December 8 to 15, 1999
Judge: William Quarles, Associate Judge for Baltimore City Circuit Court
Adnan’s first trial was delayed for a few months, but eventually started on 8th December 1999. He had chosen a jury trial. It ended prematurely when Judge Quarles declared a mistrial.
| Date/ full file | Details / links to extract files |
|---|---|
| Day 1 Wed, Dec 8 1999 | Trial Starts The trial transcript for this day is not available. From the discussions the following day we do know it was the first day of the trial and included jury selection (voir dire) as well as discussions, and probably agreements, about items which might later be introduced into evidence. |
| Day 2 Thu, Dec 9 1999 | Preliminary discussions – p3 Defendant enters courtroom – p7 Voir dire – Jury Selection – p9 Jury sworn in – p130 Judge Quarles’ introduction – p131 Prosecution opening statement – Urick – p133 Defence opening statement – Gutierrez – p138 |
| Day 3 Fri, Dec 10 1999 | State’s case begins Young Lee – Hae’s brother – p4 Nisha – Adnan’s romantic interest – p25 Officer Scott Adcock – County PD officer who responded to initial call on January 13 – p37 Sergeant Kevin Forrester – BPD homicide sergeant – p56 Salvatore Bianca – BPD Trace Analysis Unit tech – p71 Romano Thomas – BPD Mobile Crime Lab tech – p103 |
| Day 4 Mon, Dec 13 1999 | Proceedings open – p155 Emmanuel Obot – BPD Mobile Crime Lab tech – p155 Detective Sgt Joseph O’Shea – County PD detective sergeant – p160 Ms Inez Butler-Hendrix – Athletic trainer / teacher at Woodlawn High – p175 Donald C – Hae’s boyfriend in January 1999 – p195 Ms L Woodley – Deputy headteacher at Woodlawn High – p212 S Watts – School nurse at Woodlawn High – p225 Sharon Talmadge – BPD Latent Prints (fingerprints) Lab tech – p250 Krista M – Friend of Adnan and Hae at Woodlawn High – p284 Deborah W (Debbie) – Friend of Adnan and Hae at Woodlawn High – p322 |
| Day 5 Tue, Dec 14 1999 | Ms H Schab – Hae’s French teacher at Woodlawn High – p6 Margarita Korell – Medical examiner (performed autopsy) – p21 Melissa Stangroom– MD State Police forensic chemist (DNA and other testing) – p69 Yasar A – Friend of Adnan – p97 Cathy (Kristi V) – Friend of Jenn P – p123 Jay Wilds pt a– p183 |
| Day 6 Wed, Dec 15 1999 | Jay Wilds part b – p4 William Rodriguez – Naval forensic anthropologist (disinterment of body) – p229 Dr Rodriguez excused – p250 Mistrial Declared Motion for mistrial granted – p 255 Proceedings close – p256 |
On the sixth day, Judge Quarles and Gutierrez had a disagreement and, despite the white noise machine, members of audience and crucially the jury overheard (p220). This led to Quarles declaring a mistrial.
“However, I do have a note from Altemate Number 4, ‘In view of that fact that you’ve determined that Ms. Gutierrez is a liar, will she be removed? Will we start over?’
Your motion for mistrial is granted” – Judge Quarles
