Opinion ID: 2637042
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Heading: Moncla's testimony

Text: Moncla also testified at the evidentiary hearing. He said he never had direct contact with Staggs. When asked if he was aware of Staggs' letters and meetings with the public defender's office, Moncla said he was made aware of them after the fact. Moncla testified that he knew Richards from the El Dorado Correctional Facility. At the end of his cross-examination, Moncla testified that Swinney was alive when he left. Moncla said he was not sure if the others were gone when he left. He said they still could have been in the house for all he knew. When asked if they were still in the bedroom upstairs, Moncla said, No, they went downstairs.