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How Long Will the Preliminary Hearing Last?
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Blake Neff lays out the hearing's structure: five days total, with Wednesday being a half day. He asks Andrea to estimate when the state will rest and when the defense witnesses will take over. She predicts the state will likely wrap by end of Wednesday or into Thursday, depending on how various witnesses flesh out. The three forensic witnesses the defense plans to call — likely FBI or ATF analysts — should move faster than the investigative witnesses because forensic testimony tends to be more discrete and focused. The state did not object to the defense calling these experts. [1] — Andrea Burkhardt "3 forensic defense witnesses expected: The defense plans to call three forensic experts, likely from the FBI or ATF, which the state did no…" 56:00 Andrea emphasizes that the overall hearing is proceeding more smoothly than one might expect given the complexity of the case.
The defense plans to call three forensic experts, likely from the FBI or ATF, which the state did not object to.
