Writing word for word, as best I can, has become increasingly tedious as it becomes more and more apparent why said person is on the stand. I will be as thorough when it is a key witness, but for testimony that is only done to provide foundation for evidence to be admissible I will be much shorter.
Frank Eryavec now teaches Forensic Science, he was a Deputy with Santa Cruz County Sheriffs Department for 29 years. In 2006 he was on patrol in the valley when Asha's body was found. Hildenbrant lead him to the scene of the body, and he kept the crime scene log, documenting everyone in and out, as well as the times. He was also a coroner's investigator for 4 years. He never went down to the body, and only allowed a select few that have already testified to go down to the body. Patrick, Ramsey and Selay all arrived at 6:15 and left at 6:30. He was never around Asha's body after the scene it was found at (which he didn't walk down to). He wasn't present for the autopsy, nor did he ever go near the defendant's truck or his wife's van.
He was on the stand to provide legitimacy to the crime scene log, so that it could be accepted into evidence, and so that the jury would see the man that made it.
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