GUILTY FL - Scott Wilson, 23, killed by drunk driver, Wellington, 12 Feb 2010

[borndem]

In the earlier article cited by Ann-Tx, entitled, "John Goodman retrial: Prosecutors, defense spar from the start," I saw the following statement:

"If convicted again, Colbath can impose the same prison term or reduce the years, but it can't go higher."

from: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-goodman-retrial-begins-20141011-story.html

I think that is an interesting point. Is this a Florida Statute? I guess it must be. I just find it interesting... Can anyone speak to this? Just curious & wanting to learn something...

Thanks.

ETA: I also noticed the following:

"Colbath has expressed concerns that one or more of the trial witnesses will inadvertently blurt out something about the first trial anyway — that didn't happen Saturday. The jurors, six women and four men, are expected to believe the heir to a Texas air conditioning fortune testified at a prior hearing."

Hmmmm -- that may be the way witnesses and the principals are supposed to refer to prior testimony -- as a hearing. Interesting. They've got to handle it somehow. Is this the way Florida handles all retrials? It could certainly be cumbersome at times, methinks.

 

[Ann-Tx]

borndem, I had to read about the "Top 5" again .. . .I am still laughing! Oh well, we need a good laugh every now and then.

I bet Judge Colbath could not wait to get some of those jurors off of the prospective juror list!

 

[Ann-Tx]

http://www.today.com/id/49063771/ns/today-today_video/#56220808
TODAY show -- NBC -- 10/12/14

 

[Ann-Tx]

An interesting read .. . .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_B._Goodman_(industrialist/polo_magnate)
Wiki - John B. Goodman


Being knowledgeable about this case and familiar with John Goodman, I found no issues with this info provided by Wiki.

Hhmmm, I wonder if a John Goodman "fan" wrote the comment(s) about this info having 'issues'.

 

[borndem]

http://www.wpbf.com/news/potential-juror-in-goodman-trial-jailed/29041514
WPBF - West Palm Beach, FL

Potential juror in Goodman trial jailed

Jury seated to hear trial in Tampa

UPDATED 8:59 AM EDT Oct 10, 2014


>>> snipped foto for space <<<

Travis Van Vliet, "Juror 100", is taken into custody for contempt of court
and handcuffed. He was reportedly overhead talking about a 'retrial' in
the hall Thursday, October 9, 2014 during jury selection in Tampa.
(Lannis Waters / The Palm Beach Post)

Idle observations and my own opinions:
I guess poor Travis slept through his H.S. freshman Civics course...
And Criminology may not be his best pick for a major, IMO. It appears that he is sleeping through that one, too.
And he may have taken one too many Speech classes...
And Law school should be absolutely off his post-grad possibilities.

JMHO

 

[turaj]

Just got interested in this trial yesterday...watched the live stream...wondering is there an archive of the first trial somewhere...was it streamed?? 2012 was somewhat before my serious "sleuthing" days. I would love to go back and watch him and this girlfriend on the stand to have some comparison. Thanks.

 

[turaj]

Just wondering if there was actually any evidence that "Bentleys" had acceleration issues...guess he maybe could have used that with Toyota or even GM...but Bentley?

 

[borndem]

An interesting read .. . .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_B._Goodman_(industrialist/polo_magnate)
Wiki - John B. Goodman


Being knowledgeable about this case and familiar with John Goodman, I found no issues with this info provided by Wiki.

Hhmmm, I wonder if a John Goodman "fan" wrote the comment(s) about this info having 'issues'.

Agreed. I saw no "issues" with it, either.

I always read anything in Wiki with a saltshaker (not a mere grain of salt), but this was a pretty straightforward account of Goodman, IMO. I, like many of us, watched all of the 1st trial, kept up with WS and MSM, and I saw no problems with the article.

This quote is interesting, and I completely agree with it:

"His conduct from the moment the crash happened to the time he came to be in the custody of law enforcement was to save himself. It wasn't to go get help and it wasn't because he was disoriented. It was because he wanted to figure out a way to save himself. He had an opportunity to try to save Mr. Wilson," ABC News quoted Colbath as stating in the sentencing..

"I believe what the jury believed&#8212;that he knew he pushed [Wilson's] car in the canal. He knew there was someone in the canal and he left to try to save himself," Colbath said.

from the article cited above by Ann-Tx --
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_B._Goodman_(industrialist/polo_magnate)
Wiki - John B. Goodman


MHO.

 

[borndem]

Here is a link to a news article on the morning of the crash. It's on youtube, and it is not graphic. The first article shows a reporter and the live scene of the accident, showing both cars, the intersection, etc. It's very grainy and not very clear since it is nighttime; the second article is much clearer because it is in daylight.

Just in case some WS'ers did not see this at the time it happened...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c1elTdRAp

ETA: Please note that beside the article, to the upper right is also a youtube link to Goodman on the stand in the first trial -- it's not quite complete, but it is the only one I can find at this time.

 

[borndem]

Just got interested in this trial yesterday...watched the live stream...wondering is there an archive of the first trial somewhere...was it streamed?? 2012 was somewhat before my serious "sleuthing" days. I would love to go back and watch him and this girlfriend on the stand to have some comparison. Thanks.

It was streamed, turaj, but I am not aware of any archiving -- but I am not familiar with the local MSM in that area. There may indeed be an archive -- I'd like to review it myself.

Note in my post just above which contains a link, that a good bit of Goodman's testimony is available on youtube -- it's a copy of MSM coverage of the trial. HTH!

 

[Ann-Tx]

Mainstream media sites that are "Live Streaming" the John Goodman trial:


http://www.wptv.com/john-goodman-trial
WPTV - West Palm Beach, FL -- Includes tweets by Brian Entin, Reporter - WPTV, to the right of the video screen.


http://www.wpbf.com/news/live-retrial-of-john-goodman/28985718
WPBF - West Palm Beach, FL


http://www.sun-sentinel.com/fl-john-goodman-live-blog-htmlstory.html
Sun Sentinel - West Palm Beach, FL - John Goodman Trial - Stream and "live" blog (Sun Sentinel's reporters - "live" notes)


http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/goodmantrial/
Palm Beach Post - West Palm Beach, FL --- John Goodman Trial - "live stream" from WPTV with "live blog" from Palm Beach Post reporters


https://twitter.com/wpbf_terri
Twitter: WPBF - Terri Parker (Reporter) --- (One does not have to have a Twitter account to read Parker's tweets)


Non Mainstream Media Links:

Although this is not mainstream media, Wild About Trial is streaming the John Goodman trial "live" at this Link:

http://www.wildabouttrial.com/one_off/john-goodman-trial-live-stream/
WildAboutTrial - John Goodman Trial "Live Stream"

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If anyone knows of other sources that are streaming this trial or tweeting, please post the Link. I will add to this list. Thank you!

Bumping!

 

[Ann-Tx]

Mainstream media sites that are "Live Streaming" the John Goodman trial:


http://www.wptv.com/john-goodman-trial
WPTV - West Palm Beach, FL -- Includes tweets by Brian Entin, Reporter - WPTV, to the right of the video screen.


http://www.wpbf.com/news/live-retria...odman/28985718
WPBF - West Palm Beach, FL


http://www.sun-sentinel.com/fl-john-...htmlstory.html
Sun Sentinel - West Palm Beach, FL - John Goodman Trial - Stream and "live" blog (Sun Sentinel's reporters - "live" notes)


http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/goodmantrial/
Palm Beach Post - West Palm Beach, FL --- John Goodman Trial - "live stream" from WPTV with "live blog" from Palm Beach Post reporters


https://twitter.com/wpbf_terri
Twitter: WPBF - Terri Parker (Reporter) --- (One does not have to have a Twitter account to read Parker's tweets)


Non Mainstream Media Links:

Although this is not mainstream media, Wild About Trial is streaming the John Goodman trial "live" at this Link:

http://www.wildabouttrial.com/one_of...l-live-stream/
WildAboutTrial - John Goodman Trial "Live Stream"

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If anyone knows of other sources that are streaming this trial or tweeting, please post the Link. I will add to this list. Thank you!​

Last edited by Ann-Tx; 10-11-2014 at 10:15 AM. Reason: Added the Palm Beach Post to this list; Added Wild About Trial to this list​

 

[Jewels53]

Goodman trial has started for today!

http://www.wildabouttrial.com/one_off/john-goodman-trial-live-stream/

Cathy &#8207;@courtchatter 12m12 minutes ago
Watch #GoodmanTrial LIVE http://courtchatter.tv/goodman.htm #JohnGooman DUI Manslaughter retrial

 

[Jewels53]

Jen's Trial Diaries retweeted
Terri Parker &#8207;@wpbf_terri 22m22 minutes ago
Juror 10 is alone is jury box telling someone yelled @ her hotel 2 days in row Watch out you'll go to jail too #johngoodman @WPBF25News

Jen's Trial Diaries &#8207;@TrialDiariesJ 7m7 minutes ago
Defense wanted juror dismissed but judge denied for now. #johngoodman

Cathy &#8207;@courtchatter 7m7 minutes ago
#GoodmanTrial juror was on balcony of hotel when she heard someone yell at her about another juror being jailed. #johngoodman

Cathy &#8207;@courtchatter 6m6 minutes ago
Apparently sequestered jurors have been "heckled" two days in a row at their hotel about jailed juror. #GoodmanTrial #JohnGoodman

Cathy &#8207;@courtchatter 6m6 minutes ago
Defense wanted juror dismissed that heard the info about jailed juror, judge is leaving them on jury for now. #GoodmanTrial #JohnGoodman

 

[borndem]

Good Morning, Peeps -- Just getting here -- I am slo-o-o-ow in the a.m. WAT has louder sound, but also watching WPTV for Brian Entin... Candice Freel on stand. Lived nearby, on the way home. She saw Bentley & stopped at scene.

 

[zoey]

Good Morning, Peeps -- Just getting here -- I am slo-o-o-ow in the a.m. WAT has louder sound, but also watching WPTV for Brian Entin... Candice Freel on stand. Lived nearby, on the way home. She saw Bentley & stopped at scene.

I'd be watching with you but dh is still sleeping ~~and since dd moved back home my computer moved to my bedroom.

 

[borndem]

I'd be watching with you but dh is still sleeping ~~and since dd moved back home my computer moved to my bedroom.

Hello, zoey -- Glad to see ya!! ;-)

 

[borndem]

Ac-c-c-c-cck!! No live stream anywhere for me ...

• Brian Entin
  @BrianEntin
  Heather says she was in Wellington to buy a horse when she met Goodman. @WPTV #GoodmanTrial
  
  
  
  Oct. 13, 2014
  
  
• 
  
  Brian Entin
  @BrianEntin
  Heather says Goodman is currently her boyfriend. @WPTV #GoodmanTrial
  
  
  
  Oct. 13, 2014
  
  
• 
  
  Brian Entin
  @BrianEntin
  DEVELOPING: John Goodman's girlfriend Heather Hutchins is about to take the stand! @WPTV #GoodmanTrial
  
  
  
  Oct. 13, 2014
  
  

 

[borndem]

Got it back on WAT

http://www.wildabouttrial.com/one_off/john-goodman-trial-live-stream/

 

[borndem]

I think Heather is a bit of a :liar: . JMO.

She seems to be a very obedient girlfriend/daughter...