General Cody Watt
Appearances
SEQUESTERED Podcast
Episode 06: The Evidence Tells the Story
proof that the defendant and the decedent had a sexual relationship. They were dating of some kind, and that needs to be shown. The relationship between the defendant and the decedent is central to the defense's case. So we would like to have the entirety of the text messages submitted to show this relationship. Lastly, the states opened the door.
SEQUESTERED Podcast
Episode 06: The Evidence Tells the Story
They've already had Mr. Hamilton go through the data extraction of how they obtain these messages the same way that we receive them. They've gone through the defendant's Tinder. They've gone through the defendant's iMessages. None of those messages were redacted, even though we talked about relevancy. And so all those came in.
SEQUESTERED Podcast
Episode 06: The Evidence Tells the Story
So I believe the state has opened the door to allowing these text messages to come in. If their argument is relevancy, well, then they shouldn't have introduced the iMessages.
SEQUESTERED Podcast
Episode 06: The Evidence Tells the Story
May I just mention that I don't intend to ask Mr. Hamilton. She told me about this sexual text message. I wanted to do that.