The dude with the shotgun need to go down, IMO. The only question in my mind is whether it should be "felony murder" or "second degree" murder.
The one riding in the pick-up bed needs to go down for either "felony murder," "second degree" murder or "manslaughter".
The guy traveling behind in his truck and filming... I am not so sure about yet...
Again, the prosecutor is doing a very good, clean job in her rebuttal argument. She is engaged with the jury and every time the defense objects to her rebuttal, the judge has denied the defense objection. And, she did it all without reading a script to the jury or even using notes.
Interrupting your opponent during argument and blurting out a "speaking objection" in the presence of the jury, like the defense is doing, is playing dirty. You are supposed to merely state "Objection" and then walk up to the bench to discuss the matter with the judge without the jury hearing anything other than the judge's ruling on the objection.
One interesting point: In Ritt's trial, the judge read the jury instructions before closing arguments, but here the jury instructions aren't being read until after closing arguments. Every state does it its own way...
Also, in Ritt the burden of disproving self defense was on the prosecutor while here it is the burden of the defense to prove. Big difference.
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