GUILTY TX - Officer Jaime Padron, 40, shot to death, Austin, 6 April 2012 #1

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Oh geesh, now he is trying to get a little emotional while he is retelling his story.

 

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I swear if there should ever be a DP conviction, THIS IS IT! :gavel:

 

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I lost track of how many times the defendant said "death penalty".

At least he knew what he was facing back when he decided to murder a police officer in cold blood, for no reason.

 

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Brandon Daniel's sister is sitting in the second row crying as she watches the interrogator explain to her brother what he has done.

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"You should feel horrible. You are going to have to live with this. I don't know how you are going to do that" - Interrogator to Daniel.

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"You are going from a class C ticket you would have gotten for shoplifting to Capital Murder." Daniel becomes emotional in interrogation.

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"Did you know he had 2 children? Children that don't have a father because of portobello mushrooms? It seems senseless and pointless."

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Interrogators hammer Daniel "He lost his life because of vegetables and portobello mushrooms and peppers? It that what it comes down to."

 

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Court is now in recess for the evening.

 

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keyetv ‏@keyetv · 45s
MT @Melanie_keyetv: Video ends, court adjourns until Thursday morning at 9:00 a.m. #BrandonDaniel

 

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I'm just really at a loss for what his real motive was that night? Why did he need/want to shoplift a few groceries? He worked at Hewlett Packard, so it doesn't seem like he would be without funds to purchase a few groceries. So senseless.

 

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I'm just really at a loss for what his real motive was that night? Why did he need/want to shoplift a few groceries? He worked at Hewlett Packard, so it doesn't seem like he would be without funds to purchase a few groceries. So senseless.

I completely agree.

His defense will say that he was upset about breaking up with his girlfriend, and took some Xanax, got drunk, and turned into a "different" person.

 

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Brandon Daniel on in-car video: ‘I’m glad he is dead’

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Moments after Senior Officer Jaime Padron was killed, Brandon Daniel sat in the back of a police car and pondered if he would lose his own life.

“Can I get the lethal injection? Is it possible?” he attempted to ask an officer who did not reply.

“I’ll probably go away the rest of my life,” said Daniel in a low, slow voice as he swayed back and forth behind the glass divider in the patrol car.

The death penalty is an option in Daniel’s Capital Murder trial for the April 2012 shooting of Padron inside the Tech Ridge Wal-Mart.


http://kxan.com/2014/02/17/officer-padrons-accused-killer-to-stand-trial-tuesday/

 

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Day 2 Pt 1 -

[video=youtube;dw-7316mkQg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw-7316mkQg[/video]


Day 2 Pt 2 -

Brandon Daniel Trial. Day 2. Part 2 - YouTube

Day 2 Pt 3 -

Brandon Daniel Trial. Day 2. Part 3 - YouTube

Day 2 Pt 4 -

Brandon Daniel Trial. Day 2. Part 4. Police Interrogation Tape Played - YouTube

 

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Prosecutors cycling through evidence which appears to include post it notes Daniel made out to himself. One said "Stop F***ing Yourself Up."

 

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OMG! The camera is on the jury as they come in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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omg they just showed the jury coming in and sitting??

 

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Another note: "Step down pills over week. Monday 2 Max Tuesday 1 Max, Wednesday 0, Thursday 1 Max, Friday TBD"

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Pictures from inside Daniel's apaprtment show pink notes that say "Stop F***ing yourself up" and "Read Posts, cut nails."

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In the days leading up to shooting, a text message shows Daniel was trying to purchase eight bars of Xanax.

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Russ Hunt cross-examining Fugitt about Xanax use. Fugitt says Xanax does not necessarily effect mental cognition.


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Defense cross-examining Fugitt on how officer death's are investigated. Typically it is homicide unit, but Special Investigations was new.

 

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"What will you get her for Christmas?" "Take my breath away." "By shoes for Jenna. Take her to Town Lake, Buy Cat stuff." - Daniel's notes


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"The Dingo ate your baby." "Get a guitar thing for Jenna." - Daniel notes. His attorney say notes indicate he wanted to back off drugs.


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Hunt trying to find discrepancy in what surveillance video showed & what Daniel said in interrogation as to show Xanax effected mental state


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Fugitt responds by saying Daniel was able to operate his Kawasaki motorcycle and manipulate the clutch, showing adequate motor skills.


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Hunt continues to spar with Fugitt about Daniel's interrogation. Defense is trying to show Daniel's recollection skewed by Xanax.

 

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Hunt points out Daniel said in interrogation he fired once & shot Padron in face. Evidence shows he shot 3 times & hit Padron once in neck


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Under re-direct from state, Fugitt says it is not unusual for someone involved in a shooting to forget how many times they pulled trigger

 

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The bullet he shot into Padron's vest, did that enter his body? I can't remember.

 

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The bullet he shot into Padron's vest, did that enter his body? I can't remember.

No. His vest prevented that.

 

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Hearing jail phone call Daniel made to mother.

 

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that "music" is so obnoxious.