At this trial, every witness seemed to be under suspicion from one side or the other. Every story was subject…
The controversy surrounding Jim Robinson would not die. Phil Weidner wouldn’t let it. Instead, he called him in as a so-called…
John Peel’s defense predictably countered that testimony pointing to a stocky, dark-complexioned Native man raised questions about a core prosecution…
Allegations of witness manipulation aside, there was one witness the State presumably hadn’t manipulated. He was the first witness for…
Phil Weidner was definitive when it came to judging the state of the prosecution’s case at this psychic and procedural…
May it please the Court, the State rests. With this traditional invocation, the State of Alaska tossed its cards on the…
With Jim Robinson’s startling new revelations, defense attorney Weidner faced a dilemma. His instincts told him to move in for…
The third “surprise” witness-to-be was Jim Robinson, the owner of Craig Auto. It was Robinson who was shooting the shit…
A month after the Richard Olmstead disaster, Mary Anne Henry attempted a second run at John Peel. This time, she…
Every prosecutor wishes for emphatic proof. They want someone who can point to the defendant and say, “That’s the man.”…