by Andy Furillo
afurilllo@sacbeecom
Testimony concluded today in the guilt phase of Audrey Jackson's murder trial for the Sept. 22, 2008, shooting at a downtown Sacramento bus stop of Francisco Salvador Perez, who died 13 months later.
Jackson, 50, a homeless woman who had just arrived in Sacramento from Reno, shot Perez after he cursed her when she panhandled him for money at a bus stop on 6th and J streets.
Supervising Assistant Public Defender Diane Howard wrapped up the defense case by calling a private forensic pathologist who testified there was no way to conclusively determine if the undisputed shooting led to Perez' death.
The pathologist, Dr. Terri Haddix, an assistant professor at Stanford who also works for a private firm in Hayward, said the blood clot that ultimately killed Perez, who was 54 when he died, could have resulted from other possible causes.
Under cross-examination from Deputy District Attorney Kevin Greene, Haddix, in her review of Perez' medical records, testified that he had no history of suffering from blood clots prior to the shooting.
The lawyers are scheduled to argue the case Wednesday in Sacramento Superior Court in front of Judge Maryanne G. Gilliard.
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