Identified! GA - Cherokee Co, Remains in Woods Behind Home on Purcell Ln, July 2018 - Gary Farris *wife arrested

[Wishbone]

I believe the jury is done until Monday....

 

[nodamselindistress]

CTV clock stopped but no explanation so far

 

[Leilei]

Breaking for the day/weekend. Returning Monday.
Judge explaining the whole court issue next week.
Welp.

 

[nodamselindistress]

Starting to remind me of the O'Keefe jury, which came back hung. This jury rarely stays until 5pm and doesn't opt to work late or work through lunch.

 

[arielilane]

The jury went home and deliberations will resume on Monday.

 

[fred&edna]

That is how I feel as well. We are split here on this thread and I can't help wonder if the 12 jurors may also be split.

Yep.. definite split on this thread so you could be correct about the jury.

jmo

 

[Luna20]

Yep.. definite split on this thread so you could be correct about the jury.

jmo

I think she is guilty but the state didn’t consistently show that. Crucial points were not stressed to the jury.

Today the question is still being asked about why Scott deleted the video by people who followed the trial. That confirms that the state didn’t do their job.

There is alot of discussion about Melody not being able to move the body. I would have raised the theory early on that she could have hired someone to do it.

They didn’t take the opportunity to elaborate on the critical details.

 

[Luna20]

He has wasted more time with his self-centered needs then any judge I've ever watched.

Agree. He doesn’t have the marks of a professional judge. No one needed to hear his ad-lib nonsense.

Plus his thoughts were not linear. He started sentences without finishing them. His ramblings seemed to be about him wanting to be in the spotlight.

For a case like this, he should be decisive and serious like Sarah Boone’s judge.

 

[CrimeStoppers]

I really believe MF is guilty, however this judge is beyond irritating and not so subtly hinting to the jury what he wants. He just rambles on and on saying the same thing over and over as though it is some new ground breaking information and it isn’t. Just too many words, too much filler from the judge. Does he think everyone on the jury is incapable or incompetent? Not liking him at all.

Let the jury do their duty. We may not like how this is going, but the judge seems to be more interested in his time, the court’s time … I can’t really put my finger on it, but I am not liking how he offers his comments.

 

[RickshawFan]

I haven't watched non-stop, so I'm curious as to what he's done that is self-centered? He's very casual, for sure, which is not what I'm used to.
IMO.

The first problem was that the county courts don't have a tech. The tech kept going awry. So, the judge happens to be able to troubleshoot, so he rolled up his shirt sleeves, and got into it. IIRC it took almost a day and a half to find the problem, because there was a loose cable somewhere or other.

That was a little unusual, but necessary. The jury was not present.

Then, he went on a rant about how he shouldn't have to be the tech assistant, and that the county needed to hire one. I understand his frustration! Jury not present.

Another time, the court was 90+ degrees, because the AC malfunctioned. He conducted the non-jury segments without his robe or a tie. Understandable.

Another time, he got sick. Instead of holding court, he scheduled the afternoon off and left some time for jurors to go on a field trip. This scheduling was outside the presence of the jury. He did mention he didn't feel well, and just wanted to cuddle up under the blankets. For someone who hasn't felt well, he's been a trooper.

I believe the field trip was entirely the judge's idea. Brilliant IMO.

The field trip also meant that the jury didn't have to listen to extensive amounts of snooze-making calls between Rusty and Melody. The snooze-making quality might be why they asked to hear them all again during deliberations.

Evidently, there's been a death in his family, since he had a funeral to go to.

I like that he's been relaxed when it comes to jury handling, as far as checking in on their needs. It's a long trial. IMO this would be conducive to jurors feeling well taken care of, and that the judge really cares.

Evidently, murders are rare in this county.

So, there's a lot to be understandable about here, though a tad unusual. He's full of surprises, which I kinda like.

 

[KentuckyFilly79]

He was shot in the house. There are blood droplets and a bullet. However, IMO, the bullet just nicked him, and he went charging out of the house to get to the neighbors. The burn pile is on the way to the neighbors, actually, very close (a few yards). Melody shot him again in his rib. There may have been more shots as well. He fell near enough to the burn pile that she could grab the Kubota and nudge him in. We don't know if he was alive or dead when she set him alight. We do know she used the Kubota. There was blood on it. IMO

So yes, that would put him right near the burn pile when she shot him or when he fell over because he'd been shot.

This makes sense to me, thank you. I also didn’t know that there was blood found on the Kubota.

 

[RickshawFan]

I don't feel the state met their burden of proof. She may be guilty but with what I have seen I just couldn't convict on what they have presented. JMOO

The bar is "reasonable doubt", not "no doubt".

 

[RickshawFan]

This makes sense to me, thank you. I also didn’t know that there was blood found on the Kubota.

Blood on Melody's shoes, too. Two pairs of them.

 

[RickshawFan]

Judge pulled in jury for a scheduling check.
Jury wants to work until 5:00 pm tonight.

Edits:
Judge wants to know what the jurors want to do… deliberate past 5:00?
Judge is giving jurors options - They can deliberate tomorrow or come back on Monday.
Defendant looks scared.

Judge called out that someone was hosting a verdict watch.

moo

They might not be able to host verdict watch from in side the courtroom.

 

[Snoopster]

I think she is guilty but the state didn’t consistently show that. Crucial points were not stressed to the jury.

Today the question is still being asked about why Scott deleted the video by people who followed the trial. That confirms that the state didn’t do their job.

There is alot of discussion about Melody not being able to move the body. I would have raised the theory early on that she could have hired someone to do it.

They didn’t take the opportunity to elaborate on the critical details.

The key sticking point for me (actually not for me, but about my concern for what the sticking point might be for the jury) is the moving of the body. In closing, prosecution said something to the effect of, "it doesn't matter if we don't know how she moved the body, it could have been in a number of ways".
I think they needed to do a bit more than that and given a feasible explanation or two.

 

[KentuckyFilly79]

Blood on Melody's shoes, too. Two pairs of them.

Was there enough blood on the Kubota and the shoes to confirm it was Gary’s?

 

[Wishbone]

The bar is "reasonable doubt", not "no doubt".

Right, I have reasonable doubt

 

[Leilei]

The first problem was that the county courts don't have a tech. The tech kept going awry. So, the judge happens to be able to troubleshoot, so he rolled up his shirt sleeves, and got into it. IIRC it took almost a day and a half to find the problem, because there was a loose cable somewhere or other.

That was a little unusual, but necessary. The jury was not present.

Then, he went on a rant about how he shouldn't have to be the tech assistant, and that the county needed to hire one. I understand his frustration! Jury not present.

Another time, the court was 90+ degrees, because the AC malfunctioned. He conducted the non-jury segments without his robe or a tie. Understandable.

Another time, he got sick. Instead of holding court, he scheduled the afternoon off and left some time for jurors to go on a field trip. This scheduling was outside the presence of the jury. He did mention he didn't feel well, and just wanted to cuddle up under the blankets. For someone who hasn't felt well, he's been a trooper.

I believe the field trip was entirely the judge's idea. Brilliant IMO.

The field trip also meant that the jury didn't have to listen to extensive amounts of snooze-making calls between Rusty and Melody. The snooze-making quality might be why they asked to hear them all again during deliberations.

Evidently, there's been a death in his family, since he had a funeral to go to.

I like that he's been relaxed when it comes to jury handling, as far as checking in on their needs. It's a long trial. IMO this would be conducive to jurors feeling well taken care of, and that the judge really cares.

Evidently, murders are rare in this county.

So, there's a lot to be understandable about here, though a tad unusual. He's full of surprises, which I kinda like.

Thank you! I was wondering where the field trip idea came from. Hadn't heard anything about it, then one day I turned on CTV and the jurors are trekking through the property.

 

[fred&edna]

Thank you! I was wondering where the field trip idea came from. Hadn't heard anything about it, then one day I turned on CTV and the jurors are trekking through the property.

There were cameras there?? I suppose they were placed quite a distance away.

jmo

 

[rebelchild]

This is the footage from the field trip .. but only shows the judge and the attorneys. Edited to say .. not sure if this is the same day that the jurors took their field trip but it was posted 3 days ago.