THE RANDY KRAFT TRIAL : WEEK FOUR
Randy Steven Kraft, charged with murdering 16 men, is on trial in Orange County Superior Court in what some legal experts say will be the biggest and costliest case in California history.
LAST WEEK: The prosecution presented physical evidence of four murders, such as pictures of victims both at the death scenes and later at the morgue. Experts also testified about the states of the bodies. While the defense objected to many of the photos, the judge permitted most of them.
THE DEFENSE: ‘These pictures are more prejudicial than probative. ‘ James G. Merwin , Kraft attorney
THE PROSECUTION: ‘Judge, I know some of these pictures are pretty gruesome, but we believe they are relevant. ‘ Deputy Dist. Atty. Bryan F. Brown
NUMBER OF WITNESSES
This Week: 22.
To Date: 82.
ITEMS LOGGED AS POSSIBLE EVIDENCE
This week: 152.
To Date: 799.
THIS WEEK: The Kraft trial will be closed this week, partly because of scheduling conflicts with the prosecution’s next expert witnesses.
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