Trial Thread 8 May 2012 Wrapping up Closing Arguments

[Ardy]

M980_Court Rafferty paid for drugs in cash. He got the money from Charity Spitzig. She thought it was to fix his car.

The Crown now contends that MR bummed the money from CS?

Wasn't her testimony that she gave him all the money she earned?

CS thought it was to fix his car........sure she did.

She knew what he was doing with the money........MOO.

It is the Crown's turn to spin the tires of speculation now

JMO............

 

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Avery Moore ‏ @AveryFreeFMNews
"Don’t let either of them fool you that they weren’t in it together or that one of them didn’t know the whole story." - Gowdey

 

[Sailor Bug]

That's why he popped the trunk and didn't check the bag's contents.

He would normally use his debit card at a Home Depot, McClintic said. He was trying to cover his tracks and pay with cash.

RaffertyLFP: Gowdey said McClintic's testimony was that Rafferty told her to buy the hammer, Why would she say that if she admitted to murder?

 

[robynhood]

AveryFreeFMNews "Don’t let either of them fool you that they weren’t in it together or that one of them didn’t know the whole story." - Gowdey #Rafferty

tweeter before said that is whay Rafferty popped the trunk as he KNEW what was in the bag!

 

[Sailor Bug]

Why invent the detail about Rafferty telling her to buy the hammer when she implicated herself for murder? Why fabricate the sexual assault?

RaffertyLFP: Gowdey said Rafferty was a heavy user of drugs based on testimony from his girlfriends - jibes with McClintic testimony

 

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Steven D'Souza ‏ @cbcsteve
Gowdey: “Don’t let either of them fool you in to thinking that they weren’t in this together”

Steven D'Souza ‏ @cbcsteve
Crown says #Rafferrty put hammer and garbage bags in trunk of car b/c he knew why they were bought at Home Depot


Avery Moore ‏ @AveryFreeFMNews
Gowdey says #Rafferty and McClintic were in on buying the murder tools together.

 

[Kamille]

not much they can do about eye rolling and other behavior... you should have seen the Casey Anthony trial... they had to give her a pen and paper for her fidgeting hands...

To me it's like trying to testify without getting up on the stand. It should not be allowed. Although I don't know that a contempt charge would scare the defendent right now.

MOO

 

[robynhood]

AveryFreeFMNews Gowdey asks why would McClintic fabricate the story about the sexual assault, what's the point? "Why make that part up?" - Gowdey

 

[KMouse]

not much they can do about eye rolling and other behavior... you should have seen the Casey Anthony trial... they had to give her a pen and paper for her fidgeting hands...

and hugs....

at least nobody is in there hugging MR

 

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Avery Moore ‏ @AveryFreeFMNews
Gowdey asks why would McClintic fabricate the story about the sexual assault, what's the point? "Why make that part up?" - Gowdey

 

[Sailor Bug]

Rafferty told undercover police it would be a hard few days in jail, without drugs. Drug evidence confirms portions of McClintic testimony.

RaffertyLFP: Gowdey said Rafferty sent McClintic into Home Depot to shield him from buying murder weapon He parked far away

He went to a great effort to avoid attention, Gowdey says. Even at Home Depot.

 

[LoyalSleuth]

Steven D'Souza ‏ @cbcsteve
#Rafferty has rolled his eyes and is subtly shaking his head at various points in Crown's closing arguments

if he is so "against" what is being said, he shoudl have taken the stand and told us all his side of that tragic day... But he chose not too, so stop the shaking of your head!

 

[daisy.faithfull]

M980_Court Rafferty paid for drugs in cash. He got the money from Charity Spitzig. She thought it was to fix his car.

The Crown now contends that MR bummed the money from CS?

Wasn't her testimony that she gave him all the money she earned?

CS thought it was to fix his car........sure she did.

She knew what he was doing with the money........MOO.

It is the Crown's turn to spin the tires of speculation now

JMO............

How would she know if she wasn't involved in the planning?

 

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Steven D'Souza ‏ @cbcsteve
Crown: #Rafferty was willing to do what it took to shield himself from the purchase of that hammer


Avery Moore ‏ @AveryFreeFMNews
Gowdey says #Rafferty tried to shield himself from suspicion. "He was not about to risk himself purchasing the murder weapon."

 

[robynhood]

RaffertyLFP Gowdey said Rafferty sent McClintic into Home Depot to shield him from buying murder weapon He parked far away

 

[AbbeyR]

RaffertyLFP:
The defense says Rafferty eventually found out why Tori was in the car. That means he's still guilty.

"Why would he not just turn the car around? Unless he had evil intentions"

This is the point that should seal the deal for anyone who believes the kidnapping was initially TLM's plan. There's just no way around it.

 

[Sailor Bug]

RaffertyLFP: "He was trying to avoid the glaring eye of surveillance video" says Gowdey. He says McClintic was great partner who could be trusted

RaffertyLFP: The Home Depot video "shows the depth of their partnership" says Gowdey

 

[robynhood]

RaffertyLFP "He was trying to avoid the glaring eye of surveillance video" says Gowdey. He says McClintic was great partner who could be trusted

 

[CarrieBean]

Thanks CB...

I hope it will be posted.

I'd like to see it too, but not holding my breath on that.

 

[robynhood]

AveryFreeFMNews #Rafferty was limiting his exposure, Gowdey tells the jury, "That’s why he had his partner, and what a partner she turned out to be."