Opinion ID: 1940967
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Defense Fact Witnesses

Text: Lillie Resper, appellant's neighbor, testified that she accompanied appellant to the Pay-Less shoe store on January 5, 2000, where appellant purchased two pairs of tennis shoes. Shervonne Walker, a foster parent for Aaron, Lakeisha, and Tiffany O'Brien during the six weeks after Brianna's death, testified that Aaron was horrified and very upset, and that he cried when he saw the news coverage indicating that his mother might be a suspect. She also said that Aaron got in a fight at school with children who teased him about his mother. Ralik Turner, a social worker assigned to work with appellant, testified that he stopped by appellant's home on January 5 but that appellant was not at home; Charissie Blackmond, however, was there, along with approximately ten children, who all appeared to be under the age of ten or eleven. The children were running around [and] playing all over the place, and Ms. Blackmond was not doing a lot of caretaking.