Calvin Calloway, a former student of Vincent Brothers, is one of a few witnesses in the case for which there is an order prohibiting video coverage.

That's why we don't have video of Calloway testifying that he saw Brothers late on the night of July 4 outside the Harper home, a time in which the defense contends Brothers was in Ohio.

Judge Michael Bush has allowed broad video coverage of the trial, but there are some exceptions for certain witnesses and Calloway is one of the exceptions.

The judge on Friday made another interesting decision — denying defense attorney Anthony Bryan's motion for a mistrial.

It seems a juror overheard Bryan saying "guilty, guilty, guilty" into his cellphone on a break. So Bryan believed that would be reason enough to declare a mistrial. The judge thought not.

Posted by Steve E. Swenson