Pay Phone
On September 9, 1997, while Brett was with Winda Snipes, she received a phone call at 3:31 am  
(TR 1823)

She did not answer the call, she let it ring until the caller hung up.
(TR 1650)

A few minutes later she told Brett that he had to leave because her boyfriend was coming over.
(Tr 1823)

She received another call shortly after Brett left. She did not answer this 3:36 am call either.
(Tr 1650)

Detective Joseph Urbank testified that the calls came from a pay phone in Kennmore.
(Which is a great distance from Akron). (TR 1650)

During Brett's trial, his sister wrote down the phone number Det. Urbank testified that had called Winda at 3:31
a.m. She called it and discovered it belonged to a pay phone less than 100 yards from Winda's apartment
building, and which has a direct line of sight to her windows. She informed Brett's attorney of this but he
ignored it.

On April 18, 2002 Brett's family hired an investigator to inquire into the origination of that 3:31 am phone call.
The investigator was able to determine that the phone calls that Detective Urbank testified about, came from a
pay phone in Kennmore had actually come from a pay phone on the corner of West Market Street and North
Highland Avenue. To view this affidavit click on the image below.








Administrators note;
We have no idea of what the states reasons were for withholding the true origin of these phone calls.
It must be of some importance for a nine year veteran of the Akron Police Department  (3 years as a detective) to commit
such blatant perjury on the witness stand, something that could so easily be proven a lie.





PLA /Chuck Quinn's Perjury

Prosecutor Judy Bandy blatantly sought perjured testimony from a rebuttal witness she called, "Police Legal
Advisor / Detective Chuck Quinn", testimony she knew to be false. The elicited testimony was designed for
one purpose only. To discredit Brett and his mother.

The entire reason that Police Legal Advisor/ Chuck Quinn was brought in as a rebuttal witness was to say that
Brett did not inform the police about finding the body until after the search of his apartment. This was not only
a lie, but it allowed the prosecution to destroy any credibility  that Brett or his mother had. Giving the jury the
illusion that he changed his story to meet the evolving evidence.

  • Det. Urbank testified at the suppression hearing that when he took Brett back home, Captain Gilbride
    pulled up and had him placed under arrest (for traffic warrants),and that he then took Brett back to the
    police station and placed in an interview room. (TR 36)

  • Lt. John A. Lawson testified at the suppression hearing / agreed with the prosecution that Brett was
    returned to the police station under arrest, and that he obtained a search warrant for Brett's apartment at
    10:45 am. (TR 53)

Based on the testimony of Det. Urbank and Lt Lawson, Brett was taken home, placed under arrest for traffic
warrants, and was then returned to the police station. At approximately  9:30 a.m.  Brett told the police about
the 911 calls, finding Winda, and the tee shirt he had taken home.  It was not until 10:45 am that a search
warrant was obtained and that his apartment was searched.

  • Yet, Chuck Quinn testified that Brett was not brought back to the police station until after the first search
    of his apartment.
(TR 1932, 1922)

Chuck Quinn's testimony is in direct contradiction to every other detective's testimony that the state had
testify.
Chuck Quinn's testimony about when the search was done was extremely important at trial, and is believed to
have played a major role in Brett's conviction. Unfortunately , to fully appreciate and recognize his perjury a
full review of all transcripts must be done with this in mind. Brett's attorney, Mr Witney did little to point out the
perjured statements to the jury, even though he knew them to be false.
State's Perjury
Search Warrant