TX - Former NFL Antonio Armstrong & wife Dawn, both 42, fatally shot, Houston, *son charged* 29 Jul 2016 *Mistrials, 3rd trial in 2023 Guilty*

[arielilane]

This is the third time he will be tried.

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Opening statements in Antonio 'AJ' Armstrong Jr's retrial delayed a week

This is the third time he will be tried. During his first two trials in 2019 and 2022, the juries were unable to come to a unanimous verdict.

www.fox26houston.com

 

[chimpface]

The video in question, according to AJ Armstrong's attorney, is evidence that there is "another perpetrator" since Armstrong was already booked in jail for his parents' murder.

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AJ Armstrong trial: Presiding judge determining if robbery video should be admitted into evidence

The video in question, according to AJ Armstrong's attorney, is evidence that there is "another perpetrator" since Armstrong was already booked in jail for his parents' murder.

abc13.com

What a load of rubbish

 

[arielilane]

Pink blanket surfaces again at AJ Armstrong’s murder trial

Defense attorney Rick DeToto has made the pink blanket a symbol of what he says is Armstrong Jr.’s innocence.

www.click2houston.com

Published: June 5, 2023 at 7:28 AM

HOUSTON – A pink blanket has been making daily appearances in the third murder trial of Antonio Armstrong Jr.

You may think it’s because it gets cold in the 178th Criminal Courtroom, but there is a deeper meaning behind the blanket.

Defense attorney Rick DeToto has made the pink blanket a symbol of what he says is Armstrong Jr.’s innocence.

 

[arielilane]

After a one-week delay, the third capital murder trial for Antonio 'AJ' Armstrong gets underway in a Houston courtroom Monday. Armstrong is accused of killing his parents in their Bellaire-area home in 2016. The first two trials ended with hung juries.

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Updated 6/11/2023

AJ Armstrong trial: Opening statements set to begin Monday after delay

The first two trials for Antonio “AJ” Armstrong Jr., ended in hung juries. He's accused of killing his parents while they slept in their Bellaire-area home in 2016.

www.khou.com

The third capital murder trial for Antonio "AJ" Armstrong Jr. is expected to get underway Monday morning after a judge delayed it by a week last Monday. Armstrong is accused of killing his sleeping parents in their Bellaire-area home of southwest Houston in 2016 when he was 16 years old.
Minutes before attorneys were set to begin opening statements last Monday, Judge Kelli Johnson announced the case would be reset to June 12, at 10:30 a.m. She cited an issue "outside the court's control."
Armstrong and several family members who are supporting him then left the courtroom.

 

[arielilane]

THE DEFENSE​

Questions about older brother​

Updated 6/11/2023

Armstrong Jr.'s lawyers said there was no blood, DNA, fingerprints or gunshot residue linking their client to the shootings.
“Where are the wet towels, the wet sinks, the wet showers, anything that would show that somebody cleaned themselves off or tried to hide evidence? It’s not there,” defense attorney Chris Collings said.

They also accused police of failing to consider other possible suspects.

“Within 11 minutes of going into that house, before any evidence was processed, before they knew anything about the crime scene as far as forensics, before anything, they made up their mind he did it," defense attorney Rick Detoto said.

Armstrong Jr.'s defense also cast suspicion on his older brother, who lived nearby, had access codes to the home and suffered from mental illness.

AJ Armstrong trial: Opening statements set to begin Monday after delay

The first two trials for Antonio “AJ” Armstrong Jr., ended in hung juries. He's accused of killing his parents while they slept in their Bellaire-area home in 2016.

www.khou.com

Above info from same article linked in above post.

 

[Niner]

I believe some articles said the trial starts at 10:30am - but the court site says 9am - so going with the court site.

Docket update:
Activities:
Date Type Description SNU/CFI
06/08/2023 ORDER SEALED EXPARTE FUNDS ASSISTANCE SNU: 945 06/08/23
06/08/2023 OFFENSE CAPITAL MURDER (MULTI MURDER) LEVEL FC 06/08/23

06/07/2023 ORDER AMENDED MEDIA COVERAGE IMPOSE R SNU: 947 06/07/23
06/07/2023 OFFENSE CAPITAL MURDER (MULTI MURDER) LEVEL FC 06/07/23

06/06/2023 ORDER SEALED FUNDS EXPERT ASSISTANCE SNU: 946 06/08/23
06/06/2023 OFFENSE CAPITAL MURDER (MULTI MURDER) LEVEL FC 06/08/23

06/06/2023 ORDER SEALED APPLICATION FOR COURT O SNU: 948 06/06/23
06/06/2023 OFFENSE CAPITAL MURDER (MULTI MURDER) LEVEL FC 06/06/23

06/06/2023 ORDER SEALED APPLICATION FOR COURT O SNU: 949 06/06/23
06/06/2023 OFFENSE CAPITAL MURDER (MULTI MURDER) LEVEL FC 06/06/23

06/05/2023 MOTIONS EXPARTE FUNDS EXPERT SNU: 912 06/08/23
06/05/2023 MOTIONS FILED CFI 178 06/08/23

06/01/2023 MOTIONS S/M PRETRIAL LIMINE SNU: 913 06/01/23
06/01/2023 MOTIONS FILED CFI 178 06/01/23


Settings:
Date Court Post Jdgm Docket Type Reason/ Appearance Court Results/ Setting Type Defendant Future Date Comments Attorney Appearance Indicator
6/12/2023 09:00 AM 178 Trial Docket
Jury Trial
Data Not Entered To Be Set

6/05/2023 09:00 AM 178 Trial Docket
Jury Trial
Continued N/A Present 6/12/2023 Present


Next/Last Setting Date 6/12/2023


link: Office of Harris County District Clerk - Marilyn Burgess | Search Our Records

 

[Niner]

Monday, June 12th:
*Trial set to begin (@ 9am CT) – TX – Antonio & Dawn Armstrong (both 42) (July 29, 2016, Houston) – *Antonio “A.J.” Armstrong, Jr. (16 @ time of crime/17/now 23) arrested (7/29/16), charged (8/1/16) & arraigned (7/26/17) with capital murder. Plead not guilty. $200K bond. Out on bond 4/12/17.
First trial: after ~20 hours of deliberations verdict was 8 Guilty & 4 Not guilty. Judge declares mistrial.
2nd Re-trial After ~18 hours of deliberations verdict was 4 for Guilty & 8 not guilty. Judge Kelli Johnson declared (another) mistrial.
3rd Re-trial began on 5/2/23 with jury selection & ended 5/19/23 with total of 48 potential jurors back on 5/31/23 for final jury selection.
12 jurors & 4 alternates were selected. (6 women (4 white & 2 Hispanic women) & 10 men (4 Hispanic, 2 Black, 2 white & 2 Asian men). Four of these jurors are alternates, but those 4 are not being told that until it’s time to deliberate.
There are two Marines, engineers in the oil & gas industry, a retired teacher, a Space Center Houston worker & therapists who work or have worked with mental health patients. The jurors range in age from a 26-year-old man to a 65-year-old grandmother.
Trial was set begin on 6/5/23 continued on 6/12/23. Judge Kelli Johnson presiding. Prosecutors John Jordan, Ryan Trask & Sarah Seely. Defense attorneys Rick Detoto, Jennifer Carpenter & Chris Collings.
Court info from 12/11/19 thru 10/26/22 (2nd trial) thru 5/1/23, Jury Selection Day 1-15 (5/1-5/31/23) & 6/1/23 reference post #435 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...l-2016-mistrial-retrial-1-6-20.313665/page-22
6/5/23 Monday: Armstrong Jr.’s retrial has been reset for another week, until Monday, June 12, for an “issue outside of the court’s control,” according to Judge Kelli Johnson. The nature of the issue was not immediately released.
During opening arguments, prosecutors and the defense will each get 45 minutes to set up their cases.
The evidence that will be allowed in trial three includes:
Text messages between Armstrong & his parents, Armstrong & his mom, & Armstrong & his then-girlfriend, who is now his wife. Armstrong's statement to police. Armstrong's cell phone data extraction, such as screen & cell. Autopsy photos. The medical records of Josh Armstrong, AJ's older half brother.
For more info see posts #438 & 439 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...l-2016-mistrial-retrial-1-6-20.313665/page-22
Trial begins on Monday, 6/12/23.
6/1/23: Motions S/M pretrial limine filed. 6/5/23: Motions Exparte funds expert. 6/6/23: Order: Sealed applications for Court. 6/7/23: Amended media coverage imposed. 6/8/23: Order: Sealed exparte funds assistance.

 

[arielilane]

It’s back to court this morning for A.J. Armstrong, who’s facing a third trial in the death of his parents in 2016.

This is not your typical court case, so our approach to covering it isn’t typical either.

We’re offering trial watchers a multi-platform experience we call, “The Bench.”

It’s a layered approach that lets you choose how deep you want to go with it-- from a playlist of video shorts online to a live, long-form analysis with criminal trial experts.

Woman allegedly shot by off-duty HPD officer, ‘The Bench’ covers 3rd murder trial of AJ Armstrong, and more

Hello from Click2Houston.com! Today is Monday, June 12, 2023, and here are some of the day’s top headlines.

www.click2houston.com

 

[arielilane]

AJ Armstrong's 3rd murder trial delayed until July 31 due to 'ongoing issue,' judge says

Opening statements were supposed to be delivered on Monday, but jurors did not show up after the judge said there is "an ongoing issue that must be addressed."

abc13.com

Monday, June 12, 2023 8:03AM

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- Opening statements are set to be delivered Monday in the murder trial for A.J. Armstrong, the now 23-year-old accused of killing his parents in their southwest Houston home back in 2016.

This was supposed to happen last Monday but got delayed.

Will the trial really start today?

 

[arielilane]

@Niner - more news out of Houston. "Houston, we have a problem" - new info for your records


BREAKING: The start of the AJ Armstrong trial was reset again this morning.

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AJ Armstrong trial: Start reset again until July

The first two trials for Antonio “AJ” Armstrong Jr., ended in hung juries. He's accused of killing his parents while they slept in their Bellaire-area home in 2016.

www.khou.com

Updated 12:10 PM CT 6.12.2023

The third capital murder trial for Antonio "AJ" Armstrong Jr. was reset again Monday morning. Opening statements are now set for July 31.

Armstrong is accused of killing his sleeping parents in their Bellaire-area home in southwest Houston in 2016 when he was 16 years old.

“There is a continual, ongoing issue that must be addressed," Judge Kelli Johnson said in court. “Please don’t speculate as to what that issue is because the information has not been released.”

Opening statements will start at 10:30 a.m. July 31 and the trial is projected to end Aug. 23.

 

[arielilane]

BREAKING - Armstrong trial delayed again. Judge says from bench: there is a continual “ongoing issue that must be addressed.”

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[Niner]

BREAKING - Armstrong trial delayed again. Judge says from bench: there is a continual “ongoing issue that must be addressed.”

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wondering WHAT this continual issue is??!!

but THANKS for the new info!

 

[Niner]

Sources confirm clothing evidence as cause of latest delay in AJ Armstrong murder trial

Multiple sources confirm to KPRC 2 Investigates that the delay is related to a shirt found on Armstrong Jr. the night his parents, Dawn and Antonio Sr., were murdered in their southwest Houston home in 2016.

www.click2houston.com

June 12, 2023

HOUSTON – The capital murder trial of Antonio “AJ” Armstrong, Jr. was reset for the second time on Monday morning.

Judge Kelli Johnson declined to discuss the reason for the delay in open court, continuing to cite issues “outside the court’s control.”
[.....]
But multiple sources confirm to KPRC 2 Investigates that the delay is related to clothing found on Armstrong Jr. the night his parents, Dawn and Antonio Sr., were murdered in their southwest Houston home in 2016.




Nothing else new in the article.

 

[arielilane]

Picking the jury took three weeks. ABC13 listened to more than 150 hours of in-depth, one-on-one questioning. They have 16 people -- 12 jurors plus four alternates - but the judge initially told them they'd only be on this case until the end of June, at the latest.

[.]

The trial is expected to take between two and three weeks.

If there are more delays, something to consider is how that will affect the jury, but we won't know the answer to that until the trial starts.

Now, the trial is set to start July 31 at 10:30 a.m.

AJ Armstrong's 3rd murder trial delayed until July 31 due to 'ongoing issue,' judge says

Opening statements were supposed to be delivered on Monday, but jurors did not show up after the judge said there is "an ongoing issue that must be addressed."

abc13.com

 

[arielilane]

If this info is correct, I'd think it's an important factor in the case. Moo.

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Multiple sources confirm to KPRC 2 Investigates the second delay in the AJ Armstrong retrial is related to clothing found on Armstrong Jr. the night his parents, Dawn and Antonio Sr., were murdered in their southwest Houston home in 2016.

 

[arielilane]

In an interview you’ll see only on 2: AJ Armstrong, who’s third capital murder trail is delayed again, “smiles more than me” according to his great-uncle. The uncle shares his thoughts on the murders and why he chose to speak on The Bench

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‘Houston, why are we still here seven years later’: AJ Armstrong’s uncle expresses frustration over delayed trial

Opening statements in Antonio “AJ” Armstrong Jr.’s third murder trial have been delayed for the second time.

www.click2houston.com

Updated: June 12, 2023 at 3:09 PM

HOUSTON – Opening statements in Antonio “AJ” Armstrong Jr.’s third murder trial have been delayed for the second time.

On Monday morning, Judge Kelli Johnson, who continues to cite reasons “outside the court’s control,” delayed Armstrong Jr.’s trial to July 31.

This comes one week after the trial was originally delayed on Monday, June 5. On that day, Judge Johnson also cited reasons “outside the court’s control.” stating that a continual ongoing issue needs to be addressed.

 

[JerseyGirl]

New evidence, likely blood, in AJ Armstrong's murder case, subject of postponed hearing, sources say

The hearing was supposed to decide if new evidence will be allowed in trial. Armstrong's T-shirt was retested after what appear to be flakes of blood were discovered under an HPD visitor's badge, sources say.

abc13.com

 

[AzPistonsGirl]

So curious about this, especially since it's the 3rd bite at the apple - new evidence? tampered with? how could it be good for the defendant, just don't see how... outside the court's control - perhaps refers to evidence processing times, otherwise it IS witnin her control, but what's being done now that wasn't earlier?

 

[chimpface]

What a complete farce

 

[Niner]

Docket update:

Activities:

Date Type Description SNU/CFI
06/15/2023 ORDER PLACE DEF SUB UNDER CONFIDENTI SNU: 934 06/15/23
06/15/2023 OFFENSE CAPITAL MURDER (MULTI MURDER) LEVEL FC 06/15/23

06/14/2023 MOTIONS MTNS FILE UNDER SLD SNU: 911 06/14/23
06/14/2023 MOTIONS FILED CFI 178 06/14/23

06/14/2023 MOTIONS SLD MTN INSPECT EVID SNU: 910 06/14/23
06/14/2023 MOTIONS FILED CFI 178 06/14/23

06/14/2023 MOTIONS SLD MTN INSPECT EVID SNU: 909 06/14/23
06/14/2023 MOTIONS FILED CFI 178 06/14/23

06/14/2023 MOTIONS MTNS FILE UNDER SLD SNU: 908 06/14/23
06/14/2023 MOTIONS FILED CFI 178 06/14/23

06/14/2023 MOTIONS MTNS FILE UNDER SLD SNU: 907 06/14/23
06/14/2023 MOTIONS FILED CFI 178 06/14/23

06/14/2023 MOTIONS SLD ADD FUNDS EXPERT SNU: 906 06/14/23
06/14/2023 MOTIONS FILED CFI 178 06/14/23

06/14/2023 MOTIONS SLD ADD FUNDS EXPERT SNU: 905 06/14/23
06/14/2023 MOTIONS FILED CFI 178 06/14/23

06/14/2023 ORDER SLD MTN ADDITIONAL FUNDS EXPER SNU: 935 06/14/23
06/14/2023 OFFENSE CAPITAL MURDER (MULTI MURDER) LEVEL FC 06/14/23

06/14/2023 ORDER SLD MTN ADDITIONAL FUNDS EXPER SNU: 936 06/14/23
06/14/2023 OFFENSE CAPITAL MURDER (MULTI MURDER) LEVEL FC 06/14/23

06/14/2023 ORDER MTNS TO FILE UNDER SEALED GRAN SNU: 937 06/14/23
06/14/2023 OFFENSE CAPITAL MURDER (MULTI MURDER) LEVEL FC 06/14/23

06/14/2023 ORDER MTNS TO FILE UNDER SEALED GRAN SNU: 938 06/14/23
06/14/2023 OFFENSE CAPITAL MURDER (MULTI MURDER) LEVEL FC 06/14/23

06/14/2023 ORDER SEALED MTN INSPECT EVIDENCE GR SNU: 939 06/14/23
06/14/2023 OFFENSE CAPITAL MURDER (MULTI MURDER) LEVEL FC 06/14/23

06/14/2023 ORDER SEALED MTN INSPECT EVIDENCE GR SNU: 940 06/14/23
06/14/2023 OFFENSE CAPITAL MURDER (MULTI MURDER) LEVEL FC 06/14/23

06/14/2023 ORDER MTNS TO FILE UNDER SEALED GRAN SNU: 941 06/14/23
06/14/2023 OFFENSE CAPITAL MURDER (MULTI MURDER) LEVEL FC 06/14/23


Settings:
Date Court Post Jdgm Docket Type Reason/ Appearance Court Results/ Setting Type Defendant Future Date Comments Attorney Appearance Indicator
7/31/2023 09:00 AM 178 Trial Docket
Jury Trial
Data Not Entered START AT 10:30 To Be Set

6/20/2023 09:30 AM 178 Master Docket
Motion to Suppress Evidence Hearing
N/A Data Not Entered JTRL 7/31 To Be Set

6/12/2023 09:00 AM 178 Trial Docket
Jury Trial
Reset By Court
Present 7/31/2023 Present

6/05/2023 09:00 AM 178 Trial Docket
Jury Trial
Continued N/A Present 6/12/2023 Present


Next/Last Setting Date 6/20/2023

link: Office of Harris County District Clerk - Marilyn Burgess | Search Our Records