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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, CRIMINAL DIVISION “X” CASE NO: 50-2017-CF-008722-AXXX-MB STATE OF FLORIDA. vs, SHEILA KEEN-WARREN, Defendant J ADDENDUM TO MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION AND MOTION FOR ISSUANCE OF WRITTEN OPINION ON ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT'S SECOND AND THIRD MOTIONS TO COMPEL ‘THE STATE TO PRODUCE BRADY INFORMATION The Defendant, Sheila Keen-Warren, through undersigned counsel, hereby files this addendum to her Motion for Reconsideration and Motion for Issuance of Written Opinion on Order Denying Defendant’s Second and Third Motions to Compel the State to Produce Brady Information. [D.E, No. 863]. This Addendum addresses the following evidence, which mysteriously appeared five years after Ms. Keen-Warren’s arrest and nine days before her trial— the “clown sighting file” Clown s 1ghTiNg’S In further support of this Motion, the Defendant states as follows: I. In her Third Motion to Compel the State to Produce Brady Information, Ms. Keen-Warren moved this Court to order the State to produce this “clown sighting fille.” [D.E. No. 845]. According to the initial lead detective, Detective Bill Williams, this file contains clown sightings and citizen leads from the day of Marlene Warren’s murder, which he placed in a file called the “clown sighting file.” Jd. at | 2. For the past 40 months, dating back to June 26, 2019, the State maintained that it did not have the file, and the current lead detective, Detective Paige McCann, refused to look for this file. Id. at 2. 3. For this reason, Ms. Keen-Warren sought relief from this Court to protect her constitutional rights pursuant to Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963). She asked the Court to order the State to look for evidence that could secure her freedom—nothing more: As of the date of this Motion, the State has failed to produce the clown sighting file. The State has relied on a lead detective who is unwilling to do anything to locate this evidence. This is especially disconcerting because the file contains other leads to this homicide and would necessarily aid Ms. Keen-Warren’s defense. As such, Ms. Keen-Warren moves this Court to enter an Order requiring the State to search for and immediately turn over the clown sighting file Ud. 2-3, 4. On October 11, 2022, at the hearing on Defendant’s motions to compel, the State id-not-dispute-that-the-requested- information” constituted Brady material, —Without-“any evidentiary support, the State told this Court that it did not have the information and materials that the Defendant requested, The State maintained that it did its due diligence. The Defense, on the other hand, provided the Court with transcripts from Detective McCann's depositions where she conceded that she did nothing to locate this file. 5. Nevertheless, following the hearing, the Court issued a written order summarily denying Ms. Keen-Warren’s motion and did not order the State to look for this exculpatory evidence, 6 On October 12, 2022, one day after the hearing, eight days before her trial, 40 months after the initial request, and 60 months after her arrest, the State informed the Defense that it found new evidence: the “clown sighting file.” Exhibit 1, Clown Sighting File. 7. The State admitted that the clown sighting file was located in, of all places, a box at the State Attorney's Office. 8. The State further admitted that this is the same box that contained the other crucial discovery the State produced last month, 4.5 years after Ms. Keen-Warren’s arrest. 9. Specifically, the State found the clown sighting file in the same box where it found the initial lead homicide investigator, Tim Valentine's, case file from 1991. This ease file contained a new witness who calls into question the reliability of the State's witnesses from the costume shop.! 10. ‘The State claimed that it did not see the “clown sighting file” when it initially looked through the box. The State said that the “clown sighting file” may have been mislabeled. To be clear, the folder is labeled “clown sightings.” 11. The 25-page “clown sighting file” contains roughly 40 credible leads, These leads have names, addresses, and phone numbers, Needless to say, this will take the Defense considerable time and resources to investigate. 12. Ideally, this Court would not have to order the State to do its job, but, as the Defense has pointed out time and again, this is not ideal. Ms. Keen-Warren deserves a fair trial. WHEREFORE, the Defendant respectfully files this Addendum and requests that this Honorable Court grant its Motion for Reconsideration. ' The Defense relayed this to the Court when explaining that the State’s repeated discovery violations have made it impossible to effectively prepare for trial, 3 Respectfully submitted, (s/ Greg Rosenfeld és/Amy Morse GREG ROSENFELD, ESQ AMY MORSE, ESQ. Florida Bar No.: 92006 Florida Bar No.: 388475 Law OFFICES OF GREG ROSENFELD, P.A, Morse AND Morst, L.L.C. SISN, Flagler Drive, Suite P-300 2240 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard, Suite 300 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 West Palm Beach, FL 33409 (561) 409-5804 (561) 651-4145 Greg@RosenfeldLegal.com Amy@MorseLegal.com Attorney for Defendant Attorney for Defendant &/ Jesse Ison JESSE W. ISOM, ESQ. Florida Bar No.: 98588 Law OrrIces OF GREG ROSENFELD, P.A. SISN. Flagler Drive, Suite P-300 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 (561) 409-5804 Greg@RosenfeldLegal.com Attomey for Defendant CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE THEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been furnished by e-service to the Office of the State Attorney, Division “MCU,” at FELMCU@sal5.org: Reid Scott, Assistant State Attomey, at RScott@sal5.org: Kristen Grimes, Assistant State Attorney, at KGrimes@sal5.org; and Amy Morse, sq, Attorney for the Defendant, at Amy@morselegal.com, on this 13th day of October, 2022, 4/ Greg Rosenfeld Greg Rosenfeld, Esq, Law OFFICES OF GREG ROSENFELD, P.A. 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