Judge Could Reveal Tuite's Troubled Past To Jurors
Tuite Accused Of Killing 12-Year-Old Stephanie Crowe
POSTED: 10:24 a.m. PDT June 9, 2003
UPDATED: 10:31 a.m. PDT June 9, 2003
SAN DIEGO -- A judge is set to determine what jurors in the murder case against Richard Tuite will learn about the transient's troubled past, 10News reported.
Tuite (pictured, left) is accused of stabbing 12-year-old Stephanie Crowe to death in her Escondido home in January 1998.
Prosecutors will argue that jurors should be told about more than 20 instances in which Tuite confronted women, or tried to enter homes in the Crowe's neighborhood around the time of the Stephanie's murder.
Although residents called 911 to report a prowler the night of the murder, Tuite (pictured, left) was not charged in any those cases.
Defense attorneys said that Tuite was simply trying to find a friend, according to 10News.
The defense said that those reports shed no light on the question of whether Tuite killed Stephanie.
Tuite's defense plans to argue that Stephanie's brother and two of his teenage classmates killed the girl.
Michael Crowe, Joshua Treadway and Aaron Houser were originally charged in the case but have since filed suit against the police and prosecutors for false arrest, 10News reported.
The judge is expected to rule this week on what evidence will be permitted at the trial.
Tuite (pictured, left) is accused of stabbing 12-year-old Stephanie Crowe to death in her Escondido home in January 1998.
Prosecutors will argue that jurors should be told about more than 20 instances in which Tuite confronted women, or tried to enter homes in the Crowe's neighborhood around the time of the Stephanie's murder.
Although residents called 911 to report a prowler the night of the murder, Tuite (pictured, left) was not charged in any those cases.
Defense attorneys said that Tuite was simply trying to find a friend, according to 10News.
The defense said that those reports shed no light on the question of whether Tuite killed Stephanie.
Tuite's defense plans to argue that Stephanie's brother and two of his teenage classmates killed the girl.
Michael Crowe, Joshua Treadway and Aaron Houser were originally charged in the case but have since filed suit against the police and prosecutors for false arrest, 10News reported.
The judge is expected to rule this week on what evidence will be permitted at the trial.
Previous Stories:
- March 26, 2003: Tentative Date Set For Tuite Trial
- March 17, 2003: Tuite Pleads Not Guilty To Crowe Murder
- March 4, 2003: Tuite To Stand Trial For Crowe Murder
- February 27, 2003: Teen In Tuite Hearing Can't Explain Knife
- February 26, 2003: Teen Takes Stand In Tuite Hearing
- February 25, 2003: Prosecutors Play 'Confession' Tape In Tuite Hearing
- February 21, 2003: Prosecutors Will Also Show Tapes In Tuite Hearing
- February 20, 2003: Tape: Teen Admits Part In Stephanie Crowe Murder
- February 19, 2003: Will Tuite Stand Trial For Stephanie Crowe's Murder?
- February 14, 2003: Court: Tuite Can Present Evidence Against Crowe's Brother
- February 11, 2003: Tuite Preliminary Hearing On Hold
- September 19, 2002: Tuite's Preliminary Hearing Set
- May 22, 2002: Crowe Family Wants Civil Case Sped Up
- May 16, 2002: Tuite Pleads Not Guilty To Crowe Murder
- May 16, 2002: Tuite To Be Arraigned Today
- May 15, 2002: Tuite To Be Charged With Stephanie Crowe's Murder
- May 14, 2002: Arrest Looms In 1998 Child Killing
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