GUILTY GA - Richard Vinson Merritt, 44, attorney, arrested for mom's murder, DeKalb Co., 5 Feb 2019

[arielilane]

GA v. Richard Merritt: Disgraced Attorney Accused of Killing Mother

UPDATED: Merritt was sentenced to serve the rest of his life in prison without the chance of parole after a jury convicted him of killing his mother.

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DAILY TRIAL UPDATES

DAY 1- 5/19/23

• The jury hears opening statements
  • WATCH: Murdered Mom: Attorney on Trial: Prosecution Opening Statement
  • WATCH: Murdered Mom: Attorney on Trial: Defense Opening Statement
• The defendant’s ex-wife, Jenine Minicozzi, takes the stand
  • WATCH: Murdered Mom: Attorney on Trial: Defendant’s Ex-Wife Testifies
• The defendant’s cousin, Mike Jefcoat, testifies to finding his aunt’s body
  • WATCH: Murdered Mom: Attorney on Trial: Defendant’s Cousin Recalls Finding Aunt’s Body

 

[arielilane]

#LIVE: GA v. Richard Merritt | Murdered Mom: Attorney on Trial Disgraced Georgia attorney #RichardMerritt is accused of beating and stabbing his 77-year-old mother #ShirleyMerritt to death. #CourtTV What do YOU think?

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Merritt is accused of murdering his mother Shirley Merritt on the day he was suppose to turn himself in to prison for his financial crimes.

WATCH: Surveillance shows accused mom killer #RichardMerritt entering and leaving a Quiktrip gas station on Feb. 1, 2019 before he cut his ankle monitor off and went on the run for eight months.

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[arielilane]

#KellyRichardson, the ex-girlfriend of fugitive lawyer #RichardMerritt, is on the stand testifying about how she met the accused mom killer when he was on the run police and living in Tennessee. Merritt gave her an alias name and said he was from Louisiana.

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Richardson met Merritt on a dating when he was on the run from police and living in Tennessee.

According to #KellyRichardson, the ex-girlfriend of #RichardMerritt, he told her that his mother died of leukemia. Merritt is accused of murdering his mother #ShirleyMerritt on the day he was supposed to go to jail for his financial crimes on Feb. 1, 2019.

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[arielilane]

Merritt is accused of murdering his mother #ShirleyMerritt on the day he was supposed to go to jail for his financial crimes on Feb. 1, 2019. Richardson met Merritt on a dating when he was on the run from police and living in Tennessee.

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[arielilane]

#KellyRichardson told the court accused mom killer Richard Merritt tried to call her and sent postcards after he was arrested for his mother's death.

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[arielilane]

Disgraced attorney accused of killing mother omitted from obituary; he's still on the run

Just days after pleading guilty to several unrelated charges, Richard Merritt allegedly stabbed his mother to death.

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2/10/2019

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — Shirley Vinson Merritt's obituary gives no hint to the tragedy that took her life - but one glaring omission does.
Among her survivors, the notice of her death mentions one son, a daughter-in-law and many grandchildren. But nowhere is the name of Richard Merritt - the son accused of killing her - ever mentioned.

Richard is on the run from U.S. Marshals after he allegedly stabbed his mother to death. Now, a manhunt is underway to find a man facing a murder charge in addition to other crimes to which he had pleaded guilty just days earlier.

Because before he was an accused murderer, Richard Merritt was a disgraced attorney who pleaded guilty to theft, forgery and elder exploitation charges. He was facing 15 years in prison but hadn't been taken in yet.
This was in late January. Shirley was found dead on Feb. 2 at her Planters Row home. Investigators at the time believed Richard may be driving her brown 2009 Lexus RX350 with a Georgia tag that reads CBV6004.

 

[arielilane]

DAILY TRIAL UPDATES

DAY 2 – 5/19/23

• Steve Queen, who works for CSRA Probation Services, testified that he received an alert on Feb. 1, 2019, that Merritt had manipulated the ankle monitor he was mandated to wear.
• Jurors were shown a video of Merritt visiting a Quik Trip near his home.
• Kelly Richardson, who dated Merritt when he was in Nashville, testified that he lied to her during their relationship.
  • Merritt told her his name was Mick Malveaux.
  • Merritt said that he worked in marketing.
  • Meritt told Richardson that his father died of heart complications and his mother died of Leukemia. He said he had a miscarriage with an ex-wife and no surviving children.
  • Richardson said the relationship ended when he was arrested, and after the arrest he attempted to call her and send her postcards.
  • WATCH: Merritt’s Ex-Girlfriend Testifies in Murder Trial
• During cross-examination, Richardson said that Merritt was never violent towards her.

GA v. Richard Merritt: Disgraced Attorney Accused of Killing Mother

UPDATED: Merritt was sentenced to serve the rest of his life in prison without the chance of parole after a jury convicted him of killing his mother.

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[arielilane]

Richard Merritt trial: Testimony to continue Monday morning

The trial of Richard Merritt, who is accused of brutally murdering his mother, is expected to continue on Monday in DeKalb County.

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Published May 21, 2023 10:04PM
DeKalb County

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - The trial of Richard Merritt, who is accused of brutally murdering his mother, is expected to continue on Monday in DeKalb County.

Prosecutors say the disbarred attorney was supposed to turn himself in to prison to begin serving a 15-year prison sentence for stealing money from his clients in 2019.


The jury learned Friday about Merritt’s life as a fugitive living in Nashville.

They heard from a woman he met on a dating app. She testified she knew him as Mick Malveaux from Louisiana and says they dated for several months.

 

[arielilane]

GA v. Richard Merritt: Disgraced Attorney Accused of Killing Mother​

Posted at 6:00 AM, May 19, 2023 and last updated 8:32 AM, May 23, 2023

GA v. Richard Merritt: Disgraced Attorney Accused of Killing Mother

UPDATED: Merritt was sentenced to serve the rest of his life in prison without the chance of parole after a jury convicted him of killing his mother.

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[Gardenista]

Court is delayed because the courtroom is smelly

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Richard Merritt on trial for mother Shirley Merritt's murder

Richard Merritt, a disgraced lawyer, is a accused of killing his mother on the day he was supposed to report to prison for unrelated financial crimes in 2019.

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[arielilane]

Lawyer Accused of Mom's Murder Trial - GA v. Richard Merritt - Day Three


DELAY - There's a delay to the start of #RichardMerritt trial today. There is a burning smell inside the courtroom that is being investigated. Merritt, disgraced attorney, is accused of killing his mom and then going on the run for almost 8 months under an assumed identity.

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BREAKING: Defendant #RichardMerritt will take the stand in his own defense. This is so similar to Alex Murdaugh in many ways. The disbarred attorney pleaded guilty to stealing from clients, accused of then killing his mom and he will now take the stand. https://youtube.com/watch?v=UFzSkEPKfhs

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[arielilane]

Defendant Richard Merritt is on the stand (at this time) testifying now.

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The prosecution rested its case in the murder case against fugitive lawyer Richard Merritt Tuesday morning. Judge Courtney Johnson also denied the defense's motion for judgment of acquittal.

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Merritt is accused of killing his mother Shirley Merritt on the day he was set to turn himself in to authorities for his financial crimes. He was on the run in Tennessee for eight months.

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[arielilane]

Fugitive lawyer #RichardMerritt testified in his own defense Tuesday afternoon. He's on trial for allegedly murdering his mother #ShirleyMerritt. Richard testified about being arrested for his financial crimes in 2018.

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[arielilane]

Fugitive lawyer #RichardMerritt said a cartoon rock, which depicted his financial crimes, was sent to his mother's home in January 2019, a month before his mother, 77-year-old #ShirleyMerritt, was killed.

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Richard testified that the cartoon rock and threats he had been receiving impacted his mother's health — so far that she was hospitalized.

 

[NotMyselfNEMore]

Is anyone else watching this?
The defendant took the stand, and his story about two men breaking in with guns, taking them down to the basement, then killing only his mother because she wouldn't be quiet (with a knife from the kitchen, not the guns they brought) has got to be one of the silliest stories ever. He said these men were there because they were mad about all the money he stole from his vulnerable clients, and was going to prison for.
Then two gunmen then stabbed his mother 77 times with a knife from her own kitchen, bludgeoned her with a weight from her basement, then left Richard unharmed - with a stern warning not to go to the police, or the rest of his family would get the same. So he took his mother's car and threw away her phone, drove to Nashville, living under and assumed name, and moved in with a woman he met on a dating app until he was arrested - all for his family's safety.
Honestly! It doesn't even make sense! This is the best he could come up with?

 

[arielilane]

#BREAKING: Richard Merritt says men with pistols forced themselves into his mother's home, killed her, then told him his children were next if he ever told anyone about the murder.

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Accused killer #RichardMerritt claimed two men came to his mother's home the day he was suppose to report to prison, pushed his mother down the stairs and bludgeoned her to death.

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