Both charges are aggravated murder which requires murder of at least two people. Once charge is for both within one transaction or occurrence, and the other is for both within three years. I believe there was a jury instruction that indicated that if they believed that BB was a participant in...
Maybe when they are sequestered? But they weren't originally scheduled to even have court today, they were just making up for days missed due to snow days.
The media order for this trial does not allow her family to be shown. See paragraph 6e here https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/circuit/sites/circuit/files/Assets/Documents/PDF/high-profile/Commonwealth%20v%20Banfield/Commonwealth-v-Brendan-Banfield-Order-Re-Courtroom-and-Media.pdf
He just said he doesn't know if he'll be done tomorrow. He has potentially three more witnesses. The judge wants to be done with witnesses tomorrow to do closing arguments after the snow.
The judge asked the jury at the end of the day yesterday if they would be available this Friday. She wanted to make sure they could cover as much ground as possible incase the impending winter weather there causes the courthouse to be closed for any amount of time next week.
I wouldn't be surprised if something similar has happened with this case. I've seen lots of comments (I'm not sure if it was in this thread or other discussions about this case) along the lines of "the locals know who did it". I just hope this one is solved soon and it isn't another one where...
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