Opinion ID: 2637824
Heading Depth: 6
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Search warrants and witness identification

Text: During the course of the day on December 5, 1996, police officers located Maria M. and Laura Z. and, as described above, they each positively identified defendant's picture in the photographic lineups presented to them. On the same day, Detective Aguillon participated in the execution of a search warrant at defendant's residence. Detective Aguillon searched defendant's bedroom and found a can of Fabulous brand cleaning fluid and a bottle of hydrogen peroxide on his closet floor, but found no white T-shirt, white pants, or white baseball cap. About 5:00 p.m. that day, Detectives Carroll and Aguillon then executed a second search warrant by taking defendant to a hospital, for a nurse to collect his blood, hair samples, and additional evidence for a sexual assault kit. During the ride to the hospital, the detectives asked defendant to repeat his explanation of what happened on the night of Sophia's murder. Defendant again described how he had gone to the park to buy crank from Sophia, but then saw two Black girls chasing her, one hitting Sophia with her fists and the other holding a bat. Defendant described Sophia's attackers as being about five feet six or five feet seven inches tall and chunky. Contradicting his previous statement, defendant now said he thought he would be able to identify them.