https://twitter.com/ColetteBordelon
NOW: I’m in
#ColoradoSprings for what’s expected to be the final day of trial for the woman accused of killing her 11-year-old stepson,
#GannonStauch. We just walked inside the courtroom.
#LeteciaStauch is wearing a blue jacket today.
Judge Gregory Werner just walked in, right after defense attorneys Josh Tolini and Will Cook. The entire
@4thJudicialDA
team is here too. The jury is not in the courtroom. The judge says we need to discuss jury instruction after an email he got this morning.
"Because this is a request for an instruction on evidence that wasn't actually presented," the judge doesn't think he can give one. "I know what the issue is," he says. "I can't make a stipulation, and can't tell the jury what evidence hasn't been presented.”
It sounds as though that was in relation to a request from the defense, but I could not hear what Tolini was saying to the judge. Now, clarifying verdict forms with the Lead Prosecutor and District Attorney, Michael Allen.
Going through today, I feel it's important to remember:
#GannonStauch was an 11-year-old boy who lived in Lorson Ranch (southern El Paso County). He loved his little sister, was a fan of Sonic the Hedgehog, and his favorite color was blue.
The judge says the plan, after finishing jury instructions, is to bring jurors in around 9 AM. Prosecutors and defense anticipate their closing arguments lasting an hour each. Those should start around 10. A lunch break will likely happen after closings, then rebuttal.