GUILTY ID - Sgt. Gregory Moore, 43, fatally shot, Coeur d Alene, 5 May 2015

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Trial for man accused of killing Sgt. Moore will stay in Kootenai Co.

The man accused of killing Sgt. Greg Moore more than two years ago and driving off with his car is still expected to be tried in Coeur d'Alene, despite media coverage of the case, though the jurors may be sequestered.

 

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Accused cop killer Jonathan Renfro pleads to lesser charges before murder trial begins

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/sep/07/accused-cop-killer-jonathan-renfro-pleads-to-lesse/

Renfro, 28, pleaded guilty Thursday to grand theft and attempting to elude a police officer, according to court records. However, Renfro remains scheduled to appear Monday to stand trial for first-degree murder in connection to the May 5, 2015, shooting death of Sgt. Greg Moore

 

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Trial for accused cop killer Jonathan Renfro opens in Coeur d’Alene

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/sep/11/trial-for-accused-cop-killer-jonathan-renfro-opens/

Today, Kootenai County officials will gather scores of residents to the courthouse to begin the selection of a jury, who will decide the fate of Jonathan D. Renfro, 29, charged with first-degree murder and several other charges in connection to Moore’s death.

The jury’s task could come in two stages. If it eventually decides during a trial – which could include more than 100 witnesses and dozens of experts – that Renfro is guilty of first-degree murder, it would then be asked in a separate hearing whether the defendant should also face the death penalty.

 

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Jury selection begins for accused cop killer Jonathan Renfro

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/sep/11/jury-selection-begins-for-accused-cop-killer-jonat/

They were firefighters, stay-at-home moms and young adults trying to start a career. All of them were among one of the biggest pools of jurors to be summoned in Kootenai County history for the first-degree murder trial of Jonathan Renfro.

Haynes began the initial questions of the jury selection, which is expected to extend into next week.

Many faced hardships of missing work, finding child care or finding friends or family willing or able to help them during the trial, which is expected to last five to six weeks. One man said he graduated high school with McHugh and knows him personally.

“I want to remind you that jury service is your civic duty,” Haynes told the crowd.

 

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Jury selection for Renfro murder trial complete, proceedings begin next week

http://www.krem.com/news/local/kootenai-county/jury-selection-for-renfro-murder-trial-complete-proceedings-begin-next-week/477389033

The 16 jurors for the trial of Jonathan Renfro, the man accused of killing Sgt. Greg Moore more than two years ago, have been selected.

The jury trial is expected to start on September 25 at 8:30 in Coeur d’Alene.

 

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Jurors see body camera footage from Coeur d’Alene police officer shot and killed

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/sep/25/jurors-to-see-body-camera-footage-from-coeur-dalen/

“While out dressed in dark clothing. While out and violating the terms of his parole, and while carrying a stolen Glock handgun and five rounds of ammunition, (Renfro) shot Sgt. Moore, the one person sworn by oath to stop him,” Robins told jurors.

“He shot him because he didn’t want to go back to prison. And that is why Greg is dead,” he added.

Payne noted that a friend injected Renfro with so much methamphetamine that he didn’t know what he was doing that night.

He feared for his own life when approached by Moore, said Payne. She said Renfro may be guilty of voluntary manslaughter, but not first-degree murder.

Trial begins for man accused of killing Coeur d'Alene officer

Moore had asked what Renfro had in his pockets and he told him he had cigarettes.

But that’s when in an instant you faintly see Renfro pull his gun out, shoot, and Greg Moore hit the concrete.

It was after Moore had fallen, Renfro started patting Moore.

The state says Renfro took Moore’s pistol and ammo while he lay their motionless.

 

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Renfro jurors watch dash cam footage from night Sgt. Moore was killed

http://www.krem.com/news/crime/dash-camera-footage-reviewed-in-renfro-murder-trial/478866113

Prosecutors played three different discs worth of dash cam video in court Tuesday from Sgt. Moore’s dash camera. It began showing Sgt. Moore patrolling a few Coeur d’Alene neighborhoods, then when he comes across Renfro and ends when Renfro ditches Sgt. Moore’s patrol car near the Stateline Walmart.

After viewing this dash camera footage, prosecutors brought in witnesses that could speak to security footage of Renfro in the Walmart parking lot, as well as law enforcement officers that found Renfro hiding under a semi-truck trailer.

 

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Jurors get gruesome glimpse of crime scene at trial of accused cop killer Jonathan Renfro

Several jurors leaned forward with strained looks and put their hands over their mouths Thursday as prosecutors trucked out a parade of photographs showing what a bullet fired only inches away can do to the human face.

The photos gave a dose of reality back into a death-penalty trial that had so far consisted mostly of documents, diagrams and dialogue directed against Jonathan D. Renfro, 29, who stands accused of shooting Coeur d’Alene Police Sgt. Greg Moore on May 5, 2015. Renfro briefly rocked in his chair as the photos of the slain officer were projected onto a screen.

 

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State rests its case against Renfro, trial breaks for a week

http://www.kxly.com/news/local-news/north-idaho/state-rests-its-case-against-renfro-trial-breaks-for-a-week-1/630750594

The State of Idaho rested its case against Jonathan Renfro on Tuesday afternoon. Renfro, 29, is accused of first degree murder in the 2015 shooting death of Coeur d'Alene Police Sergeant Greg Moore. The trial will resume next Tuesday, October 10.

The state called its final witness for this phase of the trial Tuesday morning, asking Kootenai County Sheriff's Detective Sgt. Ken Lallatin. Lallatin was one of three investigators in the room during an interview with Renfro after he was arrested.

The detectives tell him Sgt. Moore was wearing a body camera. There's a pause. They ask Renfro why he shot Moore. “Fear,” he said. Fear because he was violating parole by possessing a firearm, and he didn't want to go back to prison. Fear, because he says Moore placed his hand on his weapon, and Renfro thought the sergeant might shoot him. Those are parts of the argument Renfro's defense will make when the trial resumes in a week.

A detective asks if his family dislikes law enforcement. Renfro goes back and forth. He says he dislikes law enforcement members who “think they're better” than others because they have a badge. But he says, showing emotion, that Sgt. Moore was a respectful and “really nice” man.

 

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Jury convicts Jonathan Renfro of murdering Coeur d’Alene Police Sgt. Greg Moore

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/13/jonathan-renfro-guilty-of-killing-coeur-dalene-pol/#/0

After deliberating for about four hours on Thursday, the jury arrived at the Kootenai County Courthouse on Friday ready to announce its decision.

It found Jonathan D. Renfro, 29, guilty of first-degree murder for shooting Coeur d’Alene Police Sgt. Greg Moore in the face on May 5, 2015. It also found him guilty of robbery, concealing evidence and removing a gun from a police officer.

The verdict brings the first phase of the trial, which started on Sept. 11, to a close. It now opens the second “aggravating factors” phase. Prosecutors are expected to present evidence of alleged death threats to jailers and other inmates; and other statements to show he continues to have a propensity to commit murder.

 

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Jury finds Renfro guilty on three aggravating factors; faces death penalty

http://www.kxly.com/news/local-news/jury-finds-renfro-guilty-on-three-aggravating-factors-faces-death-penalty/640137038

The jury found Renfro had killed Sgt. Moore because he was a police officer, that he committed the murder with the intent of robbery, and that his conduct before and after the murder show a continuing threat to society.

The jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether Renfro killed Moore with the intent to commit burglary.

On Monday, October 23, the jury will reconvene and start the process to decided if Renfro should be sentenced to death.

 

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Attorneys in death penalty case say Renfro suffers ‘neuro deficit’ that played part in killing Coeur d’Alene police officer

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/23/attorneys-begin-testimony-to-determine-of-cop-kill/

“We do have several expert witnesses, who have specialized knowledge, who can help paint a more accurate picture of who (Renfro) is and why he pulled the trigger and tragically took the life of Sgt. Greg Moore,” defense attorney Keith Roark said. “We are not saying he’s insane. But he does have what is referred to as a neuro deficit. It doesn’t function the same way as mine does or yours does.”

Roark thanked the jury for all the time it’s put into the case.

“Nothing we say is intended to impune your good verdict,” Roark continued. “We are not trying to tell you that JD didn’t have a choice. He chose to pull that trigger. But you need to know what his brain was like when he pulled that trigger. He does not need to die.”

After defense attorneys present their witnesses, the state can then call witnesses to counter them. First District Judge Lansing Haynes told the jury to expect about two weeks of testimony.

 

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http://www.cdapress.com/local_news/20171028/inmates_stand_up_for_renfro

Two Idaho prison inmates and a neurologist testified for the defense Friday in the mitigation phase of Jonathan D. Renfro’s murder trial.

Dr. Andrew B. Newberg, a neuroscientist, researcher at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and author who was called as an expert witness by the defense, backed up testimony from earlier in the week that Renfro displayed brain disorders.

Using quantitative analysis, Newberg said Renfro’s scans showed abnormalities in the temporal lobe, responsible for auditory perception; the frontal lobe, responsible for emotional expression, problem solving, memory, language, judgment; and the brainstem, which helps coordinate reflexes.

Potential death penalty for Renfro may trigger decades of costly appeals

 

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Renfro Judge Nixes Extension of Murder Trial

http://www.bonnercountydailybee.com/local_news/20171102/renfro_judge_nixes_extension_of_murder_trial

The presiding judge in the Jonathan D. Renfro murder trial will not permit proceedings to drag into next week despite a number of rebuttal witnesses, including some from out of state, who are still waiting to testify.

First District Judge Lansing Haynes said Wednesday he and attorneys must discuss which witnesses to call and which ones to scratch in an effort to accelerate proceedings, which Haynes said must end this week.

Haynes told the jury after a break in testimony Wednesday that they will likely stay later today, and can expect the case to conclude Friday when they will be called on to render the final verdict.

 

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Jury: Killer Should Die

After deliberating four hours Friday, and briefly again on Saturday, jurors agreed that the aggravating factors surrounding Moore’s death warranted the death penalty.

The jury’s verdict, delivered around 10 a.m. in Coeur d’Alene’s First District Court, means jurors agreed mitigating factors surrounding the case were not enough to overshadow aggravating factors, including the deliberation Renfro showed in killing Moore by shooting him in the face with a concealed 9mm handgun, or what jurors believed was Renfro’s predisposition to kill again.

Sentencing is scheduled at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Courtroom 12, at the Kootenai County jail.

 

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http://fox28spokane.com/update-judge-officially-sentences-renfro-to-death-for-2015-murder-of-coeur-dalene-police-sgt-greg-moore/

A judge has officially sentenced Jonathan Renfro to death for the murder of Sgt. Greg Moore in 2015. The sentencing comes after a jury in the final phase of the trial found the defense’s mitigation in three main factors did not suffice for Renfro to receive life without parole over the weekend.

 

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County Paid Nearly $600,000 for Expert Witnesses at Trial

Court records show that public defenders spent about $311,000 to pay seven experts to research and testify while prosecutors paid nearly $270,000 for three experts.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-st...-nearly-600-000-for-expert-witnesses-at-trial