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(This is being published each Sunday in serial form. For full view of past postings go here. } Dates are important for understanding the true impact of what happened here. Nothing happens in a vacuum. Decisions are made with other factors in mind. In court we hear about something happening. We get a limited picture of what…

The witness most jurors will remember if any seek to look back on the week is Anne Marie Mires. She was the forensic anthropologist of whom some who had not seen her testify questioned her qualifications because, as they said, she’s been fired by the Medical Examiner’s Office. However if you listened to her clear…

As soon as the jury left, I left. There was nothing much in dispute to keep me there. The judge and the lawyers stayed behind. Shelly Murphy of the Globe stayed and tweeted that the prosecutors say have called 46 witnesses and have another 20; they expect to go on another week to ten days….

Not much to write about.  Dr. Kathleen Crowley identified the dentitions of Buck Barrett and John McIntyre. She was an effective witness. Two Southie witnesses, Polecat Moore and Tony Accardo who were drug dealers and former boxers, enforcers came in to testify. How many drug dealers do we have to hear from to figure out…

By next Friday we will see the end of the prosecution case if things go according to plan. That means there will be one major witness left. This is Benji Ditchman. I’m not sure how Carney will handle him. Will he go into his relationship with the two women or will he stay away from…

I must admit I’m a little confused with the defense strategy. You can add that to my confusion over the prosecutions strategy. I talked about the prosecution not having any real plans other than putting in every bit of evidence it had without regard to its necessity or importance in the scheme of its case….