Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Testimony Continued...
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Attorney Keith Adams said they are oppose to the juror being removed. However, not all defendants agree.
Max Schardt is oppose to the juror being removed.Doug Weinstein is not oppose to the juror being removed.
Angela D'Williams asked for further questioning of the juror to ensure that she wouldn't hold it against them if she were to stay.Careton Matthews said they want her to stay, while Nicole Westmoreland said they are not oppose to the juror being removed.
Whitaker said they plan to take it up later.
Before the jury and Copeland is brought back out, Attorney Max Schardt is arguing to admit certain stuff, including a Fulton County Jail jumpsuit but Whitaker is not allowing him to use the jumpsuit.Schardt will begin his cross-examination of Copeland.
Copeland said he doesn't want to be on the stand because what he said in 2015 was all lies, including the stuff Garlington allegedly told him about Shannon Stillwell.
Copeland testified that he lied to police about Young , Shannon Stillwell and Deamonte Kendrick.
Schardt is now asking Copeland about the June 10, 2024 ex-parte meeting with prosecutors and Judge Glanville.
Copeland keeps saying that he kept telling the state that everything he told police in 2015 was a lie.
"My life has never been easy," Copeland said as Schardt starts to ask him about his personal life.
Copeland testified that he doesn't stop at red lights because he is worried of someone pulling up and shooting at his car.
Copeland testified that he would lie on June 10, 2015 and told police anything he could to ensure he wouldn't be put back at the Fulton County Jail
Copeland repeats that it was a lie that Garlington told him Shannon Stillwell, Deamonte Kendrick and others were involved in the murder of Donovan Thomas.
Garlington is part of the group of defendants named in the indictment that were severed.He was severed for not having an attorney by December 2022.
Schardt is asking a lot of questions about the interviews Copeland had with investigators in 2015, making emphasis on the “threats” of imprisonment investigators gave Copeland during those interviews.
Copeland said he felt those “things” investigators told him during the interviews was his chance to get out of the situation by finessing the police and telling them what he thought they wanted to hear.
Schardt was going to ask about the October 2021 interview between Copeland and investigators, the one that was leaked online, but Copeland asked to speak to his attorney before answering the question.Schardt said he has about an hour to an hour 1/2 still to go.
Whitaker said they can either continue with the cross-examination or deal with the juror issue. Schardt asked to continue with his cross-examination, but if he somehow finishes before 5, they might deal with the juror issue today.
Schardt is asking Copeland about the shooting of Rich Homie Quan’s father barbershop he was involved in and testify about but Copeland does not want to answer questions about it.
Copeland seems tired of answering questions about the Rich Homie Quan father’s barbershop shooting.
"They were calling you a liar, at the same time, they were asking this jury to believe what you're saying, isn't that true?" Schardt asked about Fulton DA's office prosecuting Copeland on charges of false report of a crime."Yeah," Copeland said.
Schardt asked a series of questions about Copeland being the one that had a problem with Donovan Thomas, before he was killed. Copeland didn't answer the questions but Schardt continued to ask questions.
Max Schardt is done with his cross examination of Copeland. The state will do redirect on Copeland Tuesday morning. Judge Whitaker asked the juror with the new job in Arkansas to stay behind.
Whitaker asked for the cameras and audio to be off.
Judge Whitaker decided NOT to excuse juror #387 since she was not in a dire situation.Court resumes Tuesday at 8:45 a.m.
