👤 Brian Kelberg
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Brian Kelberg
🏛️ prosecutor
Deputy district attorney
186 proceeding appearances across 1 trial • First appearance: April 3, 1995
💬 From the record:
Brian Kelberg was a deputy district attorney who joined the prosecution team and took a substantial role in presenting and contesting forensic medical evidence. Across 29 distinct trial days, he conducted extensive direct examination of Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran and cross-examined defense medical experts Dr. Robert Huizenga and Dr. Michael Baden, using exercise videos and medical records in questioning Huizenga and challenging Baden’s time-of-death analysis and other forensic opinions. During an April 3 motion hearing, Kelberg acknowledged that Dr. Golden had made mistakes, argued that their medical significance should be tested through science and medicine rather than collateral character attacks, and explained that his view of expert cross-examination differed from that expressed in a motion filed by his colleague Mr. Harmon.
Criminal Trial
186 appearances
Day 89 — June 6, 1995
motion hearing Motion: public access to autopsy photographs participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 1) examiner witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 2) examiner administrative Noon recess participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 3) examiner witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 4) examiner sidebar Sidebar: knife display participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 5) examiner administrative Recess participant administrative Back on record participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 6) examiner administrative Preparing for trial participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 7) examiner sidebar Sidebar: artist drawing participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 8) examiner
Day 90 — June 7, 1995
motion hearing Motion: Dr. Golden's competency participant sidebar Sidebar: jury return participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 1) examiner sidebar Sidebar: photograph exhibit participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 2) examiner witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 3) examiner administrative Lunch break participant administrative Afternoon reopening participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 4) examiner witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 5) examiner witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 6) examiner
Day 91 — June 8, 1995
administrative Morning session opening participant witness examination Direct examination of Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (morning, part 1) examiner administrative Exhibit preparation participant witness examination Direct examination of Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (morning, part 2) examiner witness examination Direct examination of Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (afternoon, part 1) examiner witness examination Direct examination of Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (afternoon, part 2) examiner witness examination Direct examination of Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (afternoon, part 3) examiner sidebar Sidebar: hypothetical questions and objections participant witness examination Direct examination of Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (afternoon, part 4) examiner sidebar Sidebar: hypothetical question participant administrative Examination question discussion participant witness examination Direct examination of Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (afternoon, part 5) examiner sidebar Sidebar: juror distress and positioning participant
Day 92 — June 9, 1995
administrative Morning session opening participant administrative Jury returns participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 1) examiner administrative Court reopening participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 2) examiner
Day 93 — June 12, 1995
administrative Scheduling and administrative matters participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 1) examiner administrative Administrative discussion participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 2) examiner sidebar Sidebar participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 3) examiner
Day 94 — June 13, 1995
administrative Appearances and scheduling participant motion hearing Motion: admission of crime scene photographs participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 1) examiner witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 2) examiner sidebar Sidebar: likelihood ratios participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 3) examiner witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 4) examiner jury instruction Jury instructions participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 5) examiner witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 6) examiner witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 7) examiner witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 8) examiner
Day 95 — June 14, 1995
motion hearing Motion: exhibits 363 and 364 participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (morning, part 1) examiner sidebar Sidebar: chain of custody participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (morning, part 2) examiner administrative Document preservation and case file retrieval participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (morning, part 3) examiner administrative Noon recess participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (afternoon, part 1) examiner sidebar Sidebar participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (afternoon, part 2) examiner witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (afternoon, part 3) examiner administrative Recess announcement participant administrative Audiotape stipulation, motion scheduling, and file review participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (afternoon, part 4) examiner witness examination Cross-examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran participant
Day 96 — June 15, 1995
witness examination Cross-examination of Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 1) participant administrative Exhibit marking participant witness examination Cross-examination of Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 2) participant witness examination Cross-examination of Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 3) participant witness examination Redirect examination of Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran examiner motion hearing Motion: evidence admissibility participant administrative Jury return participant administrative Witness excused participant
Day 115 — July 14, 1995
administrative Administrative matters participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Robert Huizenga (part 1) participant administrative Jury instructions participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Robert Huizenga (part 2) participant witness examination Cross-examination of Dr. Robert Huizenga (part 1) examiner sidebar Sidebar: examination location participant witness examination Cross-examination of Dr. Robert Huizenga (part 2) examiner
Day 116 — July 17, 1995
witness examination Cross-examination of Dr. Robert Huizenga (part 1) examiner witness examination Cross-examination of Dr. Robert Huizenga (part 2) examiner administrative Lunch recess participant witness examination Cross-examination of Dr. Robert Huizenga (part 3) examiner sidebar Sidebar: photograph evidence participant witness examination Cross-examination of Dr. Robert Huizenga (part 4) examiner witness examination Cross-examination of Dr. Robert Huizenga (part 5) examiner motion hearing Motion: video evidence foundation participant witness examination Cross-examination of Dr. Robert Huizenga (part 6) examiner sidebar Sidebar participant
Day 117 — July 18, 1995
administrative Videotape evidence ruling participant witness examination Cross-examination of Dr. Robert Huizenga examiner sidebar Sidebar (1) participant administrative Back on record participant administrative Exhibit marking participant witness examination Redirect examination of Dr. Robert Huizenga participant administrative Recross-examination timing participant witness examination Recross-examination of Dr. Robert Huizenga (part 1) examiner witness examination Recross-examination of Dr. Robert Huizenga (part 2) examiner
Day 133 — August 10, 1995
witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Michael Baden (morning, part 1) participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Michael Baden (morning, part 2) participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Michael Baden (afternoon) participant witness examination Cross-examination of Dr. Michael Baden (afternoon, part 1) examiner witness examination Cross-examination of Dr. Michael Baden (afternoon, part 2) examiner sidebar Sidebar (2) participant witness examination Cross-examination of Dr. Michael Baden (afternoon, part 3) examiner sidebar Sidebar (3) participant witness examination Cross-examination of Dr. Michael Baden (afternoon, part 4) examiner administrative Court adjourns participant administrative Administrative matters: discovery participant
Day 134 — August 11, 1995
sidebar Sidebar: photographic evidence participant witness examination Cross-examination of Dr. Michael Baden (part 1) examiner witness examination Cross-examination of Dr. Michael Baden (part 2) examiner administrative Back on record participant witness examination Cross-examination of Dr. Michael Baden (part 3) examiner witness examination Redirect examination of Dr. Michael Baden participant witness examination Recross-examination of Dr. Michael Baden examiner administrative Adjournment participant
Day 157 — September 19, 1995
motion hearing Motion: Vannatter recall participant witness examination Direct examination of Philip Vannatter participant witness examination Cross-examination of Philip Vannatter (part 1) examiner sidebar Sidebar: code of silence objection participant witness examination Cross-examination of Philip Vannatter (part 2) examiner witness examination Redirect examination of Philip Vannatter participant administrative Witness excusal and recall participant witness examination Recross-examination of Philip Vannatter examiner witness examination Further redirect examination of Philip Vannatter participant witness examination Direct examination of Michael Wacks (morning) participant administrative Lunch recess participant witness examination Direct examination of Michael Wacks (afternoon) participant witness examination Cross-examination of Michael Wacks examiner witness examination Redirect examination of Michael Wacks participant administrative Next witness announcement participant motion hearing Motion: protective order for Fiato witnesses participant administrative Photographers excluded participant witness examination Direct examination of Lawrence Fiato participant administrative Recess participant sidebar Sidebar: Craig Fiato witness participant administrative Craig Fiato called participant witness examination Direct examination of Craig Anthony Fiato participant motion hearing Motion: Whitehurst testimony and FBI laboratory procedures participant
Day 159 — September 21, 1995
administrative Morning session opening participant jury instruction Jury instructions (part 1) participant administrative Opening remarks participant jury instruction Jury instructions (part 2) participant jury instruction Jury instructions (part 3) participant administrative Afternoon recess participant administrative Exhibits discussion participant
Brian Kelberg • 186 appearances
prosecutor
Department 103