Re: Trial fires for Cheryl; I need your advice

[Haytham <haytham@puckettfaraj.com>]

I'll see you there at 5:30. 

Haytham Faraj 
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On May 4, 2011, at 2:54 PM, "Marjorie Russell" <russellm@cooley.edu> wrote:

> Brighton is just west of 23 off of 96w
> If you take e Grand River exit off 96 for Brighton and then turn left
> Go through the 'strip' part of town to downtown
> There is a place called the Brighton Bar and Grill
> 400 w main Brighton 
> 5:30?
> 
>>>> Haytham Faraj <haytham@puckettfaraj.com> 05/04/11 1:39 PM >>>
> Meeting in the middle sounds good. Just not sure where that is and what
> there is there.  I was going to recommend Livonia or Canton whichever is
> closer to you.  Brighton is fine but I don't know the area so I can't
> recommend a place.
> 
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> From: Marjorie Russell [mailto:russellm@cooley.edu] 
> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 12:54 PM
> To: Haytham Faraj
> Subject: RE: Trial fires for Cheryl; I need your advice
> 
> 
> 
> I'll come from home - Mason - southern Ingham county near Jackson
> 
> are you going to be in Detroit?
> 
> want to meet in the middle somewhere?
> 
> Brighton maybe?
> 
> really just name it I'll show up
> 
>>>> Haytham Faraj <haytham@puckettfaraj.com> 5/3/2011 2:10 PM >>>
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> Where will you be on Thursday around 5:30?  
> 
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> From: Marjorie Russell [mailto:russellm@cooley.edu] 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 11:13 AM
> To: Haytham Faraj
> Subject: RE: Trial fires for Cheryl; I need your advice
> 
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> 
> name the time and place
> 
>>>> Haytham Faraj <haytham@puckettfaraj.com> 5/3/2011 9:54 AM >>>
> How about drinks on Thursday?  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marjorie Russell [mailto:russellm@cooley.edu] 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 9:31 AM
> To: haytham@puckettfaraj.com
> Subject: Re: Trial fires for Cheryl; I need your advice
> 
> I loved your cross of the interrogator!
> I have printed it and will be sharing with my class - and of course using it
> myself.
> you are so good, and also so brave
> 
> I have class tomorrow morning in Lansing, and a phone conference sometime in
> the afternoon.
> Saturday morning I am doing a training for CDAM staff in Novi.
> 
> Otherwise, my schedule is completely flexible.
> Name day, time and place, and I will be there.
> I think drinks at the end of the day sounds lovely
> but that would be me being selfish of a relaxed visit with you
> 
> Love
> M
> 
>>>> Haytham Faraj <haytham@puckettfaraj.com> 05/03/11 9:19 AM >>>
> Thank you for sharing this story.  I love reading stuff like this. I need to
> sit with you this week if you're free, either lunch or a drink depending on
> your time.  I want to put together a sentencing case for my false statement
> client that keeps him out of jail.  There is a beautiful story to tell. This
> is the same case that you helped me win and we worked together last year at
> Cooley.
> 
> 
> 
> From: John Coyle [mailto:jc@coylelaw.com] 
> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 7:07 PM
> To: suzie@suzannemindlin.net; alumni@triallawyerscollege.com;
> trialwarriorsforjustice@yahoogroups.com; Marjorie Russell
> Subject: RE: [TLC] Trial fires for Cheryl Carpenter
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> Cheryl is the real deal!!  Fires blazing in OKC    j w coyle
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>  _____  
> 
> From: Suzie Mindlin [mailto:suzie@suzannemindlin.net] 
> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 5:17 PM
> To: alumni@triallawyerscollege.com; trialwarriorsforjustice@yahoogroups.com;
> Marjorie Russell
> Subject: Re: [TLC] Trial fires for Cheryl Carpenter
> 
> 
> Go Cheryl! Thanks for posting, Marj. 
> 
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> 
> Date: Monday, May 2, 2011, 2:22 PM
> 
> Cheryl Carpenter began a retrial on a hung-jury case today.
> Renaldo is charged with criminal sexual conduct, and the defense is false
> accusation.
> When we started working TLC methods on this case, Cheryl was feeling pretty
> low.
> 'Older' [20s] man accused of raping a teenage girl he met online.
> Plus he has a baby mama and was looking at other girls . . .
> Ugh.
> But of course, the more we learned the rest of the story, the more we bonded
> with Renaldo and wanted to help him.
> He was stupid but not criminal.
> 
> D'Asia got caught up in a fantasy of a relationship with this "older man"
> [after having friends post profiles of her on Crushspot and Facebook that
> said she was 20 and 18]
> when he met her, he could tell after a few minutes she was too young and not
> what she said
> he was kind of clueless and an idiot so he drove around and ran some errands
> as a safe way of spending time with her
> [rather than dissing her on the spot]
> went to the phone store [left her in the car for 1/2 and hour or more]
> and ran over to his house to pick up his gym bag [she came in to use the
> bathroom]
> 
> but when she realized he was treating her like a pesky little sister and not
> a date, she turned on him
> couple that with an ultra-religious repressive mom
> "I gave her a sermon before I questioned her about what she was doing"
> "I told her if she didn't tell the truth I would take her to the hospital so
> they could tell me if she was running around having sex"
> and a claim of sexual assault followed in short order
> 
> The judge in this case is very restrictive on voir dire
> Nonetheless, Cheryl was able to get the jury sharing stories,
> but after she had spent all her peremptories
> an empty seat was filled with a woman they were sure was awful for them
> but there was nothing they could do!
> suddenly, this woman raised her hand out of the blue
> - without a question being addressed to her -
> and caused herself off
> "I'm not the right person for this case - I can't be fair to the defendant"
> 2 more did the same!
> 3 cause dismissals in her favor . . .
> the warrior magic was working
> 
> Top that off with the judge calling both lawyers to the bench after opening
> statements
> and harshly informing the prosecutor that
> if the accused is acquitted
> HE INTENDS TO ISSUE PERJURY CHARGES AGAINST THE COMPLAINANT!
> this is after OPENINGS only!
> GO CHERYL!!!!!!!
> 
> Did the prosecutor go woodshed her witness?
> Consider dismissing?
> Make an offer?
> NO! She pouted that her witness would now be "chilled" LOL
> 
> Cheryl reports that cross of the officer in charge and the complainant and
> her mom went very well
> all soft cross
> all gave great admissions - cop admitted he said that he doubted this case
> because there weren't enough details
> Renaldo's mom was an excellent witness about the room where D'Asisa claims
> things happened
> [basically a 'junk' room in the basement, where there is no room for the bed
> D'Asia claims was there . . . .]
> she took them to the scene with Cheryl's help.
> 
> So not much left to do tomorrow, but please burn the fires to keep the good
> energy running for Renaldo.
> It is his second time through this hell, and we want to send him home!
> 
> Go Cheryl, we want to hear that 2 word verdict!
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