Trial Thread - 9 May 2012 Judge to give Jury Instructions

[robynhood]

RaffertyLFP Gowdey said the music issue is a "distraction" from the real evidence in the case

 

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Avery Moore ‏ @AveryFreeFMNews
Gowdey says it would be surprising if McClintic had waited to murder if she was really a "vampire in heat" as the Defence read from letters.

 

[Sailor Bug]

RaffertyLFP: Derstine said McClintic was relaxed in her lies to police Gowdey said so was Rafferty

Gowdey calls Necro music a distraction to the real evidence in the case.

 

[robynhood]

AveryFreeFMNews Gowdey tells the jury to be offended by the Necro (death rap) lyrics Derstine read in court, is to be distracted from the goal. #Rafferty

 

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Steven D'Souza ‏ @cbcsteve
Back from lunch. Crown: Don't get distracted by Defence focusing on McClinctic's music (Necro) and violent writings


Avery Moore ‏ @AveryFreeFMNews
Gowdey tells the jury to be offended by the Necro (death rap) lyrics Derstine read in court, is to be distracted from the goal.


Linda Nguyen ‏ @LindaNguyenPN
If TLM was "bloodthirsty" for murder, then why did she wait so long to act on them? She had been released from prison in 2008


1m Gowdey says to be offended by Necro music played is a distraction to the evidence in this case

 

[robynhood]

RaffertyLFP Derstine said McClintic was relaxed in her lies to police Gowdey said so was Rafferty

 

[robynhood]

LindaNguyenPN If TLM was "bloodthirsty" for murder, then why did she wait so long to act on them? She had been released from prison in 2008

 

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Steven D'Souza ‏ @cbcsteve
Crown going through assertions made by defence and suggesting explanations, one by one

 

[robynhood]

LindaNguyenPN Gowdey says defence keeps bringing up topic of McClintic's love for death rap as a "distraction" from facts

 

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Linda Nguyen ‏ @LindaNguyenPN
Gowdey says defence keeps bringing up topic of McClintic's love for death rap as a "distraction" from facts

 

[Sailor Bug]

RaffertyLFP: Gowdey asks whose plan was it? "Both of them could have walked away any time but they didn't because they were in it together"

Derstine suggested McClintic could have walked away but didn't. Gowdey says the same is true of Rafferty.

 

[robynhood]

AM980_Court Derstine suggested McClintic could have walked away but didn't. Gowdey says the same is true of Rafferty.

 

[robynhood]

LindaNguyenPN TLM and #Rafferty could've walked away from kidnapping. Both of them didn't bc they were in this together, says Gowdey #toristafford

 

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Linda Nguyen ‏ @LindaNguyenPN
TLM and #Rafferty could've walked away from kidnapping. Both of them didn't bc they were in this together, says Gowdey


Avery Moore ‏ @AveryFreeFMNews
"Both of them could have walked away at any point, but neither of them did, because they did it together." - Gowdey


Laura Carney ‏ @TheLC_75
Gowdey says both of them could've walked away at any time, but didn't because they were in it together

 

[robynhood]

AM980_Court Gowdey shows jurors a letter written by McClintic to Rafferty. Much different from violent letters.

 

[Sailor Bug]

Gowdey shows jurors a letter written by McClintic to Rafferty. Much different from violent letters.

RaffertyLFP: Gowdey said McClintic had no reason to falsely accuse Rafferty and she cooperated with police

 

[robynhood]

AveryFreeFMNews "Both of them could have walked away at any point, but neither of them did, because they did it together." - Gowdey. #Rafferty

 

[robynhood]

AveryFreeFMNews "There is absolutely no reason to fabricate," Gowdey says. "What was possibly in it for her to fabricate things the way she did?" #Rafferty

 

[robynhood]

AM980_Court Gowdey challenges jurors to find her motive to implicate Rafferty in the crime.

 

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Avery Moore ‏ @AveryFreeFMNews
"There is absolutely no reason to fabricate," Gowdey says. "What was possibly in it for her to fabricate things the way she did?"


Laura Carney ‏ @TheLC_75
Gowdey asks what was in it for McClintic to implicate #Rafferty if it was all her plan to live out her violent fantasy.