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Washington Trial Ends Final Arguments At 9 A.M. TodayBv( \MHI\M)M*Rhn.il arguments will begin at 4 a m this morning in Mih Stale District aurt in the capital murder oih.‘ against ( alvm Washington wholus been indicted tor the March. 1986 murder ot Juanita W hite Hx* state took eight davs to present their testimom ui lot behind ckvod doors) against W ashington. thedefense took four hoursAppointed defense attorneys Ken Abies. Kent row and IXuig Henagercalled 2\ law enforcement nersonnel and investigators to testif to the re putatKMi for truth ot the witnessestestif\mg for the stateThey also called Sheila Patel, ern plovee of the C \1 Motel, owned bv her family. to tell the jury that t alv in Washington was mu registered attheir motel the night ol March I.1986Carol 1 ulcher. parole officer tor the state, also testilied tor the detense saying that Sammy J t rawtord. a witness for the state was listed as mBranch Librarycouncil meetingLocated at 901 Elm Street, thecutbacks in the library systemthroughout the city and use by patrons forced the reduction in days and hours of service it was pointedout.Councilman Jay Larsen said he believes part of the reason the library on Elm St. is not used is because of the lack of days and hours it is open.tensive on an evaluation ot parole standards She explained that “miensive meant he had to report to the [virole office at least twice a month (. rawtord testified for the state, saying during bible lessons he was holding in jail. Calvin Washington had confessed to hint that he had burglarized Mrs White's home buthad not killed herC rawtord said they were discussing repentence at the time C rawtord who is in jail for paroleviolation said he requested a visitfrom Truman Simons. Sheritt s Deputy, to tell him what Washington had said, in response toa quest ion from Scott Peterson.Assistant DA.On cross-examination by K Crow. C rawford admitted that some of his cases had been dropped or dismissed.one was for fekvny escape.Assistant DA's Mark Jaynes and Sandy Simpkins took the stand for the state and explained why some of the cases were dropped. Karen Amos. Assistant DA questioned her Ms. Simpkins said the burglary of a building case, which occured in July 1987. was dropped because the evidence did not place him inside the buikling that was burglan/ed and the escape charge connected with the burglary w as dropped, because he didnot get very’ far.Records indicate he had gone three blocks before being found under a pickup truck.A number of the witnessestestified they had lied during the Joe Sidney Williams trial held in Septem her.W llliams co-defendent in the mur der case, was sentenced to life in the penWilliams was brought back to the McLennan County Jail Thursday ona bench warrantWavmond Dotson, Alberta DeCirate. Billy Joe Wilkirson. and Harold Brown, who testified in the Williams trial said they were lying atthe timeOn Tuesdav. testimonv centered around teeth casts taken from Washington. Williams and Wavmond Dotson.James Ebert of Albuquerque. New Mexico, testified concerning forensic photogrametry. which can showimagery of facts that cannot be picked up by the naked eye.Dr Homer Campbell, forensic odontokigist, also from Albuquerque, said “1 excluded Mr. Washington ‘real fast' from the bite mark on Mrs. Whites body, but in my opinion Mr. Williams did makethe mark on the decedant.Asked by Abies if the bite mark was oonsisten with Joe Sidney Williams teeth casts, “1 can't say a bite mark is a dental certainity. the Dr. said shaking his head no.Campbell acknowledged that one and one half years later he received the teeth casts on Dotson.“There is no evidence that connects Calvin Washington with the case, but there is to connect Joe Sidney Williams, Dr. Campbell said. Defendent Calvin Washington,31, did not take the stand during the trial.
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Waco Citizen
Waco, Texas, US
Fri, Dec 11, 1987
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