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KEY DOCUMENTS
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Dry Cleaning Warrant
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Police confiscated some items the defendant brought in for dry cleaning days after Danielle's disappearance, including a jacket and two comforters
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Defendant's Home
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This warrant gave police the right to search the defendant's home, and seize a number of items including any child pornography
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Computer Warrant
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This search warrant gives authorities the right to search Westerfield's computer, which prosecutors say contained child pornography
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Unseal Order
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The judge allows some documents including search warrants to be released, but rules that certain documents will stay sealed until the conclusion of the trial
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Cell Phone Records
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A Superior Court judge issues a search warrant for cell phone records surrounding the dates of Danielle's disappearance
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Home Phone Records
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A Superior Court judge issues a search warrant for telephone records surrounding the dates of Danielle's disappearance
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| STATE'S FILINGS |
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The Complaint
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This document formally charges David Westerfield with Danielle van Dam's kidnapping and murder as and possessing child pornography
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Inadmissible Hearsay
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Prosecutors ask that testimony regarding an instance where the van Dam children climbed over Westerfield's fence be excluded
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Drug & Alcohol Questioning
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Prosecutors ask that questioning the victim's parents about their drug and alcohol use be limited
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Discovery Motion Response
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In response to the defense's motion for discovery, prosecutors say they've handed over all evidence required of them by law
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Weather Notice
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The state submitted this filing to admit into evidence weather reports for the days following Danielle's disappearance
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Third-Party Culpability
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Prosecutors file a motion regarding the possibility that the defense could point the finger elsewhere
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Jury Viewing Motion
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In this motion, prosecutors ask that the judge allow the jury to view Westerfield's motor home
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Opening Statements Motion
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Predicting that the defense have no witnesses to call, unless Westerfield takes the stand himself, the state asks that the court limits the defense's opening to what they intend to prove during the trial
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Porn Motion
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Calling it prejudicial, the defense seeks to exclude evidence regarding pornography found in Westerfield's home from the trial
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Jury Viewing Response
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The defense objects to the state's request for the jury to view the defendant's motor home on the grounds that the vehicle has been altered beyond recognition
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Third-Party Culpability Response
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Calling the state's Third-Party Culpability "premature," the defense responds by accusing prosecutors of filing the motion to obtain defense strategy
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Compel Discovery Response
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The defense insists that it will play by the rules if it intends to call witnesses
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Opening Statements Response
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Citing a combined 50 years of experience, the defense lawyers oppose the state's motion to limit their opening statement
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Motion for Discovery
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The defense hands the court an itemized list of evidence they want the prosecution to turn over
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Jury Instructions
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Jurors were given these instructions to use in deciding whether to convict Westerfield of kidnapping and murder
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Juror Questionnaire
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Potential jurors had to fill out this 22-page questionnaire in the highly publicized case
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David Westerfield is tried for the murder and kidnapping of the little girl who lived next door, 7-year-old Danielle van Dam.
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Jury Instructions
Jurors were given these instructions to use in deciding whether to convict Westerfield of kidnapping and murder
Police Interview
Westerfield tells police about a whirlwind weekend according to this unofficial transcript of his taped interview
The Complaint
This document formally charges David Westerfield with Danielle van Dam's kidnapping and murder as and possessing child pornography
Porn Motion
Calling it prejudicial, the defense seeks to exclude evidence regarding pornography found in Westerfield's home from the trial
Drug Questioning
Prosecutors ask that questioning the victim's parents about their drug and alcohol use be limited
Computer Warrant
This search warrant gives authorities the right to search Westerfield's computer, which prosecutors say contained child pornography
More Documents
See more documents, including various search warrants, motions and the juror questionnaire
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