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Defense attorneys are still waiting for a forensic report in the case of Pembroke triple-murder suspect Christian “Kit” Martin.
A laptop computer that an investigator used to obtain cell phone evidence was reportedly corrupted and sent to the FBI Crime Lab in Quantico, Virginia. The full report concerning the computer is expected to be finished by the end of the business day on Friday.
Tom Griffiths, one of three attorneys for Martin, said the report should have been completed sooner.
Additionally, Griffiths requested an evidentiary hearing for a shell casing found at the South Main Street home, where Calvin Phillips was found dead. Griffiths said he believes the manner in which the shell casing was found shows a hole in the evidence chain of custody.
With the triple-murder trial of Christian “Kit” Martin a month away, defense attorneys are still waiting for evidentiary reports from prosecutors and police.
Defense attorney Tom Griffiths told Chief Circuit Judge John Atkins during Thursday’s court appearance they were made aware of a box of items that has not been inventoried by the police.
click to download audioGriffiths also said a laptop computer that was used by an investigator to obtain cell phone evidence was corrupted. That computer has since been sent to the FBI Crime Lab in Quantico, Virginia, and the defense has been assured a report will be made available by next week.