MR. FOGLEMAN: We call Glen Massengale. Your Honor, I think we’re going to have a stipulation about this. I want to make sure what exhibits I need to get a stipulation in. (??? on?)
(THE FOLLOWING CONFERENCE WAS HELD AT THE BENCH OUT OF THE HEARING OF THE JURY)
MR. STIDHAM: Your Honor, I don’t want to make a big deal about stipulating to the chain of custody. We just don’t want to require him to call the officer - -
MR. FOGLEMAN: Well, I think for the record we’ll need a stipulation. Well, I’ll just put him on.
MR. CROW: We don’t mind stipulating for the record that there’s no chain of custody problem.
MR. DAVIS: You can do that at the bench.
THE COURT: Yes, if you are stipulating that you waive any objection to the chain of custody, then he might be able to eliminate witnesses if that’s what you want to do.
MR. CROW: Yes, your Honor.
THE COURT: It may be so stipulated.
MR. FOGLEMAN: We call Bryn Ridge.
BRYN RIDGE
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having been previously sworn to speak the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth then further testified as follows:
REDIRECT EXAMINATION
BY MR. FOGLEMAN:
Q: Detective Ridge, you are the same Detective Ridge that has previously testified?
A: Yes, sir.
Q: On June third, 1993, after the defendant gave his confession, were search warrants obtained?
A: Yes, sir.
Q: Did you participate in these searches?
A: Yes, sir, I did.
Q: Among other things obtained, I want to show you State’s Exhibit 90 and 91 and ask you if you can identify those items?
A: (EXAMINING) Yes, sir. I can identify them.
Q: How can you identify them?
A: It has my initials and the date.
Q: Which one is that?
A: Exhibit 91.
Q: And where did you obtain that item?
A: These are the boots worn by Damien Echols. I took ‘em from him at the time of the arrest.
MR. FOGLEMAN: Your Honor, we offer State’s Exhibit 91.
MR. STIDHAM: Your Honor, may we approach the (p. 991) bench?
(THE FOLLOWING CONFERENCE TOOK PLACE AT THE BENCH OUT OF THE HEARING OF THE JURY)
MR. CROW: This was discussed yesterday, I believe. We raised an objection on this - -
MR. STIDHAM: I don’t know whether the Court made a ruling or not. We want to raise it again. We object to any evidence introduced to show that Damien and Jason may - -
MR. CROW: - - The Court may have already ruled on it. We just want it clarified.
THE COURT: Yes, I think I did. I’m allowing the State to produce all the events and circumstances that relates to the crime itself and if that includes evidence of the other two defendants in this case, that is permissible because Misskelley is being tried separately from them anyway.
MR. STIDHAM: We would like to raise our same objection that we made in our motion in limine for the record.
THE COURT: Okay.
(RETURN TO OPEN COURT)
MR. FOGLEMAN: Your Honor, we offer State’s Exhibit 91.
THE COURT: All right. It may be received.
(p. 992)
(STATE’S EXHIBIT 91 IS RECEIVED IN EVIDENCE)
BY MR. FOGLEMAN:
Q: Would you open State’s Exhibit 91?
A: (COMPLIES) You want them brought out?
Q: Yes.
A: (COMPLIES)
Q: Those are the boots that you took from Damien Echols?
A: Yes, sir.
Q: Can you identify State’s Exhibit 90?
A: (EXAMINING) Yes, sir, I can.
Q: How can you identify it?
A: My initials and the date.
Q: Where did you obtain that item?
A: From Damien’s house belonging to Jason Baldwin.
Q: Where did you get them?
A: They were given to me by Detective Lieutenant Sudbury.
MR. FOGLEMAN: We would offer for identification purposes Exhibit 90.
THE COURT: It may be received for identification.
(STATE’S EXHIBIT 90 IS RECEIVED FOR IDENTIFICATION)
BY MR. FOGLEMAN:
Q: I want to show you State’s Exhibit 83 and ask if you can identify that?
(p. 993)
A: (EXAMINING) Yes, sir, I can.
Q: How can you identify that?
A: Again by my initials and the date.
Q: Where did you receive that item?
A: It was seized consequent [sic] of a search warrant executed at the residence of Damien Echols.
Q: Who did you receive it from?
A: It was in his bedroom.
Q: Did somebody else secure it and give it to you?
A: I was in the room when it was actually found and saw it and I believe Kermit Channel actually picked it up and gave it to me.
MR. FOGLEMAN: We offer that for identification purposes at this time, Exhibit 83.
THE COURT: It may be received for identification.
(STATE’S EXHIBIT 83 IS RECEIVED FOR IDENTIFICATION)
BY MR. FOGLEMAN:
Q: Back on the crime scene, I’m not sure that we made this clear but what blood, if any, was found there at the crime scene prior to Michael, Steve and Chris being removed?
A: None.
Q: None?
A: None.
(p. 994)
