Opinion ID: 196262
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: James Gardella's Testimony.

Text: 28 Gardella, defendant's probation officer in New York, learned from a local assistant district attorney on October 27, 1994, that the defendant had been arrested. Upon receiving the news, Gardella then interviewed Christina Whalen and her two children. Christina Whalen told Gardella that the defendant had kicked her and offered to show him the bruises on her leg. She also told Gardella that she was frightened of defendant, and was afraid of the repercussions of having filed charges against him. Gardella asked Robert whether Archie Whalen had ever threatened him. Robert replied that the defendant had indeed threatened to break every bone in his body. In speaking with Melissa, Gardella learned that the defendant had offered to buy her beer, and that he had told her that he, not her mother, was the only person Melissa should trust. 29