Be careful out there
 

There's a lot of racist hatred out there these days so please be careful with who you associate with. Here's the story. you can google it.

Hillsborough Circuit Judge Thomas Barber said the evidence being presented for use by the defense was "salacious" and "embarrassing."

Photo Judge: 'Swinger' testimony allowed in murder case
The evidence in question relates to the couple Michael Fields was living with at the time his girlfriend, Christina Mahzamani, died after being beaten with a concrete block.

Barber said during the pre-trial hearing, "they may have a motive to give different testimony because of their relationship."

According to testimony given in court Wednesday, Patricia and Gary Dickerson are considered "swingers" and had a sexual relationship with Micahel Fields while he lived with them. The Dickersons are set to testify in the prosecution's case against Fields, but prosecutors want to leave the x-rated details out.
Assistant State Attorney Ron Gale explained in court Wednesday, "there is evidence of a sexual relationship that existed between Mr. Fields with Mrs. Dickerson, and possibly Mr. Dickerson as well."

The Hillsborough public defender, Jennifer Spradley said the jury should hear the whole story, no matter how salacious or embarrassing.

"The entire way Mr. Fields met Patricia Dickerson was online, through a swinger-type website. Later moving into the home," explained Spradley, "That relationship continued sexually, on-and-off throughout the timeline leading up to this case."

The relationship was said to have been kept a secret, which the defense says raises a credibility issue. But the prosecution provided its reasoning for the secrecy.

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Wow, sad story. I googled it and I'm not sure of the relevance as the deceased was the girlfriend of the defendant. The whole story should come out regardless if the Dickerson's are embarrased as they appear to be prosecution witnesses. It goes to credibility. If the prosecution doesn't want this in the mix, he shouldn't be calling the Dickerson's as a witness. But, of course, our media will focus more on the whole "swinger" aspect. This girl was beaten to death and nothing can justify that..

You're right, everyone should be careful about who they invite into their bedroom.

Interesting post, thx.

But how does "racist hatred" figure into the story???