At last the trial: part one
With the court house testimony under way it seems that the prosecution is going for blood. They are showing that this was a planned out methodical venture designed to get rid of Bryan Kocis who the defendent(s) deemed as direct competition to their gay porn business. The defense strategy is to place all of the blame on everyone but Harlow which I guess is what they should do. With Joe in prison for life and Harlow free to blame it all on him.
The prosecution has presented several witnesses who are truly making it appear that Harlow is not the sweet and innocent school boy his apperance suggests. As far the testimony of the coronor and the police officers they are stating facts that they have ascertained from the collection of evidence that was present at the crime scene. Most of which was destroyed by the fire from thier direct testimony.
Anderew Shunk testified that Joe and Harlow wanted to get Brent Corrigan to model for them because it would net them a big payday. He also testified that Harlow told him that Bryan Kocis was competition for their gay porn business. He also testified to the star power of Brent Corrigan, the prosecution refers to Brent Corrigan as the “Tom Cruise of gay porn” . Melnick also alluded to what was said at the Las Vegas dinner, He said that Joe and Harlow offered to kill Bryan for Sean and Grant.
The prosecution has presented several witnesses who are truly making it appear that Harlow is not the sweet and innocent school boy his apperance suggests. As far the testimony of the coronor and the police officers they are stating facts that they have ascertained from the collection of evidence that was present at the crime scene. Most of which was destroyed by the fire from thier direct testimony.
Anderew Shunk testified that Joe and Harlow wanted to get Brent Corrigan to model for them because it would net them a big payday. He also testified that Harlow told him that Bryan Kocis was competition for their gay porn business. He also testified to the star power of Brent Corrigan, the prosecution refers to Brent Corrigan as the “Tom Cruise of gay porn” . Melnick also alluded to what was said at the Las Vegas dinner, He said that Joe and Harlow offered to kill Bryan for Sean and Grant.
The defense does not appear to have any strategy with regards to their cross-examinations on any of these witnesses so far though. I don’t really see any angle to the defense’s argument as of yet but this trial is just getting started. I guess we will just have to wait and see where they are going with this.
Now if you look at Andrew’s testimony it would appear that Brent Corrigan was the prize. Bryan stood in Joe and Harlow’s way of attaining of that prize. Hence the prosecutions premise that Bryan was in direct competition to them. There was also testimony offered to the subject matter discussed at the Las Vegas dinner that as far as we know there are two different versions of. The prosecution did not attend said dinner but they are using this as grounds for this murder. Now I don’t know about you but if you are going to kill someone do you tell someone who can testify against you about your plans?
There is also the testimony about how much Joe and Harlow were going to pay Brent Corrigan to do a couple of scenes. Andrew also testifies to the projected earning of the video scenes.
Now I have read the MOU and I don’t know all of the terms of the settlement but I do know that Brent was required to pay Bryan 20% for any work he did under the name Brent Corrigan. Now I really don’t know what Brent’s scene rate is but I would guess it is around $3000.00 per scene. So my question is why didn’t Brent take the $50,0000 and pay Bryan his share and be done with it.
That is the big question here, Bryan would be alive and Brent would be flush and Joe and Harlow would be happy. There is also the other question that I think needs to be answered why did Brent and Grant settle with Bryan. Bryan did not have a leg to stand on in the civil suit. It is a fact that Brent was under age when he worked on those first scenes for Cobra video. That is evident by the fact that they are no longer publicly available and by the fact that Brent’s age is no longer an issue. The settlement really makes no sense when you think about it. Brent walked away from Cobra Video in 2005 and he worked for Falcon studios as Fox Ryder. Bryan had no say in that endeavor.
Bryan did take out a trademark on the name Brent Corrigan but it was only in the state of Pennsylvania. The federal trademark had not been approved and to this day it still has not been approved. As far as the contract with Cobra Video goes it had no power to compel Brent to perform sex acts on film. No porn contract can compel a model to perform a sex act on film. The contract that Cobra had was useless in that aspect. So for the prosecution to claim that Brent Corrigan was under contract to Cobra video is a stupid mistake.
Now if you look at Andrew’s testimony it would appear that Brent Corrigan was the prize. Bryan stood in Joe and Harlow’s way of attaining of that prize. Hence the prosecutions premise that Bryan was in direct competition to them. There was also testimony offered to the subject matter discussed at the Las Vegas dinner that as far as we know there are two different versions of. The prosecution did not attend said dinner but they are using this as grounds for this murder. Now I don’t know about you but if you are going to kill someone do you tell someone who can testify against you about your plans?
There is also the testimony about how much Joe and Harlow were going to pay Brent Corrigan to do a couple of scenes. Andrew also testifies to the projected earning of the video scenes.
Now I have read the MOU and I don’t know all of the terms of the settlement but I do know that Brent was required to pay Bryan 20% for any work he did under the name Brent Corrigan. Now I really don’t know what Brent’s scene rate is but I would guess it is around $3000.00 per scene. So my question is why didn’t Brent take the $50,0000 and pay Bryan his share and be done with it.
That is the big question here, Bryan would be alive and Brent would be flush and Joe and Harlow would be happy. There is also the other question that I think needs to be answered why did Brent and Grant settle with Bryan. Bryan did not have a leg to stand on in the civil suit. It is a fact that Brent was under age when he worked on those first scenes for Cobra video. That is evident by the fact that they are no longer publicly available and by the fact that Brent’s age is no longer an issue. The settlement really makes no sense when you think about it. Brent walked away from Cobra Video in 2005 and he worked for Falcon studios as Fox Ryder. Bryan had no say in that endeavor.
Bryan did take out a trademark on the name Brent Corrigan but it was only in the state of Pennsylvania. The federal trademark had not been approved and to this day it still has not been approved. As far as the contract with Cobra Video goes it had no power to compel Brent to perform sex acts on film. No porn contract can compel a model to perform a sex act on film. The contract that Cobra had was useless in that aspect. So for the prosecution to claim that Brent Corrigan was under contract to Cobra video is a stupid mistake.
So what?
ReplyDeleteKind of what I thought as well. It really seems to be a big let down if you ask me. The defense really does not seem to care. At least that is what I have gathered from what I have read about the trial so far.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite comment was that Brent Corrigan was the "Tom Cruise of Gay porn". Oh yeah and the comment that Joe and Harlow ran a porn/prostitution sweat shop. Things are looking real good for Harlow right about know.
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ReplyDelete"The contract that Cobra had was useless in that aspect. So for the prosecution to claim that Brent Corrigan was under contract to Cobra video is a stupid mistake."
ReplyDeleteYou may think the settlement was unwise and that the contract was unenforceable, but that's really not the point -- it's what the parties involved believed at the time that's important. As far as Sean was concerned, he thought he was still under contract, and that's what Grant and Sean told Harlow and Joe, which is why they stupidly thought getting rid of Kocis would be the solution.
will g said...
ReplyDelete"The contract that Cobra had was useless in that aspect. So for the prosecution to claim that Brent Corrigan was under contract to Cobra video is a stupid mistake."
You may think the settlement was unwise and that the contract was unenforceable, but that's really not the point -- it's what the parties involved believed at the time that's important. As far as Sean was concerned, he thought he was still under contract, and that's what Grant and Sean told Harlow and Joe, which is why they stupidly thought getting rid of Kocis would be the solution.
Will, Sean did not think he was still under contract. Sean and Grant even said that the contract was not enforceable in their counter suit against Bryan. The produced documentation saying as much. That is why he said fuck you to Bryan and left with the car (Volkswagen Jetta which Sean still owns) in 2005 and started LSG Media with Grant.
Sean and Grant did not know that Bryan actually had any power until Sean made The Velvet Mafia and could not use the name Brent Corrigan on that film. The civil suit should have been thrown out of court but Bryan had a good attorney and Sean and Grant did not. The counter suit did not work because Bryan did not have any business dealings in California.
Bryan was going to pull Falcon through the courts because of the use of the name Brent Corrigan because he had a Pennsylvania Trademark on that name. Sean thought that doing the film with Falcon would set a precedent that he could use the name Brent Corrigan.
Sean said that he was guaranteed by Falcon that they would defend his right to use the name Brent Corrigan. When Falcon did not take up the fight Sean was pissed and he proceeded to bad mouth Falcon and Chris Steele.
Bryan last evil act against Sean and Grant was to put a stop to his web site opening its pay site by getting the CCbill account to stop them. Bryan actually could only do this with the help of Lee Bergeron.
The backdoor deal with Lee was so that Bryan could get his hands on the Video footage that was shot for LSG media. LSG Media was the thing that Bryan really wanted.
Bryan did not give a fuck about Sean. He wanted to destroy Sean and everything he worked for because he could not allow some twink bitch to get away with doing to him what Sean did.
Bryan was going to take the video footage that was shot at LSG Media and use it in his own company Cobra Video productions and kick Sean and Grant to the curb. Lee was going to get paid to go away.
Just so you know Bryan only wanted to take the Name Brent Corrigan away from Sean because Sean wanted that name. Bryan did the back door deal with Lee to take the company because he knew that Sean wanted that too.
The back door deal was Bryan's out because he knew that the settlement was not binding. As far as Joe and Harlow knowing about validity of the settlement their attorney told them to get a copy of it. Grant would not supply a copy to Barry Taylor. The only people who believe that the settlement was binding is the prosecution and that is only because it backs up their bogus motive.
Elm, all I'm saying is that the only thing that matters is what Harlow and Joe thought. Clearly the impression they had been given was that Brent was not a free agent, and was not able to form a "partnership" with them, because of Bryan. This is clear from the CCT's. The actual legal standing of any contract does not seem germane to this trial IMO.
ReplyDeleteThe prosecution may have been a bit imprecise when they said Brent was "under contract," but it was not a "big mistake" for them to say it, because it was what Harlow and Joe had been told.
Actually Elm, I think I may have misinterpreted what you wrote about this. When you said it was a "stupid mistake," I thought you were saying it was a blunder that would hurt their case. Now I realize you may just be saying that the prosecution was mistaken about there being an enforceable contract. If that's what you meant, then I have no argument with you. All I'm saying is that I don't think it was a mistake in terms of the trial strategy.
ReplyDeleteYou know, this whole mess between Bryan and Sean could have been put to be immediately if Sean had produced his birth certificate. Then it would have prevented Bryan from taking any action against him lest criminal charges be brought against him. Has anyone ever wondered what prevented Sean from producing the birth certificate? I don't think that question has ever been answered.
ReplyDeleteWell that is a valid question about the birth certificate I asked that very same question and it was never answered. I have always said that this was all about a name (Brent Corrigan). It could have been resolved along time ago if Sean had produced his birth certificate.
ReplyDeleteI have always said that Bryan did not have a leg to stand on in that civil suit. He just had a better attorney and more money. I also have a issue with Macias and his claims about the time that the "model" arrived. it is not consistant with his testimony in court today either.
Will I have always said the the reason for Bryan's murder never made any sense. The prosecution is basing it on the fact that Sean was under contract for Cobra Video. That is in and of it self is wrong. Sean and Grant knew this and they used it as a excuse to not work with Joe and Harlow. The civil suit with Cobra Video bares this out.
ReplyDeleteJoe could have taken that to mean that he had to get rid of Bryan to be able to work with Sean. Sean and Grant directly benifited from that lie. Does it make Sean and Grant complicit in the murder? That is something that will have to be determined in a different court. The prosecution has given them a free ride on that one in this trial.
The birth certificate question has been answered many times before.
ReplyDeleteSean and Grant withheld the birth certificate as a bargaining chip in their legal dispute. As long as Kocis did not have Sean's real BC on file, all Brent Corrigan videos were technically illegal (not just the 4 underage ones).
As far as the settlement goes, it was binding for the simple reason all parties wanted it to be binding.
Sean and Grant smelled a rat with the $50,000 a scene offer from the get go. Brent flat out told Jody Wheeler BEFORE the murder it was too good to be true, and didn't beleive it would ever really be paid.
Looking at Harlow's credit report...Brent was right.
As far as Harlow's credit report goes it is a mute point with regards to this subject.
ReplyDeleteThe real deal is that Bryan could have been stopped from harrassing Sean if Sean produced that birth certificate. There would not have been any need for a settlement agreement.
The prosecutions motive to kill Bryan would not have been there and Bryan would have most likely been arrested or his company shut down.
Sean and Grant knew that the Cobra "contract" was not enforcable and they stated as much in the civil suit documents. Sean walked away from Cobra in 2005 and this crap went on for 18 months before they signed that settlement agreement.
Part of the problem with all of this is that Lee was a back stabbing creep who was working with Bryan to get paid and to throw Sean and Grant under a bus. Sadly enough Bryan was killed for his part in all of this and Lee kicked Sean and Grant to the curb and they did not get shit.
Lee is the only one who made any money off of that deal.
Oh God, Kentie has picked up on our little discussion about the contract, Elm. And he doesn't even credit us, the swine.
ReplyDelete"The real deal is that Bryan could have been stopped from harrassing Sean if Sean produced that birth certificate. There would not have been any need for a settlement agreement."
ReplyDeleteDoesn't follow Elm. This was a trademark case. The birth certificate was really neither here nor there as to the merits of a trademark case.
Even with the BC out there, Bryan could have (and would have) kept up the lawsuit.
The BC had great value as a bargaining chip outside the lawsuit, so Grant withheld it as long as he could.
Well the trademark suit would not have done Bryan a bit of good if he was in jail or Cobra was shut down now would it. Bryan was as delusional as Kent Barclay is. The two were two peas n a pod. Bryan thought that if he made a example with Brent he would be able to keep the rest of his boys in line. No matter what Bryan did it was not going to work. Bryan ended up where he belongs. Sleeping with the worms.
ReplyDelete"Bryan thought that if he made a example with Brent he would be able to keep the rest of his boys in line."
ReplyDeleteYep.