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WENDYJ.CLARK,Individually,andasAdministratrixoftheEstateof
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DAVIDR.CLARK,Deceased,CHRISTOPHERT.CLARK,andJASONA.CLARK,
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9WILLIAMBLAKE,JR.,10Defendant.
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OnondagaCountyCriminalCourtBldg.12505SouthStateStreetSyracuse,NewYork1320213December12,201114B
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15HONORABLEBRIANF.DEJOSEPH,16Justice
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VANDYKE,LLP19AttorneysforthePlaintiffs214NorthStateStreet20Syracuse,NewYorkBY:M.JOANNEVANDYKE,ESQ.2122WILLIAMBLAKE,Prose232425
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Clarkv.BlakeTHECOURT:Mr.Blake,youindicatedyourdesiretotestify?THEDEFENDANT:Yeah.THECOURT:We'lltakeyourtestimonyrightfromcounseltable.THEDEFENDANT:Allright.BLA
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THECOURT:Goahead,Mr.Blake,youmaytestify.THEDEFENDANT:Allright.WhatIwanttotestifytoisIjustwanttotestifytowhathappenedandwhyithappenedsothecourtknows,soMrs.ClarkcanknowbecausereallyIdon'tthinkit'severbeen--Iknowit'sneverbeensaidpublicly.Iknowduringthetrial,themurdertrialandtheattempttoescapetrial,DeputyMeleskitestified,buthedidn'treallytestifyregardingwhatreallyhappenedand,ofcourse,hecouldn'ttestifywhyithappened.Onlyonepersoncandothat.Me.I'mgoingtotell--I'mgoingtodothattoday.Thisiswhathappened.Thisiswhy.Iwenttocourtthatdayonarobbery.hadarobberycase.AndthisisFebruary10th,
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IhadaRobberyOneonmeforstickingupadrugdealer.AtthetimeIwasacocaineaddict.Iwasalongtimedruguser,and,urn,IhadbeenarrestedonFebruary6thforthatrobberyandIgotintheDewittRanchHotel.Igotarrestedwithapistolandsomedrugsatthemotel.That'swhatIwasbeingarraignedforinDewittcourtthatday,thedrugcharges.Anyway,attheendof--whenIwenttocourtwithtwootherprisoners,theywerehandcuffedtome.FirstIwashandcuffedtoakidnamedScott,awhiteguy,andIwashandcuffedonhisleft-handside,somyrighthandwascuffedtohim,andablackcodefendantofmine,hewasarrestedwithmeatthemotel,JJ,JohnnyJohnson,washandcuffedontheotherside.Whenwewentintothecourthandcuffedtogether,allthreeofus,wesatdowninchairsnearthefrontofthecourt,andtheywereun-cuffingusfromeachotherandcuffingusindividuallyinthefronttobringusuptoseethejudgeoneatatime.Iwasthelastonetogouptothejudgethatday.Iwentup.DeputyClarkwastheonethatwasun-cuffingandcuffing.Hewastheonewhowaswiththekeys
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