Mohave County Chief Deputy Attorney Jayce Zack said Friday that his investigation was continuing. Peasley has maintained that he simply made a mistake in asking Tucson police detective Joe Godoy a series of questions that forced the 18-year police veteran to answer untruthfully. That error occurred because he forgot about information in some of Godoy's reports, he said. Nichols said the misconduct was not a simple error and that Peasley should have known from 2 previous trials and other hearings that the testimony was inaccurate. Peasley will prosecute Minnitt's 4th trial, which starts today with jury selection in Nichols' courtroom.
Few facts appear new in the case.
Police found Fong's fingerprints on a food stamp next to Gee's body and on 2 plastic produce bags. Fong had worked at the market on Tucson's southside. The testimony in question in Minnitt's third trial revolved around when Detective Godoy 1st became aware of McCrimmon, Minnitt and Fong as possible suspects Godoy testified he did not know about the 3 men until informant Keith Woods gave him their names. Woods told police that McCrimmon and Minnitt both bragged to him that they committed the El Grande robbery with Fong. But police reports indicate Godoy interviewed Minnitt and McCrimmon in the El Grande slayings 6 days before talking to Woods.