TN - David Leath, 57, shot to death, Knox County, 13 March 2003

[ohiogirl]

Anyone watching this trial on CNN?

 

[JusMe]

I have watched bits and pieces of it.

 

[ohiogirl]

Any feeling on her? I have only been able to watch sporadically.
Thanks.

 

[White Rain]

I caught the tail end of the trial..not enough to really catch enough of the story though. Is the jury still deliberating? I quit watching and took a nap around 1 today, so I don't know.

 

[seaspiritnw]

Judge just declared a mistrial. They still couldn't reach a verdict after 12 1/2 hours.

 

[ohiogirl]

Thanks for the update

 

[shotzie]

I heard they are retrying her this month..the 11th..not real sure have to chk If i find it is live I will be back...

 

[shotzie]

OK this is all I found out..I think i starts Monday not sure if televised

http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=109937

 

[OkieGranny]

From June 2013:

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/local-news/appeals-court-upholds-dossett-leath-conviction

The conviction of Raynella Dossett Leath for the 2003 shooting death of her husband will stand, a three-judge panel of the Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled...

In a second trial, she was convicted and sentenced to life in prison, with a chance for parole...

Dossett Leath was the widow of Knox County Attorney General Ed Dossett, who was terminally ill with cancer when he was reportedly trampled to death by cattle he was feeding at his farm in July 1992. She had also been charged with murder in his death, but was never tried. Prosecutors dropped that charge immediately after she was convicted in the death of her second husband.

 

[Tulessa]

A Knox County woman who was convicted in the death of one of her two deceased husbands has been released from custody. In April, Judge Paul Summers tossed the first-degree murder conviction in Leath's second husband's death and awarded her a new trial because of the drug use of the Knox County judge that presided over the trial.


http://www.local8now.com/content/ne...-2-husbands-released-from-jail-381663421.html

SMH.

 

[Alice253]

Update -
"A judge stopped just short of ruling on a motion that hadn't even been filed, but he was pretty clear this week on his preference on the locale from which citizens asked to judge a suspected black widow should come - Knox County."
Snip
"I don't see any reason we can't pick a jury in Knox County, Tenn.," Summers said Monday. "I plan to try this case in Knox County."

He quickly added that he would still entertain the defense motion if it's filed."

Summers set a May 2, 2017, trial date.

http://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/...ella-dossett-leath-black-widow-case/94664454/

 

[kantoo]

Accused black widow Raynella Dossett Leath facing third trial

One jury could not agree. A second was tainted by a judge who was high on drugs. On Monday, the process will begin to choose a third Knox County jury to decide if Raynella Dossett Leath is a killer or a woman who has suffered much through no fault of her own.

Although there will be no mention of it in this trial, Leath also is suspected of giving her first husband, Knox County District Attorney General Ed Dossett, a fatal overdose and staging his death to look like an accidental cattle trampling in 1992.

http://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/...a-dossett-leath-facing-third-trial/100858376/

 

[kantoo]

Lauren Davis‏ @WVLTLauren

DEVELOPING: Jury selection underway in the trial of Raynella Dossett Leath, the woman charged with killing her second husband David Leath.

Judge Summers says the Leath trial should take about 7-10 days. We'll be covering it everyday until the verdict.

https://twitter.com/WVLTLauren?ref_...tt-Leath-trial-expected-Monday-420889053.html

 

[kantoo]

goodness........ won't let me copy and paste anything.....

well it's early. just some info on the first day of jury selection

http://wate.com/2017/05/01/jury-selection-begins-in-3rd-trial-for-knoxville-black-widow/

 

[Alice253]

Tweets from the courtroom today - doesn't look like anything has been tweeted since about 1 PM.

Lauren Davis‏
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Court back in session in Raynella Leath murder trial. Jury selection resumes. Judge Summers making sure jurors didn't watch news last night.

Lauren Davis‏
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7 hours ago


The defense in the Leath trial is dismissing jurors with a nursing or medical background. Leath was a nurse at local hospitals.

Lauren Davis‏
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7 hours ago


Jury selection continues in the Leath trial. Attorneys are eliminating jurors with family members and friends who are police officers.

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6 hours ago


Two jurors said they won't be able to look at crime scene photos because they would find them too disturbing. Those jurors were dismissed.

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6 hours ago


BREAKING: A jury has been selected in the Raynella Leath murder trial with 12 men and 4 women. Four of those jurors are alternates.

Lauren Davis‏
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4 hours ago


Opening statements have begun in the Raynella Dossett Leath murder trial.

Lauren Davis‏
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4 hours ago


Prosecution now finished with opening statements. Defense is now making opening statements in the Raynella Leath trial.

Lauren Davis‏
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4 hours ago


Raynella Leath is crying during the defense's opening statements as they talk about her finding her husband dead

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3 hours ago


Opening statements over in the Leath trial. Now the first witness is on the stand. David Leath's daughter is the first witness.

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David Leath's daughter testified she found a gun holster without a gun at her grandmother's house

Also, news article from TV website:
http://www.local8now.com/content/news/Jury-selected-in-Raynella-Dossett-Leath-case-421018264.html

 

[kantoo]

May 3rd

Evidence takes center stage in day three of Knoxville ‘Black Widow’ retrial

http://wate.com/2017/05/03/evidence...n-day-three-of-knoxville-black-widow-retrial/

the article makes no mention about the lost evidence, or if it was located

Lauren Davis‏Verified account @WVLTLauren 23hours ago

JUST IN: The state in the Leath trial has lost a very significant piece of evidence. They found one part and are looking for the other

DEVELOPING: The state in the Leath case is "on their hands and knees looking" for a key piece of evidence. Meanwhile, Raynella is smiling.

Raynella Leath trial resumes with no mention of lost evidence. Aaron Allen is the 4th witness to take the stand today.

https://twitter.com/WVLTLauren?ref_...tt-Leath-trial-expected-Monday-420889053.html

photo #2 here shows the gun, but I do not see the barrel on the gun...
http://www.knoxnews.com/picture-gal...hotos-raynella-dossett-leath-trial/101214644/

 

[kantoo]

Raynella Leath trial day 5: Widow's DNA found on latex gloves

The pair of latex gloves found at the scene of David Leath's death caused a lot of trouble in court Friday. The gloves were found and packaged for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to test for DNA and gunshot residue.

Those in the courtroom Friday learned that a third glove was also found in the evidence package. The defense argued that the extra glove could contaminate any findings on the original pair, and that a mistake like this proves the evidence was logged improperly, which could bring doubt against any findings.

http://www.local8now.com/content/ne...-watching-video-of-crime-scene-421205693.html

day 4 and day 3 articles are at this link also

 

[LadyofShalott]

The link has been updated. She's been acquitted and released.

Judge Summers said he studied every piece of evidence and told the court there is not enough evidence. Summers excused the jury Wednesday.

The judge said, "Raynella is acquitted therefore she is not guilty."