The criminal trial against former NFL quarterback and former Fox analyst Mark Sanchez is due to begin next month. The prosecution recently made a supplemental disclosure of evidence, under the relevant discovery rules.
Lauren Conlin of Los Angeles Magazine has published the filing, which includes more than 50 different pieces of video evidence.
The clips come from surveillance cameras at the Indiana Convention Center, St. Elmo’s Steak House, the J.W. Marriott hotel, and other public locations in Indianapolis. Which makes sense. Prosecutors undoubtedly will show the jury all of Sanchez’s relevant movements, from when he left St. Elmo’s until the altercation with 69-year-old truck driver Perry Tole.
The supplemental discovery filing also identifies a forensics report and a witness who is described as a forensic scientist. This could relate to the question of whether, and to what extent, Sanchez was under the influence of one or more substances at the time of the attack.
Sanchez, who was in Indianapolis to work a Raiders-Colts game for Fox, allegedly assaulted Tole after a confrontation over where Tole had parked a truck. Tole, who claimed he was acting in self-defense, stabbed Sanchez multiple times. Both men suffered serious injuries.
The trial date has been delayed multiple times. Whether it will proceed as currently scheduled remains to be seen.
The presiding judge has previously ruled that cameras will be allowed in the courtroom.
Sanchez is facing a separate civil lawsuit, filed by Tole. Fox and the parent company of St. Elmo’s also have been sued for Tole’s injuries.
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