GUILTY Jennifer Blagg - Re-trial of Michael Blagg 20 February 2018

[Tortoise]

[FONT=&quot]A jury has been seated in the [/FONT]#MichaelBlagg[FONT=&quot] trial; openings tomorrow morning.

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[Henry2326]

Feb 26

It’s been so long and tedious that Judge Tamara Russell joked that it feels like jury selection started “a month ago,” but after three and a half days, the 12 jurors and three alternates who will hear the case against Michael Blagg were seated just before noon on Monday.

Blagg, 55, is charged with first-degree murder after deliberation, use of a weapon in a violent crime (a sentence enhancer), theft of $100 to $500, and abuse of a corpse in the 2001 death of his 34-year-old wife Jennifer Blagg.

The 12 jurors and three alternates are comprised of 10 women and five men. Who the alternates are will not be known until deliberation begins.

During jury selection on Monday morning, prosecutors repeatedly questioned would-be jurors about what they think about people who view pornography and if they think this is a character flaw in itself.

More than 1,800 pornographic images were found on Blagg’s computer during the 2001 investigation — a piece of evidence that Russell has ruled can only be used to portray marital trouble between him and his wife rather than as proof that he's capable of committing a crime.

http://www.9news.com/article/news/l...-for-michael-blaggs-second-trial/73-523496866

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[Henry2326]

For Abby...

http://www.9news.com/article/news/l...-for-michael-blaggs-second-trial/73-523496866

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[Henry2326]

Feb 25

This is a good article explaining the case against Michael Blagg.

http://www.wtsp.com/article/news/lo...01-murder-will-stand-trial-again/73-522112700

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[Niner]

This trial starts at 5:30pm my time, so I can do some tweets if no one else will be doing them. Hopefully, there will be some tweets from the court room. Or not?

nline:

 

[Henry2326]

This trial starts at 5:30pm my time, so I can do some tweets if no one else will be doing them. Hopefully, there will be some tweets from the court room. Or not?

nline:

Awesome! Should be a lot of tweets..,,

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[Niner]

So far nothing.... :waiting:

It is 8:30am in Colorado, right?

Or does it start at 9am? I haven't seen anywhere "what time" this is supposed to start.

Henry - do you know?

 

[Tortoise]

Most trials I've watched don't start before 9/9:30, some even 10am.

 

[Tortoise]

I can't read the full report without a subscription but the first paragraph of this article says the judge might not allow the jury to watch Blagg's original police interviews.

That doesn't seem right to me.

https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/wes...cle_6e371be4-1b8c-11e8-8773-10604b9ffe60.html

 

[Niner]

No it doesn't right to me either Tortoise!

I have 3 tweeters open, that I know have tweeted before, but nothing so far. Nothing like - at the court house, etc.... guess not 9am either. It is 9am there, right?

 

[Niner]

Gabrielle Porter
‏ @gabyreport
2m2 minutes ago

On a recess in the #MichaelBlagg trial. Jurors just heard opening statements from the prosecution, who laid out their timeline and talked in depth about the search for Jennifer's body.



Brandon Thompson
‏ @BThompsonNews
1m1 minute ago

Prosecutors have just finished their opening arguments in #MichaelBlagg case laying out their timeline from November 2001 through June 2002


tweets from: https://twitter.com/hashtag/MichaelBlagg?src=hash


Guess the tweeters aren't going to go into detail about opening statements.... Guess we will have to wait for Henry to post an article tomorrow!

 

[Niner]

Brandon Thompson
‏ @BThompsonNews
10m10 minutes ago

Argument lays out #MichaelBlagg’s alleged actions in the days and months following the disappearance of his wife and daughter and how investigators found his wife’s body in the Mesa County Landfill #gjco



Joey Prechtl
‏ @JoeyP_News
6m6 minutes ago

Opening statements from prosecution just wrapped up for #MichaelBlagg. They laid out the entire timeline from disappearance of Jennifer and Abby to discovering the body of Jennifer in Mesa county landfill.

 

[Niner]

Nothing for the last 50 minutes. Defense must be giving their opening statements.

:waiting:

 

[Niner]

Well after two hours someone tweeted....

Joey Prechtl
‏ @JoeyP_News
1m1 minute ago

Opening statements from defense in #MichaelBlagg trial say that Blagg walked into nightmare situation. Say that child predator is responsible for murder of Jennifer and disappearance of Abby.

 

[Henry2326]

Well after two hours someone tweeted....

Joey Prechtl
‏ @JoeyP_News
1m1 minute ago

Opening statements from defense in #MichaelBlagg trial say that Blagg walked into nightmare situation. Say that child predator is responsible for murder of Jennifer and disappearance of Abby.

Saw that coming.

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[Niner]

Tortoise - I "see" you been here... do you know about what time the court usually goes to? It's noon there now (I think! 9 hours behind me). So jury is probably at lunch. Would they come back and start witnesses?

TIA! :wave:

 

[Niner]

Saw that coming.

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I thought the Judge said they couldn't introduce that guy. They had to wait for the prosecutors or something to that effect, no?

 

[Henry2326]

I thought the Judge said they couldn't introduce that guy. They had to wait for the prosecutors or something to that effect, no?

I may be wrong, but I think they can say anything in opening and closing remarks.

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[Tortoise]

Tortoise - I "see" you been here... do you know about what time the court usually goes to? It's noon there now (I think! 9 hours behind me). So jury is probably at lunch. Would they come back and start witnesses?

TIA! :wave:

It'd have to be a complete guess, around 4pm sounds quite usual for court to wrap up, but times can be variable when there is an unforeseen early finish of a certain phase and there is no witness available to step up.

 

[YESorNO]

Found these 2 tweets for you Niner

Gabrielle Porter@gabyreport
4h4 hours ago

Lots more reporters and audience members today, including for the first time Jennifer's mother.


Gabrielle Porter@gabyreport
4h4 hours ago

Update for industry folk: the judge modified her order and is allowing laptops or tablets for note-taking purposes only in the courtroom.

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Why isn't anyone really covering this trial???