Opinion ID: 1057584
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Rebuttal Proof

Text: In rebuttal, the State recalled Investigator Tyreece Miller. Miller reiterated that, at the time Defendant gave his statement, Defendant said he had been drinking but was not under the influence of any drugs or alcohol. He said that Defendant walked steadily, was able to answer the questions he asked, and was very coherent. Miller said that Defendant did not appear to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Defendant consented to give a urine sample but initially refused to provide a blood sample because he did not like needles. Following the department's standard operating procedures, Miller wrote down Defendant's statement as he talked and allowed him to review it before he signed it. Asked if Defendant made any additional comments that were not included in his statement, Miller said Defendant told him, Today is Renee's father's birthday. I guess I gave him a hell of a birthday present. According to the driver's license belonging to Mrs. Jordan's father, his date of birth was January 11, 1932. Miller asked Defendant if he could include the birthday present comment in the statement, but Defendant said, I don't want that in there. Defendant also told Miller, [Mrs. Jordan] was in a pool of blood the last time that [he] shot her. On cross-examination, Investigator Miller said that Defendant signed a waiver of his rights at 3:50 p.m. and signed his statement at 5:35 p.m. Defendant eventually gave his consent for a blood sample at 9:50 p.m. Miller acknowledged that a Breathalyzer test was not performed on Defendant and that Defendant told him he was taking medication. Miller said that although the police department had video equipment, he did not have it brought to the Criminal Justice Center to videotape Defendant's interview because it was against departmental policy and not standard operating procedure. Miller said he was not aware of the availability of any video equipment in the booking area of the Criminal Justice Center. Dr. Daryl Matthews, a forensic psychiatrist, testified that he evaluated Defendant on April 24, 2006. Dr. Matthews spent approximately six hours with Defendant, during which he conducted a psychiatric interview and a mental status evaluation. As a result of his examination of Defendant, Dr. Matthews did not find a severe mental disorder and said, I don't believe [Defendant] has ever had a severe mental disorder. Dr. Matthews concluded that Defendant was able at the time of the offense ... to act intentionally and to act with premeditation. He added that Defendant was able to conform his behavior to the requirements of the law. In reaching his determination that Defendant had the capacity to premeditate, Dr. Matthews said he reviewed, among other things, the note Defendant wrote, the recorded messages Defendant left on Mrs. Jordan's cellular telephone, the statements of various witnesses at the scene, and the police reports. The messages Defendant left on Mrs. Jordan's phone included sarcastic comments about her obtaining a restraining order and statements such as: I hope you go to work tomorrow, bitch, `cause you'll be there one day. It may not be tomorrow, but I will catch up with your raggedy ass. Your day is coming and Your ass is gonna pay. Dr. Matthews disagreed with Dr. Wilson that Defendant was dissociated at the time of the shooting, saying that dissociation is very common, mostly pertains to memory, and has nothing to do with intent or premeditation. Among the witness statements Dr. Matthews reviewed was that of Paul Forsythe, which Dr. Matthews recited: The driver of the red truck told the driver of the green car to get out of here. The driver of the green car said, No, you hit me. The driver of the red truck folded the seat forward on the truck and he said, You will. He pulled out a black rifle with a silencer or something on the end of the barrel. He fired at the driver of the green car. Dr. Matthews also recited from the statement of George W. Bond, Sr.: The man with the gun was white. He looked up and saw me and shook his head as if to tell me he didn't want me involved. Dr. Matthews said that Defendant's statement to Sergeant Johnny Briley, Renee fucked me over, Johnny, showed that Defendant recognized Briley and indicated the intactness of his mental capacity. Dr. Matthews read from the statement of Fred die Ellison: When I saw [Defendant], he had a gun and was trying to hide it. I said, `David, what are you doing?' He said, `Just go on.' I said, `What's the matter? He said, `Just go on.' Dr. Matthews said that Defendant's ability to recognize someone he knew at the scene, Fred die Ellison, implied that he had the ability in memory to keep in mind people that he knew, and most importantly ... he had the ability not to ... shoot Mr. Ellison. Dr. Matthews concluded that Defendant was making choices and able to control himself at the time of the shooting.