...Supreme Court does not uphold the original conviction, he added. The one witness who Svobodny said can't be found - Caroline Gerken - was at the center of the appellate decision reversing the verdict. Gerken testified that her boyfriend, Zachary...

...5. Rebecca Hall (JD), 171.75, 1998; 6. Caroline Gerken (JD), 160.50, 1994; 7. Gretchen Lockard...10. Penny Martin (JD), 301.50, 1986; 11. Caroline Gerken (JD), 300.80, 1995; 12. Marilyn Duncan (Sit...

...assault on him. In reversing the jury verdict against Smith, the appeals court cited trial testimony from witness Caroline Gerken. Gerken testified that her boyfriend, Zachary Brown, had told her he gave a shotgun to Smith and Soto before the...

...hearsay testimony. Zachary Brown invoked his constitutional right against self-incrimination in refusing to testify. Caroline Gerken was permitted to testify that Brown said he had given a shotgun to Smith and Soto before the robbery and later cleaned...

...Kyle Nalan testified he was sleeping at Brown's place when Smith and Soto came in and asked to borrow the gun. Caroline Gerken, 22, former girlfriend of Brown, testified Wednesday that Brown told her Smith and Soto had asked to borrow the...