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Appeals court hears challenge to evidence and juror handling in Eddington case
Summary
At oral argument, defense counsel urged the Appeals Court to find insufficient evidence that Gerald Eddington was armed on second entry, to exclude a prejudicial 911 call as an excited utterance, and to rule that a juror exposed to an extraneous incident should have been removed; the panel heard opposing factual and legal arguments and submitted the matter.
The Appeals Court heard oral argument on claims arising from the trial of Gerald Eddington, where defense counsel pressed that the record lacks proof he was armed when he re-entered the home and that a pocketknife should not be treated as a per se dangerous weapon. "Assault once inside," counsel acknowledged as a factual assertion before the court, but added the evidence did not establish the…
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