Gabriel Johnson #5 2/20/11 -

[Northern Rose]

Tuesday's live events

10:30 am ET - 'Baby Gabriel' trial - Opening statements are expected in the trial of Tammi Smith, who's accused of forgery and custodial interference in the case of missing child Gabriel Johnson.

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/17/tuesdays-live-events-29/

[Northern Rose]

Missing Baby's Father Sentenced to Probation

http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/justice/missing-babys-father-sentenced-to-probation-4-16-2012

[Northern Rose]

Confession from Baby Gabriel's Mom Thrown Out

The confession from Baby Gabriel's mom that she killed the little boy apparently violated her constitutional rights. An Arizona judge ruled that the confession Elizabeth Johnson gave to S.A.P.D. Detective Jesse Salame cannot be admitted during her trial.

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http://www.foxsanantonio.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/vid_9932.shtml

[Northern Rose]

Trial may provide answers in Baby Gabriel search

http://www.local10.com/news/Trial-may-provide-answers-in-Baby-Gabriel-search/-/1717324/10949424/-/y66mv2/-/

[Northern Rose]

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In Session will air the trial live on the truTV network.


http://www.hlntv.com/video/2012/04/16/trial-may-provide-answers-search-baby-gabriel

[MuffyBee]

Thank you for the links and updates Northern Rose.  I hope we can find out what has happened to little Gabriel.

[MuffyBee]

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Statement-by-mom-of-missing-AZ-baby-can-t-be-used-3485719.php
Statement by mom of missing AZ baby can't be used
By Amanda Lee Myers
April 16, 2012

PHOENIX (AP) — Jurors won't get to hear a statement by the mother of a missing Arizona baby in which authorities say she told a police detective that she killed the boy in Texas, a judge ruled Monday.

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Paul McMurdie issued the ruling regarding the upcoming trial of Elizabeth Johnson, 25, saying her constitutional rights were violated when a San Antonio detective interviewed her in a Phoenix jail without her attorneys being there or even knowing about the interview.

"It was inappropriate, and I would go so far as to say an un-American-type of thing to do," Johnson's attorney, Marc Victor, told reporters after the hearing, which Johnson chose not to attend. "This is a real slap in the face of the Constitution and our justice system."
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McMurdie declined a request by the lawyer to dismiss all the charges based on the constitutional violation.

Johnson has pleaded not guilty to child abuse, kidnapping and custodial interference in the case of her missing son, 8-month-old Gabriel.

Investigators said Johnson drove the boy to San Antonio from Tempe in December 2009, stayed about a week then took a bus to Florida without him. She was arrested Dec. 30 in Florida and returned to Arizona.

Gabriel has never been found, and police still don't know if he's dead or alive.
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Johnson has provided conflicting stories about what happened to Gabriel. Police say she texted the boy's father that she killed Gabriel and put his body in a trash bin. She later recanted and said that she gave him to a couple in San Antonio.

Johnson's statement to the boy's father, Logan McQueary, could be used at her trial.

McQueary, who detectives do not suspect in the boy's disappearance, also was in court Monday in a separate case. He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of theft and was sentenced to a year of probation.

Tammi Peters Smith, a north Scottsdale woman who had been seeking to adopt Gabriel from Johnson, is set to be in court Tuesday for opening statements in her trial on charges of felony forgery and conspiracy to commit custodial interference related to Gabriel.
( Follow Amanda Lee Myers on Twitter at https://twitter.com/AmandaLeeAP . )

[Northern Rose]

Openings set in would-be adoptive mom's trial

PHOENIX (AP) - Opening arguments are set to begin Tuesday in the trial of a Scottsdale woman accused forgery and custodial interference in the case of a baby who has been missing for more than two years.

Forty-year-old Tammi Peters Smith has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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http://www.kpho.com/story/17506281/openings-set-in-would-be-adoptive-moms-trial

[Northern Rose]

Judge tosses evidence in 'Baby Gabriel' case

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On Monday, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Paul McMurdie ruled that admissions Johnson made about killing her son to a detective from San Antonio, TX, in a Phoenix jailhouse interview in May of 2010 violated her Sixth Amendment rights because she was questioned without an attorney present. Her attorneys also didn't know the interview was going to take place.

There was also some question as to whether a detective from another state has the legal right to question a suspect about a case in Arizona. The ruling means the statements Johnson made to the detective can never be introduced in court.

Also, Victor said the detective abused his power to convince Johnson that he was working for her and not the state of Arizona.

"She could even testify and say something radically different and they still couldn't use that statement to impeach her," said her attorney, Marc Victor.

Victor said the state can only now rely on physical evidence in the case.

He called the ruling a "big victory" for him and his client.

McMurdie declined Johnson's request to dismiss the case based on the constitutional violation.

McMurdie is allowing Victor to work with the jail about changing the requirements for Johnson during jailhouse interviews. 

Johnson is shackled by her hands, feet and crotch for interviews now.  Victor said he feels the confinement restricts her comfort level during their meetings.

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http://www.kpho.com/story/17459539/mom-of-az-baby-missing-since-09-to-be-in-court

[Northern Rose]

MC Superior Court ‏
Tammi Smith trial: In Session, who is covering the trial live, has transformed the top of a Downtown parking garage into a TV Studio.

MC Superior Court ‏
State v Tammi Smith trial will be broadcasted live on In Session TV.

https://twitter.com/#!/courtpio
Edit-hyperlink MB

[Northern Rose]

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In Session on truTV will air an exclusive interview with Baby Gabriel’s father Tuesday at Noon ET.  Opening statements in Arizona v. Smith are scheduled to begin Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. ET.


http://www.hlntv.com/video/2012/04/16/trial-may-provide-answers-search-baby-gabriel

[Northern Rose]

Watch live

http://www.azfamily.com/live-stream/

or

http://www.onlinetvjunction.com/view/7579/tru-tv-channel-usa-live-online-streaming-free.html

[Northern Rose]

Jackie Damico ‏

#BabyGabriel's father Logan McQueary has just arrived at court in AZ. He's the 1st person to testify in the case against Tammi Smith

https://twitter.com/#!/InSessionJackie

[Northern Rose]

laurie merrill ‏

#BabyGabriel @azcentral The jury in Tammi Smith's trial has already dwindled from 11 to 10. One had a dental emergency

https://twitter.com/#!/laur58

[Northern Rose]

MC Superior Court ‏

State v Tammi Smith Trial: Packed courtroom. National and local media present. Judge Joseph Kreamer reading jury instructions.

https://twitter.com/#!/courtpio

[Northern Rose]

Watch live

http://www.azfamily.com/live-stream/

or

http://www.onlinetvjunction.com/view/7579/tru-tv-channel-usa-live-online-streaming-free.html

Adding another livestream link

http://www.kpho.com/category/224303/kphocom-local-live-streaming

[Northern Rose]

Tammi has two lawyers at her table and was flipping papers like she is on the legal team.  Kinda reminds me of another trial we watched

[Northern Rose]

Chris Williams ‏

Judge told Tammi Smith jury, case expected run through May 17th. Just finishing jury instructions #babygabriel @azcentral @ARIZONA12NEWS

https://twitter.com/#!/chriswnews

[Northern Rose]

Logan and Elizabeth had a fight and Elizabeth took off to her Grannies in Boston with Gabriel without telling Logan

When Logan figured out where Elizbeth and Gabriel were he called her, they borrowed money from Elizabeth's Grampa to fly back to Arizona

While in the airport waiting to fly back, she met Tammi and the conversation about adopting Gabriel took place

Tammi gave Elizabeth her number hoping she would call

From Jun to Dec Elizabeth did not call Tammi and Tammi cried for months

http://www.kpho.com/category/224303/kphocom-local-live-streaming

[Northern Rose]

Defense - Tammi went on NG to find Gabriel and the Govt and Police over reached by making her the victim.  Tammi will go on the stand in her own defense.

http://www.kpho.com/category/224303/kphocom-local-live-streaming