The defense spent most of its effort Thursday trying to obtain access to the cell phone.
"The defendant needs access to this phone immediately," Osborn said, saying key data might be lost if its battery is not charged or the phone is mishandled.
"We want to see who she was talking to that day," Osborn said.
Osborn said team members found the phone, along with the woman's purse, outside the house the day after she alleges she was raped. The team members turned the items over to police, he added.
The phone service was canceled the day after the woman says she was raped, he said.
The judge told the attorneys to work out the specifics of giving the defense access to the phone and records, adding he would draft his own order if they could not agree. He added that he will review any information retrieved from the phone to protect the privacy of people not related to the case. http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/05/18/duke.rape/index.htmlThe phone was provided to her by the Escort Service but it has to make one wonder WHO'S phone numbers were on there - public officials maybe ?????
Bloggers are also suggesting it might be time for the Federal government to step in and investigate possible Civil Rights violations
http://www.standyourground.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9128&start=1005