Updates from the sofa

A damaged roadside tire, reported DNA evidence and three checks totaling $10,000 sit at the center of the prosecution’s case against Mario Fernandez Saldana. Here’s what those pieces establish, what the defense disputes and why Henry Tenon’s changed legal posture matters.

Donna Adelson’s amended appeal brief raises five arguments seeking reversal or a new trial, but some of the most talked-about pages are about family relationships, banana bread, courtroom emotion, her decision not to testify and venue. Here is what the defense is arguing and what the filing does not prove.