Blogcritics: Comments on Bryant prosecutors attack DNA evidence

Comment by Mac Diva

Sat, 4 Sep 2004 16:52:13 EDT

Yes, the prosecution's last gasp was an act of desperation. They must have known that despite whatever sway they had over the judge, he was not going to throw out DNA evidence. So, the criminal case against Kobe Bryant has been dropped, before a ruling on the motion. There is an interesting article about the aftermath in the NYT. I'll have more to say in a blog entry later.

Comment by Mac Diva

Sun, 29 Aug 2004 16:27:56 EDT

I don't know whether the victim has acknowledged the alleged second man or not. That would be privileged information. But, under the Rules of Evidence it has to be divulged to the defense. They know. The worst thing that could happen for her is to have the second man testify that he had sex with her in that time period. He can be subpoenaed, if necessary. So, even this lame brained effort to exclude the DNA evidence could backfire. The case is looking more and more bleak for the prosecution. If someone was not trying to make a reputation based on it, it would be dropped. Does this all mean the victim was not raped? No. Only Bryant and she no for sure. It does mean she is unlikely to win in the resolution of the dispute.

Comment by bhw

Sun, 29 Aug 2004 07:41:53 EDT

MD, I'm not up on all the details of this story. Did the accuser ever admit to having sex with anyone else, or is it the DNA evidence, which now we may find has been contaminated, that caused the defense team to allege that she had sex with another man shortly after being in Bryant's room? Was the second DNA sample tested against any of the woman's friends, including the other hotel employee who has corroborated her story that she was upset after leaving Bryant's room?