GUILTY GA - Diane McIver, 63, fatally shot, Atlanta, 25 Sept 2016

[BUF]

good morning...probably not due to the fact there is not one thing that judge or court can do. no doubt they are going on Corey billboards. I say if this trial goes on until Monday I expect some jury issues by Monday. If they go up before the verdict what possible reason could there be other than hoping a juror would see one before they decide?

One thing he could do is sequester the jury. Yep, I agree they could be Corey BBs.

...and Good Morning!

 

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Mike Petchenik@MPetchenikWSB
2m2 minutes ago
Huge shoutout to the court reporter on #TexMcIver for bringing breakfast to the media room!

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[turaj]

One thing he could do is sequester the jury. Yep, I agree they could be Corey BBs.

...and Good Morning!

no question they are Corey boards....the cost on those is very very expensive and of course for him only the loss of revenue for some days ...not sure if they are digital or not.

 

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Do you think the prosecution should have brought this ad campaign up and paired it with Tex's interrogation video where he mentions they were near Grady? I would have no idea where to go in my region for a gunshot wound, but it sounds like Atlantans would or should know, especially an attorney from the area.

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I'm not a lawyer, I just watch and read a lot of true crime and lawyer/poliec procedurals, but IMOO, at a minimum, the Prosecution should have said either in Opening or Closing, he knew he was near Grady, where does everybody in Atlanta know you should take serious trauma injuries, gunshots/car wrecks?? GRADY

Again, I believe it's highly suspicious that someone familiar with Atlanta knows they are near Grady and they just shot somebody and then gives instructions to go to Emory.

Emory is well known for Cardiology and Cancer treatments, but I don't know anybody who would go to their ER for anything other than minor accidents, such as breaks/sprains, stitches or like I said, they are known for Caridology, so maybe heart problems.

 

[SavageMarkIII]

Why was he demoted, exactly? Is this a common thing in law firms? It sounds humiliating. I wonder what Diane thought about his demotion? I read the article and there weren't any specifics.

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Agree, the article does not give reason/motive for the demotion, but it later goes into the Firm leading him to retirement, and in 2017 he was going to cease being a partner of any kind, so no Partner salary. He would only receive his portion of what he made off of his clients.

Law firms are not the cash cows and lucrative positions they once were. Many recent law school graduates over the last several years since the 2008 crash have been struggling to find work at firms. Sounds to me like, and this is only MOO, that the firm was trying to get off the hook for large salaries and expenses.

And I agree, this would be both humiliating and worrisome for McIver. If his personal finance are already in disorder (and they were because he was borrowing from Diane by putting up the ranch for collateral) then knowing that your firm is pushing you into retirement before you are ready financially and then in 2017, you will have no longer have a regular salary, then you are becoming desperate financially. And if you want your "beloeved ranch", which is how many articles have described it, to be handed down in your family, then you don't have many options. IMOO opinion, Diane McIver seemed to be definitely treating the money to McIver as loans in every sense of the word and legal terms, and not just giving money to McIver. So it seems like McIver was losing both financial control of the ranch and property ownership of the ranch.

So while the defense made it look like all of this was "fine" because they "loved" each other, in reality, McIver was losing control of the one thing he owned and used to have complete control over....the ranch.

 

[turaj]

Agree, the article does not give reason/motive for the demotion, but it later goes into the Firm leading him to retirement, and in 2017 he was going to cease being a partner of any kind, so no Partner salary. He would only receive his portion of what he made off of his clients.

Law firms are not the cash cows and lucrative positions they once were. Many recent law school graduates over the last several years since the 2008 crash have been struggling to find work at firms. Sounds to me like, and this is only MOO, that the firm was trying to get off the hook for large salaries and expenses.

And I agree, this would be both humiliating and worrisome for McIver. If his personal finance are already in disorder (and they were because he was borrowing from Diane by putting up the ranch for collateral) then knowing that your firm is pushing you into retirement before you are ready financially and then in 2017, you will have no longer have a regular salary, then you are becoming desperate financially. And if you want your "beloeved ranch", which is how many articles have described it, to be handed down in your family, then you don't have many options. IMOO opinion, Diane McIver seemed to be definitely treating the money to McIver as loans in every sense of the word and legal terms, and not just giving money to McIver. So it seems like McIver was losing both financial control of the ranch and property ownership of the ranch.

So while the defense made it look like all of this was "fine" because they "loved" each other, in reality, McIver was losing control of the one thing he owned and used to have complete control over....the ranch.

i don't feel that the state explained it very clearly about the salary reduction. Above is a better rationale for Tex being desperate...and same with Grady....I just think somehow the state missed the boat on many things and given it was such a long drawn out (one week off) trial a closing that hit the high points hard to refresh memories is what was required and I did not hear that from the state.

 

[turaj]

Dying declaration Diane that it was an accident could have been used more in the trial...it is pretty powerful.

 

[turaj]

Honestly this is a strange verdict watch for me...on one hand I don't think the state proved their case and don't care for some of the judge's rulings and would be ok with ng on all except 5...prefer ms and 5 and if they found him guilty of murder not too upset either.

 

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Aungelique Proctor@aungeliquefox5
6m6 minutes ago
The jury has requested a working lunch in the #TexMcIver murder trial. @FOX5Atlanta

 

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Kaitlyn Ross 11Alive@kaitlynross1
2h2 hours ago
On verdict watch in the Tex McIver Murder Trial with @VincentHillTV and @LatoniaPHines #11Alive

(video clip https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/987339414710956032...)



Kaitlyn Ross 11Alive@kaitlynross1
32m32 minutes ago
Entering hour 19 or jury deliberations in the Tex McIver Murder Trial... still no verdict. No juror questions yet today either. People on both sides are still sitting in the courtroom.


Natalie Rubino@NatalieCBS46
2m2 minutes ago
Latest update from court: Jurors asked for 15 minute break to get food. They’ll bring it back and work through lunch. Yesterday they told the judge they would deliberate today until 4pm #verdictwatch #texmciver
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[Niner]

:waiting:

 

[Ember123]

Gotta sleep now before wrk tnight... Hoping to see verdict announced live just as I wake at 5pm! If it goes through into next week I say Hung Jury likely. I want Guilty today!!! This guy seems such a fraud!!!

 

[turaj]

Random thoughts during deliberations. Got to wondering about her first husband...wonder who he is...where he is? I know they said the divorce was really bitter...so it seems Diane had two marriages with rough endings.

 

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Latonia P Hines@LatoniaPHines
56s57 seconds ago
Still on verdict watch. The courtroom is slowly filling with people again. All anticipating a verdict soon. If a verdict today, will have to be before 4pm since that is when the jury requested to leave today. #TexMcIver

 

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Yosha Gunasekera, Joseph Scott Morgan & Jesse Weber Talk Tex McIver & Shawn Grate Trials 04/20/18

[video=youtube;SrckrJgCSlI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=27&v=SrckrJgCSlI[/video]

(McIver starts @ around 11:53)
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Joseph Scott Morgan & Jesse Weber Talk Tex McIver & Shawn Grate Trials 04/20/18

[video=youtube;lTgkMoj2-LY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTgkMoj2-LY[/video]

(McIver starts @ around 18:13)
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Law & Crime Network@LawCrimeNetwork
2m2 minutes ago
#TexMcIver - The jury light is on. This normally means question or verdict.

 

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Cathy Russon@cathyrusson
21s22 seconds ago
#TexMcIver - Verdict or question? ...:thinking:

 

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Cathy Russon@cathyrusson
2m2 minutes ago
#TexMcIver - We are hearing the jury just wanted to take afternoon break....:gaah:

 

[turaj]

Taking an afternoon break when they are wanting to leave at 4 does not indicate to me they are close...either they are done and will announce upon their return and just preparing for the media or nothing today . I don't like the idea of them going over the weekend and coming back on Monday and don't see them deliberating on Sat. either.