GUILTY AZ - Dale Harrell, 34, beaten to death, Gilbert, 14 Jan 2009 #1

[Nymeria]

Trial Diva Sharee™ ‏@TrialDivasS 13s

Defense finishes their questioning of Dr Conte, prosecution is now up #MarissaDevault

 

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Trial Diva Jen ™ ‏@TrialDivasJ 4m
Basta is now crossing Dr Conte #MarissaDevault

Trial Diva Jen ™ ‏@TrialDivasJ 3m
Basta is tackling the PTSD this Dr spoke of earlier #MarissaDevault

Trial Diva Sharee™ ‏@TrialDivasS 3m
Dr Conte says most people exposed to traumatic events do not develop #PTSD #MarissaDevault

Trial Diva Sharee™ ‏@TrialDivasS 40s
Dr Conte is done on the stand...we have another witness getting ready to take the stand #MarissaDevault #WhoWillItBeNow

 

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Trial Diva Jen ™ ‏@TrialDivasJ 4m
Oh this Dr has an accent! Nice! He's going to talk DV and homicide #MarissaDevault

Trial Diva Jen ™ ‏@TrialDivasJ 51s
Neil Webster is a Professor at Northern Arizona University #MarissaDevault

 

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Trial Diva Sharee™ ‏@TrialDivasS 1m
This is only the 3rd time Dr Webster has testified in a criminal trial and says he is nervous #MarissaDevault

Trial Diva Sharee™ ‏@TrialDivasS 2m
Webster says women are more likely to commit Intimate partner homicide #MarissaDevault

 

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Trial Diva Jen ™ ‏@TrialDivasJ 1m
According to Webster it's hard to tell what goes on behind peoples closed doors #MarissaDevault

Trial Diva Sharee™ ‏@TrialDivasS 1m
Webster says of 24 cases studied in women who committed murder against their partner, 20 had evidence of domestic violence #MarissaDevault

 

[Nymeria]

Trial Diva Jen ™ ‏@TrialDivasJ 2m
#JodiArias wishes she had this expert...he's good #MarissaDevault #HesNoLaViolette

Trial Diva Sharee™ ‏@TrialDivasS 2m
One juror continues to look at the ceiling and rolling eyes during these expert testimonies #MarissaDevault

 

[Nymeria]

Trial Diva Sharee™ ‏@TrialDivasS 2m

Webster says when women kill they will use alternate means such as razor blades, knives and sometimes guns #WhatAboutHammers #MarissaDevault

 

[Bernina]

Trial Diva Sharee™ ‏@TrialDivasS 2m

Webster says when women kill they will use alternate means such as razor blades, knives and sometimes guns #WhatAboutHammers #MarissaDevault

What? Nothing about poison? :facepalm: Ok, Google Search......

 

[Nymeria]

Trial Diva Sharee™ ‏@TrialDivasS 30m
@tulip349 Its so hard to predict exactly what they are thinking....I think there is one who could possibly b pro Marissa.

Trial Diva Sharee™ ‏@TrialDivasS 15m
Finally prosecution is up to question Dr Webster #MarissaDevault

Trial Diva Jen ™ ‏@TrialDivasJ 15m
Cross of Webster is happening now #MarissaDevault

Trial Diva Sharee™ ‏@TrialDivasS 10m
Recess in #MarissaDevault

 

[Nymeria]

Yeah Bernina, I think the list is incomplete.

I am getting frustrated with this "tweet trial" also.

To me this defense seems pretty skimpy, but getting it in 140 characters or less could be swaying how I am "seeing" it.

 

[Nymeria]

Trial Diva Sharee™ ‏@TrialDivasS 2m

We are back in #MarissaDevault and they are finishing up with Dr Webster

 

[Bernina]

Knives and guns predominate in wife/girlfriend murdering their significant others.....too many links to post.

Kinda makes you wonder if ol' MD wanted to stage a "Home Invasion" type of scenario?

From all the stats I could find, men kill spouses more than women kill spouses, but not by much. Something like 53% for men, 47% for women, but there's a lot of old stuff on the net, couldn't find anything current.

 

[Nymeria]

Trial Diva Sharee™ ‏@TrialDivasS 6m
Dr Webster is finished on the stand....court is in recess until tomorrow @10:30 mst #MarissaDevault

Trial Diva Jen ™ ‏@TrialDivasJ 6m
Court is in recess until tomorrow 10:30am #MarissaDevault

UNREAL! 10:30- 3:00 PM with a lunch break in between.
Never thought I would say this....this trial seems to be run worse than Arias' was.

 

[Nymeria]

@TrialDivasS So what did the doc say? #MarissaDevault was abused by Dale? Or by her parents? Or did he just testify to general abuse stats?

Trial Diva Sharee™ ‏@TrialDivasS 8m
@JustBeatrice1 No, they didn't say any of that, just general bases 4 childhood abuse, abusive relationships etc. nothing specific 2 Marissa

JustBeatrice ‏@JustBeatrice1 6m
@TrialDivasS And that's the difference to ALV and #JodiArias. Real experts don't make **** up and lie to fit their agenda.

 

[Bernina]

>snipped<

UNREAL! 10:30- 3:00 PM with a lunch break in between.
Never thought I would say this....this trial seems to be run worse that Arias' was.

Now, now........we haven't had a marathon 14 days of MD on the stand........yet!:floorlaugh: Seems like CMJA was on there that long, wasn't it?:scared:

But what we've seen of the Judge, he's right on top of things....I like him!:loveyou:

 

[Nymeria]

Now, now........we haven't had a marathon 14 days of MD on the stand........yet!:floorlaugh: Seems like CMJA was on there that long, wasn't it?:scared:

But what we've seen of the Judge, he's right on top of things....I like him!:loveyou:

:scared: I had not even thought of that, the possibility of her taking the stand.
Oh my they BETTER get a live stream going for once if she gets up there, that is going to be just priceless (I am convinced it will be like JA part II).

 

[Nymeria]

Article with a short bit of video from court today-

Devault Trial: Defense presents opening arguments

PHOENIX (KSAZ) -

The defense in the Marissa Devault trial began presenting their case Monday.

Her defense attorneys got their chance to try and convince the jury that she was acting in self-defense when she attacked her 34-year-old husband with a hammer as he slept in 2009. Dale Harrell died almost a month later from multiple skull fractures.

The 36-year-old Devault was smiling and laughing as she walked into the courtroom Monday morning.

Prosecutors say Devault killed her husband to collect a $300,000 life insurance policy, but her defense attorneys say she was the victim of abuse and she killed Harrell in self-defense.

The first defense witness was a PhD and expert on the effects of child abuse. It appears the defense will say Devault had a history of traumatic events in her life leading up to the killing.

"Because they can touch every aspect of life -- they see you when you get up, they see you when you come home from school, they are constantly commenting. Because you are particularly dependent on them, it is generally recognized that abuse by a parent is more traumatic, more trauma producing, than when it takes place by another person," said Dr. Jon Conte.

Defense witnesses appear to be trying to portray Devault as a woman with a history of abuse.

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.

The trial began in early February.

The defense will continue on March 11th.

http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/story/2...ault-trial-defense-presents-opening-arguments

 

[Nymeria]

Trial Diva Jen &#8482; &#8207;@TrialDivasJ 3h

#TheTrialDivas will be live at #MarissaDevault trial and you never know what the day will bring! We will update on stream

 

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Trial Diva Sharee&#8482; &#8207;@TrialDivasS 9m
We are in court for #MarissaDevault and Dr Karp will take the stand this afternoon, there are still other issues in scheduling

Trial Diva Jen &#8482; &#8207;@TrialDivasJ 8m
We saw #Juan today coming out of court. He may be at #MarissaDeVault later to watch Dr. Carp testify

Trial Diva Jen &#8482; &#8207;@TrialDivasJ 7m
Look like Dr. Carp is going to testify today but the State wants to inquire on her medical records..#MarissaDeVault

Trial Diva Sharee&#8482; &#8207;@TrialDivasS 4m
Why is the defense having such a hard time getting every single one of their witnesses here #StallTactic #MarissaDevualt #HotMess

Trial Diva Sharee&#8482; &#8207;@TrialDivasS 8m
@HagenAllison and Dr DeMarte is the rebuttal expert for the state...epic!

COME ON WITH THE LIVE STREAM ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!

 

[geevee]

I wanna see her testify too!