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STATEMENT OF FACTS

I. The Prosecution Case

On February 19, 2002, at approximately 9:30 p.m., Tarasha Patterson went to visit a friend on Cairn Avenue. As she parked, Patterson noticed a small white car across the street. There were two African-American males sitting in the car, which had its windows down. Patterson did not get out of her car immediately, as she was wary of the two males, who appeared to be waiting in their vehicle for no apparent reason. After waiting for approximately 10 to 15 minutes, she exited and went into her friend‟s house. After another 10 minutes, Patterson realized she had forgotten something in her car. As she started out of the house, she looked out of the window and noticed the white car was still parked. She began to turn the doorknob when she heard gunshots. Patterson ducked down. When she looked up, she saw the white car driving away. Patterson noticed two people who appeared to have been shot. A female was lying on the grass and a male was crouched down at the passenger side of Patterson‟s car. Patterson went over to the female and observed that she had been shot in the head. The male had a gunshot wound to his leg. Cheweakii Ethrieg and her…