All confessions from Curtis Vance and his DNA evidence will be allowed at his capital murder trial. The defense team was unable to convince the judge that police forced Vance to confess.
Before testifying on the stand Curtis Vance testified in the hallway of the courtroom.
“There is no seminal fluids found, there is no hair, there is no skin found in the Anne Pressly case.” Goins says: “ Do your attorneys agree with that?” Vance says: “I don’t know why my attorneys don’t come forward.”
His attorneys advised against it, but Vance testified anyway. Judge Chris Piazza wouldn’t allow cameras to take pictures during his testimony. On the stand Vance alleged he was hit three times by officers the night of his arrest for Anne Pressly’s murder and threatened into giving a confession.
Goins Asks: “ Did you kill Anne Pressly?” Vance said: “No, Sir.” Goins said: ” How come you have confessed so many times?” (Vance paused). Vance didn’t answer.
Prosecutors countered Vance’s testimony by putting every officer that was at the scene of the arrest on the stand to say that never happened.
Goins says: “Curtis the prosecution is basically calling you a liar” “That’s their job, that’s what they do,” he said.
Vance says detectives used what he called ‘police trickery’ on him and even pushed the idea that he is being framed.
Goins says: “Why do you believe it’s a conspiracy against you? I mean why you? Does that make any sense?” Vance said: “Not really.”
Judge Piazza agreed, denying all defense motion to keep Vance’s multiple confessions and his DNA evidence out of his trial.
Pressly’s parents were in the court room and visibly pleased with the outcome.
Vance’s family embraced him just before he made more statements to the media on his way back to jail. “I’m just waiting for the trial. I am just waiting for trial and for all the evidence against me to come out,” Vance said. Goins says: “Curtis what other evidence is there?” Vance said: “A lot of talk, a lot of word play.”
Vance is charged with rape, theft and burglary in the Pressly case. He's also accused in the April 2008 rape of a Marianna school teacher. He is set to go to trial in Pressly's killing November 2nd.
