:
She
was
i n s i d e .
25 THE FBI:
So
sh e may h a v e h e a r d s o m e t h i n g
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she
was not
o u t s i d e t o
be a b l e
t o
see
anything.
2 THE WITNESS:
Right .
3 THE FBI:
Okay. Again any
o t h e r
4
q u e s t i o n s ?
o
you have
s
address?
6 THE WITNESS:
No.
7 THE FBI:
Okay.
All
r i g h t . The
t ime
i s
8 now 7:26
w e l l
go
ahead and s to p th e r e c o r d i n g .
9
End of t h e recorded
i n t e r v i e w .
10
MS
WHIRLEY:
I s
t h a t
t h e
only
t h i n g t h a t
11 w e r e l i s t e n i n g to?
12 MS ALIZADEH:
This 1 S
Kathi Alizadeh we
13 j u s t
played o f f of Grand
J u r y
E x h i b i t Number 49
14
which
i s a d i s c , we j u s t
played
a s ta tement
from
15
which was recorded by t h e
FBI
16 p r e v i o u s l y , previous t o h i s
t es t imony b e f o r e t h i s
17 grand Jury.
18
Are
t h e r e
any
o t h e r
recorded
s t a t e m e n t s
19 t h a t I i n d i c a te d t o
you
t h a t we
have a v a i l a b l e ?
20
J u s t f o r
t h e r e c o r d s
sake
as well as
f o r y a l l t o
21 know
on t h a t
l st
I should i n d i c a t e
what
e x h i b i t
22 t h e
s t a t e m e n t s a r e on.
So i f
a t
any
t ime
even
23 dur ing your d e l i b e r a t i o n s you want
t o h e a r
t
I
can
24 p l a y
t f o r
you.
25
S h e i l a
and
I t a l k e d
about th e
f a c t t h a t
i f
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you want
t o
l i s t e n
t o a w i t n e s s
s ta tement on
a
d i s c
where
t h e r e a r e m u lt i p le
s t a t e m e n t s probably i f you
3 can
ask us t o go
ahead and cue up can l eave
4
t h e room i f you want
t o
be alone and
t a l k while
i t s
p l a y i n g
t h e r e
i s
a
l o t of
p e o p l e s
s t a t e m e n t s
on
6
t h e r e t h a t d i d n t g e t
played
because they say they
7
d i d n t
know anyth ing o r what have you
8
And
then
but I
w i l l t e l l you
s t a t e m e n t s
9
t h a t I
d id not have
p r e v i o u s l y t h a t I s i n c e
have
10
g o t t e n .
This
i s
t h e
s ta tement
of
which
11 was done i s
a
two and
a
h a l f
hour
s ta tement
t h a t
12
was done t h e
n i g h t
b e f o r e he t e s t i f i e d and
I v e
13
marked
t h a t
as Grand
J u r y
E x h i b i t Number 109
14
This
i s a d i s c t h a t has a s ta tement
of
15 t h a t
was done by t h e
FBI on
16 September 2nd
of 2014
I d i d n t
have
t h a t
17 p r e v i o u s l y
t h a t s Grand
J u r y
E x h i b i t 108
And a
18
recorded
s ta tement
of
t h a t
was done
19
t h e day b e f o r e
she
t e s t i f i e d f o r you guys and t h a t s
20 Grand
J u r y
E x h i b i t 110
21 So
a l l
of t h e s ta te m e nts
t h a t I v e
22
i n d i c a t e d t h a t
you have not heard you
e i t h e r
have
23 t h e t r a n s c r i p t s f o r o r
I
have them
on
d i s c f o r you
24
t o l i s t e n t o
whenever you need
t o a l l
r i g h t .
25 With
t h a t
being
s a i d . Any o t h e r
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s t a t e m e n t s you w ant
t o
l i s t e n to ? You
j u s t
l e t me
know.
3 At
t h i s p o i n t l e t s
go
a h e a d a nd
t a k e
o u r
4
b r e a k
f o r y a l l t o t a k e
a
bathroom
b r e a k i f you w ant
a n d t h e n
r e a s s e m b l e
h e r e an d t h e n we w i l l
go
l o o k
a t
6
t h e
e v i d e n c e i n
th e
room,
1 S
t h a t a l l r i g h t ? An d
7
t h e n you g u y s ca n l e t
u s
know what y o u r
d e c i s i o n
i s
8
a b o u t
s r e p o r t .
9
Recess)
10
S ALIZADEH:
I t
i s
November
2 1 s t ,
1 1
2: 47
p . m.
12 S
WHIRLEY:
An d my
u n d e r s t a n d i n g
i s
13
y o u r e
r e a d y t o g e t
i n s t r u c t i o n
on
t h e law so
t h a t
14
you c an b e g i n y o u r d e l i b e r a t i o n . Y o u v e
a l s o
made a
15 d e c i s i o n
you
a s k e d u s t o
c h e c k
on
th e
r e p o r t ,
16 a u t o p s y r e p o r t
b y I c h e c k e d
on
t I
17 r e p o r t e d
b a c k an d he
s a i d t
was n o t
r e a d y , b u t
he
18 c o u l d
h a v e
t r e a d y
b y noon, wh i c h 1 S
on
t h e e a s t
19 c o a s t
i s
my u n d e r s t a n d i n g ,
by noon
on
Monday. y
20 u n d e r s t a n d i n g
i s
you h a v e a g r e e d
t h a t
you w i l l w a i t
21 f o r
t h a t r e p o r t
b e f o r e
t u r n i n g i n
y o u r
d e c i s i o n ;
i s
2 2
t h a t
c o r r e c t ? Yes. However, you w ant
t o
b e g i n y o u r
23 d e l i b e r a t i o n s now, c o r r e c t ?
2 4
J u r o r s i n d i c a t e
y e s . )
25
S
WHIRLEY:
We
h a v e
p r e p a r e d
t h e law f o r
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you we have p r e p a r e d th e r e l e v a n t s t a t u t e s and
2
Kathi
i s
going t o
grab t h e in dic tm e nt s
they
a r e
3 ready j u s t
need t o b r i n g
them
i n here and
ll
4
pass
t h i s around
have kind of reduced
down
th e
s t a t u t e
6
so t h a t it
i s a p p l i c a b l e
t o
t h i s
case and e a s i e r t o
7
unders tand and r e a d . Of course i f you have any
8 q u e s t i o n s a long th e
way you
can ask
us by knocking
9 on
t h e
door o r r i n g i n g
t h e b e l l . I
guess r l n g l n g
10 t h e
b e l l would
be b e t t e r . And
d e f i n it i o n s t h a t you
11
t h i n k a r e a p p l i c a b l e
t o th e
s t a t u t e s .
12
So
w e r e going
t o
th e
s t a t u t e s and w i l l
13
glve t h e foreperson t h e i n d i c t m e n t s and I w i l l p i c k
14 up t h e
e x t r a s .
15
MS ALIZADEH: So th e i n d i c t m e n t s
t h a t
we
16
have p r e p a r e d t h e r e lS an ind ic tment
f o r
murder l n
17
t h e f i r s t
degree
a
Class
A fe lony and armed
18
c r i m i n a l
a c t i o n
and u n c l a s s i f i e d fe lony t h e r e lS
19 two
c o p l e s .
20 There lS ind ic tment
f o r
murder i n
t h e
21 second
degree
and armed
c r i m i n a l two
c o p l e s .
22 An ind ic tment
f o r
v o l u n t a r y
manslaughter
23 a
Class
B fe lony and armed c r i m i n a l a c t i o n
two
24 c o p l e s .
25 An ind ic tment
f o r
i n v o l u n t a r y
manslaughter
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i n
t h e
f i r s t d e g r e e
an d armed c r i m i n a l
a c t i o n
two
2
c o p l e s .
3 An d
i n v o l u n t a r y
m a n s l a u g h t e r i n
th e
second
4
d e g r e e
an d armed c r i m i n a l
a c t i o n two
c o p i e s .
S WHIRLEY:
The r e l e v a n t s t a t u t e t
6
p r e t t y much l a y s o u t t h e
e l e m e n t s
o f th e
c r i m e s t h a t
7
you h a v e i n d i c t m e n t s
f o r .
I t
a l s o h a s
d e f i n i t i o n s
8 t h a t mi g h t
b e
a p p l i c a b l e t o
th e
c r i m e s t h a t a r e l a i d
9
o u t
i n
th e
s t a t u t e s t h a t
you
a r e
l o o k i n g a t t
lS
10
n o t
a
s t a t u t e
t
i s a n i n d i c t m e n t .
1 1 The s t a n d a r d o f p r o o f i s p ro ba ble c au se
12 we
d i d
c o n f i r m t h a t .
So you
g u y s t h a t i s
w hat you
13
h a v e b e e n
working
w it h p ro ba ble
c a u s e a l l a l o n g
14 S l n c e
you h a v e b e e n
g r a n d j u r o r s
a n d
t h a t d o e s n t
15
c h a n g e . Even t h o u g h t h i s
h a s
b e e n
a
v e r y
l o n g
16 a r d u o u s t a s k g oin g th ro ug h
t h i s e v i d e n c e . Your
17
s t a n d a r d o f p r o o f i s
st ll
p ro ba ble c au se .
Y o u r e
18
n o t h e r e
t o d e t e r m i n e g u i l t o r
n o t
g u i l t y
t
lS
19
p ro ba ble c au se i s t enough
t o go t o
t r i a l .
20
Now
what
makes
t h i s
a
l ttl
b i t
21 d i f f e r e n t i s
t h a t
i f you w i l l l o o k
on p a g e
t h e
2 2
f i r s t p a g e
t
t a l k s
a b o u t a s s a u l t o f
a
law
23
e n f o r c e m e n t o f f i c e r i n
t h e
f i r s t
d e g r e e .
An d
t h a t s
2 4 p a r t o f t h e i n d i c t m e n t
b e c a u s e
th e
o f f i c e r i s
s a Yl n g
25 he was a r r e s t i n g
him
f o r a s s a u l t i n g him. So t h a t s
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w hat you w ould b e c o n s i d e r i n g 1n y o u r d e l i b e r a t i o n
a n d we h a v e p r o v i d e d you w i t h d e f i n i t i o n s o f a s s a u l t
3
1n t h e
f i r s t
d e g r e e
on
th e
second page 1S
a s s a u l t
4 1n
t h e
second d e g r e e
a n d th e
t h i r d
d e g r e e .
An d
t h e n
a l s o
a law
e n f o r c e m e n t
o f f i c e r s
u s e
o f f o r c e
i n
6
making a n
a r r e s t .
An
o f f i c e r
c a n
u s e f o r c e i n
7
making a n a r r e s t g o t
t h a t l a i d
o u t f o r y o u .
8 S
ALIZADEH:
Re a l q u i c k
ca n I
i n t e r r u p t
9
a b o u t s o me t h i n g ?
10
S WHIRLEY: S u r e .
1 1
S
ALIZADEH:
P r e v i o u s l y
1n th e v e r y
12
b e g in n in g o f t h i s
p r o c e s s
I p r i n t e d o u t a
s t a t u t e
13
f o r you
t h a t
was t h e
s t a t u t e i n M i s s o u r i
f o r t h e
14 u s e
o f
f o r c e t o
a f f e c t an
a r r e s t .
15
So i f you
a l l
want
t o g e t t h o s e o u t .
What
16
we h a v e
d i s c o v e r e d
an d we h a v e b e e n
g o in g a lo n g
17
w i t h t h i s d o i n g o u r
r e s e a r c h
i s
t h a t
th e
s t a t u t e
18 i n
t h e
S t a t e
o f
M i s s o u r i d o e s
n o t comply w i t h t h e
19
c a s e l a w.
20 T h i s
d o e s n t
s o u n d p r o b a b l y
u n f a m i l i a r t o
21 you
t h a t
t h e law i s
c o di f i e d i n
a
w r i t t e n
form 1n
2 2 b oo ks a n d
t h e y r e
c a l l e d
s t a t u t e s b u t
c o u r t s
23 i n t e r p r e t
t h o s e
s t a t u t e s .
An d
so th e
s t a t u t e
f o r
2 4 t h e
u s e
o f
f o r c e t o
a f f e c t a n
a r r e s t i n
th e
S t a t e
o f
25
M i s s o u r i d o e s
n o t comply w i t h
M i s s o u r i
Supreme I m
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s o r r y United S t a t e s
Supreme Court
c a s e s .
And
so what
S h e i l a has come up
with
1S
a
3
s ta tement of th e law as
t o
when an
o f f i c e r
can
use
4 force t o
a f f e c t an a r r e s t
t h a t does t r a c k our
Missouri
S t a t u t e
but a l s o
t a k e s i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n
6
what t h e Supreme Court
says okay
7
So th e
s t a t u t e
I gave you i f you want
t o
8 f o l d t h a t 1n
h a l f
j u s t
so
t h a t
you know
d o n t
9 n e c e s s a r i l y
r e l y
on t h a t because t h e r e
i s a
p o r t i o n
10
of
t h a t t h a t d o e s n t
comply
with
th e
law And
then
11 t h e
t h i n g t h a t S h e i l a
i s g i v i n g you
t h a t
s ta tement
12
about
use
of
force t o
a f f e c t an a r r e s t I
d o n t
know
13
i s
t h a t
what you c a l l e d t i s
t h a t
th e t i t l e .
14 MS
WHIRLEY: Law
enforcement
o f f i c e r s
use
15
of force
i n
making an a r r e s t
y e s .
16
MS
ALIZADEH: That does c o r r e c t l y
s t a t e
17
what t h e law i s
on
when an
o f f i c e r
can
use
force and
18
when he can
use deadly force i n
a f f e c t i n g an a r r e s t
19 okay
20 I
d o n t
want you
t o g e t confused
and
d o n t
21 r e l y
on t h a t
copy o r
t h a t p ri n t- o u t
of th e
s t a t u t e
22
t h a t I v e
given you a
long tim e
ago
23
MS
WHIRLEY: Did you have a
ques t ion?
24
GR ND
JUROR: So
w e r e t o
d i s r e g a r d
t h i s .
25
MS
ALIZADEH: I t i s not
e n t i r e l y
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i n c o r r e c t o r i n ac cu ra te b u t
t h e r e
i s
somet hi ng
1n
t h a t s n o t c o r r e c t
19nor e
t o t a l l y .
3 GR ND
JUROR: I t i s
b e c a u s e
o f t h e
4 f e d e r a l ?
MS WHIRLEY: Of a
Supreme C our t
c a s e a nd
6
we must f o l l o w
Supreme C o u r t o f
t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s .
7
I t i s
T ennessee
v . G a r n e r n o t t h a t t h a t m a t t e r s
8
much
t o
you.
9 GR ND
JUROR: The
Supreme C o u r t
f e d e r a l
10 Supreme C o u r t
o v e r r i d e s
M i s s o u r i
s t a t u t e s .
1 1 MS ALIZADEH: As
f a r
a s you n e e d
t o
know
1 2 j u s t d o n t wo r r y
a b o u t t h a t .
MS WHIRLEY:
We
d o n t want
t o
g e t i n t o a
13
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15 s t a t u t e .
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GR ND
JUROR:
MS ALIZADEH:
A ll
r i g h t .
J u s t
d i s r e g a r d
t h a t
17
law c l a s s .
18 T h a t s
t h a t one an d S t h a t a l l you w ant
19 t o
s a y on
t h a t ?
20
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t h a t
o u t .
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MS ALIZADEH:
Yeah
I wanted
t o
p o i n t
MS WHIRLEY:
Use o f
f o r c e an d d e f e n s e
o f
23 a p e r s o n an d w e v e added
u s e
o f f o r c e a nd
i s
2 4 a c t u a l l y
I m
s o r r y we c o n s i d e r
a
s e l f - d e f e n s e
25 i n s t r u c t i o n .
So
t h e
f i r s t
one
i s s e l f - d e f e n s e a s
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r e l a t e s t o t h e i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t you ma y h a v e h e a r d
2
r e g a r d i n g M i c h a e l Brown.
3
The s e c o n d one
1S s e l f - d e f e n s e
a s
it
4
r e l a t e s t o
t h e
law
e n f o r c e m e n t
o f f i c e r . As you
d e l i b e r a t e an d
l o o k e d a t
th e i n d i c t m e n t i f you h a v e
6 q u e s t i o n s a b o u t
d e f i n i t i o n s a g a i n we h a v e p r o v i d e d
7
d e f i n i t i o n s s o
j u s t
r e f e r t o t h a t s h e e t t h a t you
8 h a v e . An d
t h e n
a l s o
p r o b a b l e c a u s e
i s th e
9
s t a n d a r d b u t
K a t h i
s o me th in g s h e a d d e d t h a t you
10
know
I
n e e d
t o
t e l l
you u n l e s s you want t o
do
it
I
1 1
c a n do it
12
13
MS ALIZADEH:
MS WHIRLEY:
No you do it
I s
t h a t
i n o r d e r t o v o t e
14 t r u e
b i l l you
a l s o
must
c o n s i d e r w h e t h e r
you
15 b e l i e v e Dar r en
W i l s o n you f i n d p r o b a b l e
c a u s e
16 t h a t s th e
s t a n d a r d t o
b e l i e v e
t h a t
D a r r e n
Wi l s o n
17
c o mmi t t e d th e o f f e n s e an d t h e o f f e n s e s
a r e
what
i s
18 1n t h e
i n d i c t m e n t a n d you must f i n d p r o b a b l e c a u s e
19
t o
b e l i e v e
t h a t
D a r r e n
Wi l s o n d id n o t
a c t
i n
l a w f u l
20
s e l f - d e f e n s e
an d y o u v e g o t
t h e l a s t
s h e e t t a l k s
21 a b o u t
s e l f - d e f e n s e
an d t a l k s a b o u t o f f i c e r s
u s e
o f
2 2
f o r c e
b e c a u s e t h e n you must
a l s o
h a v e p r o b a b l e
23 c a u s e t o
b e l i e v e
t h a t
D a r r e n
Wi l s o n d id n o t
u s e
2 4
l a w f u l
f o r c e i n
making
an a r r e s t . So you
a r e
25 c o n s i d e r i n g
s e l f - d e f e n s e
an d
u s e
o f f o r c e i n making
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an
a r r e s t .
You have
a l l
t h e
informat ion
you need
i n
3 those
documents
t h a t
we gave you
t o help i n
your
4
d e l i b e r a t i o n . But
again
i f you have
a d d i t i o n a l
q u e s t i o n s w e r e
h e r e
w e r e not
going
anywhere d i d
6
you have something?
7 GR ND
JUROR: No
8 MS
WHIRLEY:
And
t h a t s enough
t o g e t
you
9 s t a r t e d
and h o p e f u l l y t h i s w i l l
c l a r i f y t h i n g s
f o r
10
you
as
you
go
through
th e i n di c tm e n ts .
And
I
t h i n k
11 we have
a l r e a d y t a l k e d
about
y o u l l
decide how you
12
want
t o go through
th e
indic tments
i f you want
t o
13
look
a t
them one
a t
a
t ime but
you must make a
14 d e c i s i o n whether
i s t r u e b i l l o r
no
t r u e b i l l f o r
15
each i n d i c t m e n t .
16 MS
ALIZADEH:
And
as was
brought up a t
17
t h e very beginning of t h i s and what we