Jul 26, 2026 · 1 hr 23 min · 11 segments
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I sent one of our team members to go to the courthouse and cover the, uh, hearing in person.
You may have heard about it a little bit on social media, and don't worry if you did.
But d- I really just wanted to have her go to have a sense, too, of what it was like in the courtroom, the emotion, the things that you can't simply get from the recaps.
What was David's demeanor? Was he emotionless? How was he responding when certain exhibits were shown? Um, what, what, what was the vibe l- and the energy like in the courtroom? And just everything that you can't really get a sense for unless you're inside the courtroom.
Now, for those of you who are unfamiliar with the difference with a preliminary hearing and a trial, let me just break it down a little bit.
A prelim is basically where the state presents their evidence to say there is certainly more than enough evidence to take this forward to trial.
Then the judge is the one who ultimately decides yes or no, there's enough evidence, let's move this forward to trial, or no, I don't believe you've made your case.
In my opinion, not only based on the prosecutor's brief that was outlined back in April, which also included all the Santa Barbara trips and everything else that people have been talking about, a little more in depth through the preliminary hearing.
But, um, based on what they presented in the prosecutor's brief in April, I already was of the opinion that there was more than enough evidence.
However, it does get a little bit complicated because during these preliminary hearings, it's the defense's job, just like it is during a trial, to poke holes, to cast doubt, to question the integrity of the investigation.
I, I, I believe, again, that there is more than enough overwhelming evidence that will prove that there is plenty o- of information and evidence to go to trial.
So if you've been following this case, then you know that we have been waiting for this preliminary hearing for months.
And again, let me just tell you, these last several days have been packed with not only some new evidence, th- but very disturbing testimony, details about evidence that we've already heard about, but disturbing details that tie within it and, like, layer on top of it, and really some bombshell claims from both the prosecution and the defense.
I sent one of our team members to go to the courthouse and cover the, uh, hearing in person.
You may have heard about it a little bit on social media, and don't worry if you did.
But d- I really just wanted to have her go to have a sense, too, of what it was like in the courtroom, the emotion, the things that you can't simply get from the recaps.
What was David's demeanor? Was he emotionless? How was he responding when certain exhibits were shown? Um, what, what, what was the vibe l- and the energy like in the courtroom? And just everything that you can't really get a sense for unless you're inside the courtroom.
Now, for those of you who are unfamiliar with the difference with a preliminary hearing and a trial, let me just break it down a little bit.
A prelim is basically where the state presents their evidence to say there is certainly more than enough evidence to take this forward to trial.
Then the judge is the one who ultimately decides yes or no, there's enough evidence, let's move this forward to trial, or no, I don't believe you've made your case.
In my opinion, not only based on the prosecutor's brief that was outlined back in April, which also included all the Santa Barbara trips and everything else that people have been talking about, a little more in depth through the preliminary hearing.
But, um, based on what they presented in the prosecutor's brief in April, I already was of the opinion that there was more than enough evidence.
However, it does get a little bit complicated because during these preliminary hearings, it's the defense's job, just like it is during a trial, to poke holes, to cast doubt, to question the integrity of the investigation.
I, I, I believe, again, that there is more than enough overwhelming evidence that will prove that there is plenty o- of information and evidence to go to trial.
So if you've been following this case, then you know that we have been waiting for this preliminary hearing for months.
And again, let me just tell you, these last several days have been packed with not only some new evidence, th- but very disturbing testimony, details about evidence that we've already heard about, but disturbing details that tie within it and, like, layer on top of it, and really some bombshell claims from both the prosecution and the defense.
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