Day 16: They said the paper would protect me

Janee - Continued
She never really had a phone number for Rodney. She would just call one of his friends, and he would then get a hold of her. She pointed out that even though she was scared, the defense promised to protect her (more on this later). She didn't want her name out there and didn't want Rodney to find out she testified. She never changed her name or do anything to protect herself though. She "moved" away but is back down in this area every day. The talk about "shooting cops in the head" took place with Rodney, Campbell, and herself took place was before Jeff was killed. It was then pointed out that she only meant Rodney the weekend of Oct. 26th. DEFENSE: She didn't like how Lane came across. He invaded her privacy rights. She was scared to testify because of Rodney(this point comes up A LOT). She is afraid Rodney will kill her, her family, and leave her baby alone. Rodney's and her relationship was only sexual. She was told that Rodney and Campbell were cousins by marriage. She found out about the shooting on the news. The confession conversation came in Nov. and Dec. with Rodney, and it happened at Kenny's house. She said Rodney told her "they were sitting in the bucket (crappy car) in front of the house and the officer pulled up behind them". When Rodney confessed he was shaking and crying. She said he had tears in his eyes when he said "he had to do what he had to do". After the shooting Rodney ran through a creek towards Morgan Hill. She can't remember all the fine details of the conversation because it has been so long and she hasn't been able to look at her past testimony. Rodney scares her more then anyone else ever, and that is why she wanted to stay "really" anonymous". She isn't comfortable talking to police because they can't protect her. The only reason she came to court because she was subpoenaed. A truck sideswiped her last year when she was driving a '99 Ford Contour and she suffered a concussion. She never remembered Campbell having a gun. At Kira's apt. when they talked about shooting cops in the head, she had smoked weed and drank some Cognac. She remembered listening to a broadcast in a Social Studies class at SJCC, that said if you have trouble with cops you have to shoot them in the head because they wear bullet-proof vests. That is how the conversation come up at the apt. The night of the shooting, she received a call from Campbell while he was at Tyree's house and he needed a ride. Janee couldn't give him a ride because she didn't have a car, but she would call Edwin (never happened). The defense got her a protective order. She never heard Rodney call himself "Felipe" at Kira's apt. party. Her first meeting with a defense investigator she told him that "Rodney was leaving the party, a cop caught up to him". Later she said Rodney said " I got out of the car, I shot the cop, I had two strikes" and he began to cry. On the night of the shooting Campbell showed up at Kira's apt looking for a place to stay. Campbell wasn't allowed to stay there, and Campbell said he was in trouble and he didn't do it. LANE: You said first Rodney was driving a car and it was pulled over, now you say they were sitting in a car at the end of a cul-de-sac, which is it? Both. (huh? two stories don't work) She said Lane badgered her to tell both stories. Rodney didn't say anything about his mustang. She points out that the police can't protect her but the defense said they could. She is always at her mothers, which has an alarm system, even though she moved away for her safety. Why didn't she ask for witness protection? She said because there is only so much the defense could do. So then at 3 am who would protect you if you live an hour away? She would call the police, but her hubby would protect her. She didn't ask the prosecution for protection because they would just tell her the same thing the defense told her. She then pointed out they are both lawyers, and she thought the protective order was good enough to protect her. The protective order actually has nothing to do with Rodney. There have been no attempts on her life in the past 7 years. She doesn't think Rodney knows she has testified 4-5 times. She then called Lane a "tattle-tale snitch" because he is a DA. The Jury then had some questions read... Any attempts on your life? No. Any harm done to you? No. If you cared for Campbell why didn't you tell Rodney to turn himself in? Because he is a big man, what am i gonna do, I'm just a small girl. That's an ignorant question. What did you overhear Rodney telling Janell? I don't remember. Did Rodney say where they were headed? No, she only remembers that Rodney and Campbell were in the car, and Rodney killed the officer. Why was the mustang there? She didn't know (she told the defense the mustang was there, but when Lane asked she didn't remember it being there). How'd you hit the windshield in your car accident? She sits close to the wheel. Lane: In '06 she told defense investigators that Lane just wanted a conviction, there was no evidence and that Rodney took the 5th, so obviously he killed Jeff. She knows there is no evidence because she reads the articles and watched the news. If the newspapers are wrong they would print a retraction. The DA doesn't have anything but testimony. In '06 she told defense investigators that she had sex with Rodney after he confessed, she said she never said it. The protective order is nothing but paper. She will tell the defense if she will come back on Monday. To protect herself she changed her phone, and moved away, although she is always back in the area.

She will be back on the stand Monday morning at 10am (unless her kids are sick or grandma is in the hospital). Her excuses have already been stated.