Ryan Autullo @AutulloAAS 14m14 minutes ago
About to begin again. Haruka Weiser's father, Thomas Weiser, has returned to courtroom for state's cross-examination of Criner.
Ryan Autullo @AutulloAAS 12m12 minutes ago
Defense objects to state questioning Criner on contents of notebook. Motion denied. Jury coming back into the courtroom.
Molly OakVerified account @MollyAndAMic 13m13 minutes ago
We're back. Jury is about to enter. Weiser's father is back in the courtroom.
Ryan Autullo @AutulloAAS 12m12 minutes ago
Prosecutor Guillermo Gonzalez opens cross examination by putting up photo of Meechaiel Criner wearing orange bandana around his neck. Photo was taken days before Weiser's death. Gonzalez: "Who is that?" Criner: "That's sexy me!"
Ryan Autullo @AutulloAAS 11m11 minutes ago
Btw, standing room only crowd in the courtroom.
Megan Menchaca @meganmenchaca13 8m8 minutes ago
Prosecutor Gonzalez shows Criner a photo of him with an orange bandana taken at St. David's Hosptial. "Who is that?" - Gonzalez. "That's sexy me." - Criner.
Adela Uchida @adelauchida 13m13 minutes ago
Prosecution begins cross examination of Meechaiel Criner. Shows a picture. “Who is that?” Criner: “That’s sexy me.” Picture was taken at St David’s Hospital.
Molly OakVerified account @MollyAndAMic 11m11 minutes ago
"That's sexy me!" Criner identifies himself in one of the selfies seen earlier in court. This picture is from the tablet. Criner says he stole the bandanna he was wearing.
Alyssa Goard @AlyssaMGoard 14m14 minutes ago
State is cross examining . Shows Criner a selfie photo the detective extracted from his tablet in March of 2016. Criner identifies himself in the photo “that’s sexy me”
Adela Uchida @adelauchida 16m16 minutes ago
Prosecution: “When you were at Ellison High School, was there special ed physics?” Criner: “No.”
Molly OakVerified account @MollyAndAMic 17m17 minutes ago
"I don't think physics is special ed," Criner said. "I don't think so either," said prosecutors.
Adela Uchida @adelauchida 15m15 minutes ago
Prosecution: “you were taking some serious classes.” Criner: “Not serious. The classes I was supposed to take.”
Molly OakVerified account @MollyAndAMic 14m14 minutes ago
Even MORE people in the courtroom now.
Megan Menchaca @meganmenchaca13 10m10 minutes ago
Prosecution: "Do you love your grandma?" Criner: "I love everybody."
Megan Menchaca @meganmenchaca13 11m11 minutes ago
Prosecution: Would you do anything your sister, Ariana, asked you to? Criner: "Not anything. I won’t do anything wrong...I won’t do anything that’s like against my sense of morals."
Ryan Autullo @AutulloAAS 8m8 minutes ago
Criner says he found red bicycle in dumpster near the abandoned building where he was living. He also found three bags - yellow, black and blue.
Ryan Autullo @AutulloAAS 6m6 minutes ago
Criner says he also found yellow ropes that looked like the ones he had in the storage room. Weiser was found with a yellow rope around her neck when she died.
Adela Uchida @adelauchida 8m8 minutes ago
State: questioning Criner on 3 bags he says he found in trash bag. Included ropes: a white one, a blue one, the leather belt and “that’s about it.”
Adela Uchida @adelauchida 6m6 minutes ago
State: “The building right across from the stadium. What did you think that was?” Criner: “What? Can you be a little more specific?” It got a little tense there.
Ryan Autullo @AutulloAAS 5m5 minutes ago
Criner starting to getting angry with Gonzalez over what he calls a confusing question.
Molly OakVerified account @MollyAndAMic 7m7 minutes ago
"Can you be a little more specific because you're confusing me." Criner is getting confused by the state's questions regarding how he didn't know he was on a college campus.
Molly OakVerified account @MollyAndAMic 4m4 minutes ago
Criner said he left behind the hammer at the storage room in the UT stadium. A hammer was found at the crime scene.
Ryan Autullo @AutulloAAS 7m7 minutes ago
Criner saying he left behind hammer in stadium storage room. Hammer was found near the scene of homicide.
Molly OakVerified account @MollyAndAMic 5m5 minutes ago
Criner said he kept some of the ropes: “Just in case I need to tie things down or something.”
Molly OakVerified account @MollyAndAMic 3m3 minutes ago
Criner says he put the phone in the fire after he took the sim card out. He says he saw it still in the fire when he left the vacant building.
Ryan Autullo @AutulloAAS 2m2 minutes ago
Criner says at abandoned building he took phone he found at dumpster and tried to remove SIM card. When he failed, he tossed it into the fire. Phone likely belonged to Weiser, detectives say.
Adela Uchida @adelauchida 2m2 minutes ago
Criner is testifying that violence makes him angry, rape makes him angry. It is getting a bit combative.
Alyssa Goard @AlyssaMGoard 5m5 minutes ago
Criner clarifies he left the hammer in the storage room at the UT stadium when he was kicked out . He also left most of the ropes at the stadium storage room except the “thick white one, the blue one, and the belt”
Alyssa Goard @AlyssaMGoard 4m4 minutes ago
Criner tells the state he found the red bicycle the morning he was arrested in a dumpster as well as a back pack and a trash bag as well as the dark jacket they’ve been talking about in trial
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