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Criminal trials to watch and discuss - 2022 edition

gboisjo said:
Defense attorneys can't help themselves sometimes ..why dirty the victims up by bringing up cannabis
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ASHES said:
I don't hold it against them. It's about the only hope for reasonable doubt
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The grungy tactic won't work, the jurors aren't stupid ..the Wagner's killed the Rhoden's.

It's pinning George to either conspiracy or actual murder, that's the prosecutions burden.

The sideline BS of cannabis and cockfighting is being seen for what it is, nothing IMHO.
 
Wagner should be starting in the next couple of minutes.

 
Waiting for the jury.

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Jury is in, first witness today is Shane Hanshaw, agent of Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

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Jones is now live. Should be starting in the next 5 minutes.
 
Yesterday in a motion hearing regarding "The Doomsday Couple Case" Lori's attorneys and surprisingly the Prosecution
both agreed they didn't want cameras in court.

IMO this would be a huge injustice to the people if the judge bans cameras for main part of this trial.
 
What keeps coming up with guest attorneys on Court TV is the deal Jake has with the State.

A life sentence deal contingent upon how he testifies, unheard of.

Defense Attorneys at the beginning of the trial via a motion put it on the record.
 
gboisjo said:
Yesterday in a motion hearing regarding "The Doomsday Couple Case" Lori's attorneys and surprisingly the Prosecution
both agreed they didn't want cameras in court.

IMO this would be a huge injustice to the people if the judge bans cameras for main part of this trial.
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Public interest is too big, I don't think either of their objections should be entertained by the court.
 
In the Massacre Trial ..Crime Scene Investigator presents pictures of retrieved shoe prints.

George's eyes bug out as they are placed into evidence.
 
Things are going great for Alex Jones and FSS LLC.

 
With so many crime scenes and evidence to lay out I hope the prosecution doesn't lose the Jurors.

They'll need to mix things up as far as witnesses are concerned IMO ..It can't be Crime Scene Investigators day after day.

If anyone ever looked guilty, its Georgie boy ..however, his lawyers say he's a saint. Nothing like his mother, father or brother.
 
gboisjo said:
With so many crime scenes and evidence to lay out I hope the prosecution doesn't lose the Jurors.

They'll need to mix things up as far as witnesses are concerned IMO ..It can't be Crime Scene Investigators day after day.

If anyone ever looked guilty, its Georgie boy ..however, his lawyers say he's a saint. Nothing like his mother, father or brother.
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It looks like they're approaching the crime scenes in order, instead of having each witness testify about them all at once. The family finding the first scene. Then the investigator at the first scene. Then techs. Etc. Repeat for each scene.
 
Sandy Hook victims’ families asked a federal bankruptcy court to order the Infowars conspiracy broadcaster Alex Jones to relinquish control over his company, saying he has “systematically transferred millions of dollars” to himself and his relatives while claiming to be broke.

Alex Jones is not financially bankrupt ..he's morally bankrupt.

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Alex Jones Accused of Hiding Assets From Sandy Hook Families (Published 2022)

The Infowars fabulist has been funneling millions out of his empire while claiming bankruptcy, the Sandy Hook families suing him say.
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ASHES said:
It looks like they're approaching the crime scenes in order, instead of having each witness testify about them all at once. The family finding the first scene. Then the investigator at the first scene. Then techs. Etc. Repeat for each scene.
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It all amounts to piles of evidence ..it can get hard to listen to after awhile because there's no explanation as to what it means ..that comes later.

Your right, with so many crime scenes and evidence, order is absolutely necessary.

The prosecution in my view needs to make it perfectly clear to the Jurors what evidence being presented is coming from what scene.
 
gboisjo said:
It all amounts to piles of evidence ..it can get hard to listen to after awhile because there's no explanation as to what it means ..that comes later.

Your right, with so many crime scenes and evidence, order is absolutely necessary.

The prosecution in my view needs to make it perfectly clear to the Jurors what evidence being presented is coming from what scene.
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Setting the stage for each scene, no need to go into minute detail on everything, although it can all be made available to the jury. Just the bare minimum, and then their best evidence that ties him to each scene, or each stage of planning and cover-up. I'm not bored with it yet just frustrated with the inconsistent coverage.
 
The biggest problem with viewing trials on Court TV are the filters. Massacres with a PG rating doesn't work very well IMO.
99% of the Images presented Friday were blocked, cameras simply went back in forth to the Witness than to George.

The audio explanation of the image being presented can be heard, it just adds to the viewers frustration.

The Daytime TV anchors are constantly making excuses slash comments about graphic content.

At night when Closing Arguments comes on, the show is not as restrictive ..warnings are given and graphic content is shown.
 
gboisjo said:
The biggest problem with viewing trials on Court TV are the filters. Massacres with a PG rating doesn't work very well IMO.
99% of the Images presented Friday were blocked, cameras simply went back in forth to the Witness than to George.

The audio explanation of the image being presented can be heard, it just adds to the viewers frustration.

The Daytime TV anchors are constantly making excuses slash comments about graphic content.

At night when Closing Arguments comes on, the show is not as restrictive ..warnings are given and graphic content is shown.
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That seems to be a trial court decision. When I was watching Floyd, Arbery and Rittenhouse live, there were pictures of the deceased broadcast on L&C.
 
Live in Pike County OH:


BCI agent from Friday is continuing his testimony.
 
Jones is in recess today and will be back tomorrow at 10am ET.
 
ASHES said:
That seems to be a trial court decision. When I was watching Floyd, Arbery and Rittenhouse live, there were pictures of the deceased broadcast on L&C.
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The anchors on Court TV say its there decision not show graphic images ..the court has nothing to do with it.

The show is hosted by FOX on a broadcast channel and that may have something to do with filters.

So rather than weed out the graphic images shown today, they don't show anything.

I've complained directly to them.

The reason why Cable TV is so popular, there not regulated by the lilly white Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
 
gboisjo said:
The anchors on Court TV say its there decision not show graphic images ..the court has nothing to do with it.
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I generally don't watch their commentary so I don't know what they've said lately about it. Disappointing if true going forward.

gboisjo said:
The show is hosted by FOX on a broadcast channel and that may have something to do with filters.

So rather than weed out the graphic images shown today, they don't show anything.

I've complained directly to them.

The reason why Cable TV is so popular, there not regulated by the lilly white Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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I only watch their streams on YT, maybe it's handled differently on there.
 
Yesterday the defense started cross examination of the BCI agent, sounds like they're done. State will call a new witness this morning. Court is coming to order now.

 
Day 7
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Testifying next for the state is Dr. Karen Looman, a forensic pathologist for the Hamilton County coroner's office (located in Cincinnati).
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She has been testifying to the x-rays of Chris Rhoden Sr that show bullet damage, fragments, and previous medical interventions, as well as pictures of his body explaining each wound as the pictures (that we can't see) are admitted into evidence.

Jones trial is now live as well. Jones is expected to testify sometime this week. The cross examination of the corporate designee by Jones' defense is continuing.
 
She's finally off the hot seat after 5 days. Next witness for the plaintiffs is Clinton Watts, expert witness on social media analytics.
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