Robinson’s defence crew, led by lawyer Kathy Nester, has sought to exclude a lot of the proof and argued to have the dying penalty taken off the desk.
Nester spent a lot of Tuesday aiming to discredit key items of proof being displayed by prosecutors.
Underneath questioning from Nester on Tuesday, Hull acknowledged that no less than one different weapon had been discovered on campus on the day of the taking pictures.
Hull additionally mentioned no shell casings have been found on the rooftop close to a suspected “sniper pad” – an impression in gravel found by one other officer which appeared to point the place a shooter was mendacity down with a direct line of sight to the place Kirk had been talking.
Nester additionally informed the court docket some witnesses had described a distinct suspect on the rooftop, whereas a number of others interviewed by police had claimed a bald man had been driving the car alleged to be Robinson’s in safety footage proven on Monday.
Robinson’s defence crew objected repeatedly to proof and testimony throughout the first two days of the preliminary listening to.
They argued that footage had been edited, and identified that those that had initially filmed the footage weren’t on the stand and never in a position to be questioned.
Their repeated objections, calling into query key items of proof, have helped make clear their potential defence technique, which has remained a thriller since Robinson’s arrest.
Following Hull’s testimony, the prosecution known as Jennifer Faumuina, a sergeant with the state bureau of investigation, who testified about how investigators processed DNA discovered on a screwdriver, rifle and towel recovered after the taking pictures.
Prosecutors then launched an FBI report which discovered that the DNA matched Robinson, in addition to his roommate and romantic companion, Lance Twiggs, who has co-operated with police.
The defence additionally known as its first witness, FBI forensic analyst Amanda Bakker, who signed the DNA report – questioning her at size about protocol and the potential for interpretation or error in testing.
After the listening to – which is because of finish on Friday – Decide Graf won’t make a willpower of guilt or innocence, however will weigh whether or not the prosecution has introduced sturdy sufficient proof for the case to proceed to trial.
The listening to virtually resembles a trial however prosecutors have a low bar to fulfill, as they simply must reveal there are affordable grounds that Robinson must be tried earlier than a jury.
At a typical US trial, prosecutors must show a guilt “past an affordable doubt”.