BP: ‘Painful’ To Sit Thru Brannon Trial

A Berry Picker files this report from the Brannon Trial front lines: “I sat in for about an hour at the trial.  It is painful to sit thru.  Starr Kelso is throwing darts to see what sticks when this should have been done during the preparation process.  At one point, he presented Susan Smith with paper work for her to review and answer to.  It took Judge Hosack some time to figure out what and where Kelso was directing testimony.  Kelso suggested that Susan Smith could go line by line of absentee voters in the spreadsheet he presented, Hosack responded “NO, we will not be doing that.”  Judge Hosack also stated that he has never seen an attorney try to present evidence during trial in this manner.  Judge Hosack stated a few times that he failed to see the relevance and once was confused as to the point of Barry McHugh’s testimony regarding a chain of emails. Starr Kelso has a nervous tick:  He sucks air through the corner of his mouth and teeth.  It is loud and he does this often.  I counted 12 sucks in one minute.  There were other minutes where I lost count.