Opinion ID: 1657407
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Heading: Bernard's Statements

Text: The state also called witnesses to testify to incriminating statements made by Bernard. Monta Davis, who is both Robert Williams' cousin and related to Phillips, testified that he had been a member of another gang, but had hung out with members of the Bogus Boyz. Davis testified that in February 1998, while he and Bernard were in the workhouse, Bernard admitted to him he was involved in Phillips' death  that him and one of his friends had got into a shoot out with Scott while Bernard drove his mother's car. Davis testified that Bernard told him that Scott had been the intended target, but that a friend named Jamoke Jackson had told Bernard that a little boy had been killed instead. According to Davis, Bernard also told him that he had been shooting a 9-mm high point gun and his friend was using a gray 9-mm Smith & Wesson. After the shooting, Bernard and his friend went to Allen's house in North Minneapolis and then to Peavey Park in South Minneapolis. Detective Charles Kelly likewise testified that in his interview with Davis, Davis had told him of Bernard's statements about the shooting. Kelly also stated that he had no independent verification of the content of conversations between Davis and Bernard nor any proof that they took place.