Rose speaks

Prosecution Witness:

#15 Adriano De Souza (Spector’s alternate driver on February 2nd, 2003; under redirect).

Accredited press in the courtroom: Harriet Ryan of the Los Angeles Times.

…Here is what happened in the Spector trial on Thursday before the holiday break.

When Spector walked down the hallway towards 106, there was someone noticeably absent. It was Rachelle. Now, I did not attend every day of the first trial, but I have to say I believe this is the first time I’ve been to court on this case and she has not been here. Later, someone tells me they think they heard Spector talking to his counsel that she wasn’t feeling well.

Truc is wearing a beautiful gray pant suit. The jacket has a fitted waist and a pronounced flair over the hips. I can’t say it enough. She’s got a great wardrobe. Spector is wearing a black and white kerchief in his jacket pocket; black suit, white shirt. At the moment, his hands are not shaking.

Adriano De Souza is wearing a light blue shirt and a green tie. For now, there is no press in the room. Only me, Jon and San Diego Linda. This makes two days in a row that Linda has taken the two hour train ride to court. She really wanted to see as much of De Souza’s testimony as possible, so this is true dedication.

9:37 am: Cross examination of De Souza continues by Weinberg.

Weinberg states he wants to clarify De Souza’s testimony of his interaction with Spector. Unfortunately, I’m not sure from my notes if Weinberg is verifying prior testimony or if he’s asking new questions. [Yes, I saw the door open ... And at that time, you saw the gun?]

DW: You just stood there when you saw the gun?

ADS: Yes.

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http://sprocket-trials.blogspot.com/2008/11/phil-spector-retrial-day-ten-of.html.

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