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“No.”
“No further questions.”
Skene called Hurd Wallace to the stand, and the lieutenant identified himself by name and rank. “Lieutenant Wallace, did you, after the arrest of Sweeney and Cooper, come to conduct a search of their vehicle?”
“I did.”
“Was this a lawful search?”
“Yes, Detective Hurst had obtained written permission from Sweeney for the search.”
“Did you come to search the glove compartment?”
“I did.”
“And what did you find there?”
“A small pistol.”
“Could you describe the pistol?”
“It was a thirty-two-caliber Smith and Wesson revolver with a four-inch barrel.”
“Did you conduct ballistics tests on this pistol for the purpose of comparing a bullet from this gun to the bullet removed from Chief Marley’s head?”
“The pistol was sent to the state crime lab for that purpose.”
“And did the lab issue a report?”
Wallace produced a sheet of paper. “Yes. The lab found that the bullet removed from Chief Marley’s head was fired from the revolver found in Sweeney’s van.”
Skene handed the ballistics report to the clerk. “Entered as evidence. No further questions.”
“No questions, Your Honor,” Oxenhandler said.
“Recall Detective Robert Hurst,” Skene said, and Hurst took the stand again an
d was reminded that he was still under oath. “Detective Hurst, in your investigations, did you learn that Sweeney’s van had a connection with the crime scene, and if so, how?”
“Yes, I learned that the tread on the right rear tire of the van matched the plaster impression I had taken at the crime scene.”
“Did you interrogate Sweeney and Cooper subsequent to that time?”
“Yes.”
“Did Sweeney admit ownership of a gun, and if so, what kind?”
“Yes, he admitted ownership of a thirty-two-caliber revolver.”
“No further questions.”
Oxenhandler stood. “Detective, during your questioning of Mr. Sweeney and Ms. Cooper, did you mention to them the make of pistol found in their van?”
“I’m not sure whether I did,” Hurst replied. “I told them that we had found a thirty-two revolver in the van, and Sweeney admitted to owning a pistol of the same description.”
“But the description did not include the name of the maker?”
“I’m not sure that it did.”
