Faith Hedgepeth Murder Trial: Defense Fights to Keep Fingerprint Verification From the Jury | Pt 20

The fingerprint witnesses arrive, and the defense fights over who checked the examiner's work. The jury is out of the room. This is the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial in Durham County. Faith, a 19-year-old UNC student, was found in her Chapel Hill apartment in September 2012. Miguel Enrique Salguero-Olivares is presumed innocent of the charges. Cesar Gutierrez, an agent on the 2021 body camera video, finishes his cross, then the State calls Candice Lanham, Javed Quadri and crime lab manager Summer Maffett. Mr. Murphy for the defense says the examiners who verified Maffett's work must face cross. The State says verification is part of the method. In her words, the verifiers do their own analysis knowing her conclusion, and the lab doesn't use blind verification. The jury heard none of it. If they hear her work was verified, will they hear how? --- WATCH WITH JUSTICE 0:00:00 What this video is, and a preview 0:00:18 Video starts 0:01:54 to 0:03:16 - The defense replays the 2021 bodycam 0:03:16 to 0:08:57 - "Can we just jump in the truck right here?" 0:08:57 to 0:10:01 - Stopped on the street on his way to work 0:10:01 to 0:10:29 - "It's a homicide very sensitive case." 0:10:29 to 0:12:15 - The apartment upstairs: officer safety, he says 0:12:15 to 0:13:57 - Rainsford: nobody said "a homicide from 2012" 0:13:57 to 0:16:33 - Who said "look at your mom"? The agent says he did 0:16:33 to 0:17:49 - A phone screen, not a glossy photo 0:17:49 to 0:22:12 - Redirect: did he ask for a different photo? "No." 0:22:12 to 0:23:07 - The State's clip: "Nine years that girl's family has suffered." 0:23:07 to 0:24:43 - Told more than once it happened in 2012 0:24:43 to 0:25:45 - He told his mother he didn't do it 0:25:45 to 0:27:02 - Recross: no name, no UNC, no month 0:27:02 to 0:32:25 - The State calls SBI agent Candice Lanham 0:32:25 to 0:34:41 - His DNA on cheek swabs, September 2021 0:34:41 to 0:41:37 - His major case fingerprints 0:41:37 to 0:49:57 - The State calls examiner Javed Quadri 0:49:57 to 0:51:19 - State's Exhibit 97 goes to the jury 0:51:19 to 0:58:34 - The jury is sent out 0:58:34 to 1:01:30 - Murphy invokes the confrontation clause 1:01:30 to 1:10:24 - Murphy hands up Smith v. Arizona 1:10:24 to 1:11:34 - Maffett: verifiers know her conclusion but do their own analysis 1:11:34 to 1:12:02 - Blind verification? "The crime lab does not, no." 1:12:02 to 1:14:51 - Mr. Stone: Smith v. Arizona doesn't fit 1:14:51 to 1:17:26 - The judge: she "will be allowed to testify as to the verification process" 1:17:26 to 1:27:57 - The jury returns, Summer Maffett is sworn 1:27:57 to 1:31:03 - Accepted as a latent print expert 1:31:03 to 1:35:17 - State's Exhibit 98: friction ridge skin 1:35:17 to 1:41:59 - Prints are "very fragile and can be easily wiped away" --- COMPLETE CASE COVERAGE justiceisaprocess.com SUBSCRIBE for daily trial coverage and hit the notification bell so you never miss testimony. JOIN to unlock the Case Notebook powered by NotebookLM, where you can chat with the evidence, ask questions about testimony, and go deeper than any comment section allows. CASE BACKGROUND REPORT: https://justiceisaprocess.com/nc-v-mi... Complete case overview including the charges, the timeline, the key players, and the legal questions this trial raises. State of North Carolina v. Miguel Enrique Salguero-Olivares. Durham County Superior Court, North Carolina, Judge Keith Gregory presiding. Salguero-Olivares is charged with first-degree murder in the 2012 death of Faith Hedgepeth, a 19-year-old UNC-Chapel Hill student, along with other charges. He has pleaded not guilty. Opening statements were heard on October 7, 2026. He is presumed innocent unless and until the State proves each charge beyond a reasonable doubt. LATEST ARTICLE: https://justiceisaprocess.com/desk-20... PLAYLISTS AND RESOURCES Website: https://justiceisaprocess.com/coverag... Full Trial Live Broadcasts:    • NC v. Miguel Salguero-Olivares: Full Trial...   No Breaks Edition:    • NC v. Miguel Salguero-Olivares: No Breaks ...   Trial Analysis Podcast:    • NC v. Miguel Salguero-Olivares: Case Story...   Key Moments and Testimony:    • NC v. Miguel Salguero-Olivares: Key Moment...   Commentary:    • NC v. Miguel Salguero-Olivares: Commentary   Subscribe for Daily Coverage:    / @justiceisaprocess   FAIR USE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE This content is produced under Fair Use (17 U.S.C. 107) for news reporting, criticism, and educational purposes. We provide transformative commentary on public court proceedings, advancing public understanding of the judicial process through timestamps, analysis, and educational context. #JusticeIsAProcess #FaithHedgepeth #SalgueroOlivares