Opinion ID: 2637042
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 7

Heading: Robertson's testimony

Text: Robertson also testified at the evidentiary hearing. According to Robertson, he and Staggs spent about 3 weeks together at the Sumner County jail. Robertson said that when he was in the infirmary at El Dorado, Staggs came to him and asked him about Moncla's case. Robertson told Staggs that he had found his friend's body and that Moncla supposedly killed her. Contrary to Staggs' testimony, Robertson testified that he had all kind of problems with Staggs at the Sumner County jail. The two men got in to words one day, and the guards moved Robertson across the hall from Staggs. When Staggs was in the cell across the hall he would spit and throw things into Robertson's food tray. Robertson said Staggs did everything he could to irritate Robertson. All of this happened before Staggs became Robertson's wheelchair attendant. When asked if he knew Richards, Robertson replied, Not really. He denied telling Richards anything about Swinney's murder. He also denied having a trust relationship with Staggs and knowing Moncla at the time of the murder. When asked if he had ever seen Moncla or met him before, Robertson said, I think one time at the bar. I don't know for sure. At El Dorado, he saw Moncla pass by. After that, Robertson started getting threats and everybody was saying [Robertson] was a snitch. According to Robertson, Moncla allegedly showed paperwork to inmates that said Robertson was a snitch. Robertson found out through a detective that Staggs and Richards claimed he had confessed the murder to them. After hearing arguments and considering the testimony, affidavits, and trial evidence, the district court denied Moncla's motion for a new trial. The district court found that the evidence involved here is not material enough that would raise a reasonable possibility of a different finding at another trial.