TX- State vs. Nelson, Mona Yvette

[Harmony 2]

Brought this over:

Court Dockets


Docket for court 182 on 8/12/2013

Snipped:

State vs. Nelson, Mona Yvette


Source:

http://app.dao.hctx.net/HelpingVict...=Nelson,+Mona+Yvette&court=182&date=8/12/2013
Office of District Attorney - Harris County, Texas -- Mike Anderson

Judge Jeannine Barr
182nd Criminal District Court
Houston, Harris County, TX

Judge Jeannine Barr is a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and a graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond Louisiana . She received her Bachelors of Arts in English and Journalism Education in 1981 and taught high school English for a short period before attending law school at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge. She graduated from law school in 1985 and moved to Houston where she began her legal career at the Harris County District Attorneys Office. She served as an Assistant District Attorney from 1986 until 1994 and achieved the level of Chief Prosecutor . During that time she prosecuted hundreds of cases including nine capital murder cases.


Read more:

http://www.harriscountygop.com/judges/BioJudgeJBarr.htm
Harris County GOP -- Bio - Judge J. Barr

I couldn't locate a live stream or twitter link. Please post if one is located... thanks

 

[Coldpizza]

Woman accused of kidnapping and killing Houston boy in 2010 goes on trial today

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local&id=9203030

 

[keyleigh]

Justice is coming Jonathan. You will not be forgotten.

 

[keyleigh]

From linked article-

Police also said they believe Nelson is a a predator who has done this before and that they don't believe her brutality begins with Jonathan.

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local&id=7869821

Is that the reason prosecution aren't going for the DP?

 

[Salem]

I heard back from khous when I sent out emails last week and they said they would have someone following the trial and to contact them again on Tues. But... as we see, the trial has started today. I have emailed them back and asked for any live feed (I'm sure there isn't one, because no jury) or twitter link. If I get something I will post it here right away.

Salem

PS - if anyone has already found something, let me know.

 

[Salem]

Per Reporter Langlois at KHOU: TESTIMONY DOESN’T BEGIN UNTIL TUESDAY. THIS IS JUST PRE TRIAL MOTIONS BEING FILED TODAY.


Salem

 

[CUCKOOHEAD]

http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/n...f-killing-Houston-12-year-old-goes-936157.php

 

[CUCKOOHEAD]

LE believe this defendant has done this before. As another poster mentioned is this the possible reason the State did not go after the DP? Will this defendant have to come clean about everything she has done, criminally, to avoid the DP?

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=7869821

 

[Crosby87]

http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/n...f-killing-Houston-12-year-old-goes-936157.php

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Nelson pleaded guilty to an aggravated robbery charge in 1984 in return for 10years' probation. Her probation was revoked in 1991, and she was sent to prison. She was paroled in October 1994.

 

[Salem]

Here is a twitter feed that MIGHT (I'm not sure) follow the trial. https://twitter.com/KPRCLocal2

Salem

 

[Harmony 2]

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-t...eks-to-throw-out-murder-suspect-s-4726201.php

 

[geevee]

This one might work:

https://twitter.com/chorswell

I sent an e-mail to the Chronicle's city desk and they said Cindy Horswell would be covering it and will 'update for the web as warranted'.

 

[Ann-Tx]

Defense seeks to throw out murder suspect's statements

By Cindy Horswell | August 12, 2013 | Updated: August 12, 2013 8:56pm
Houston Chronicle - Houston, TX

Photo By Mayra Beltran/Houston Chronicle
Mona Nelson, accused of killing 12-year-old Jonathan Foster,
is in court for pretrial motions in her Capitol Murder case at
Harris County Crimminal Courthouse on Monday, August 12, 2013
in Houston.


The defense in a capital murder case on Monday asked a Houston judge to quash statements made by the woman accused of the kidnap-murder of a 12-year-old boy on Christmas Eve 2010, saying she was sick and exhausted after hours of interrogation.

The defendant, Mona Nelson, has taken the unusual step of having her capital murder case heard by a judge, not a jury. The trial opened Monday before Houston District Judge Jeannine Barr.

In court, Nelson's attorney, Allen Tanner, detailed how Houston police investigators questioned his client over a 17-hour period at police headquarters or her home where evidence was being collected before finally serving the woman with an arrest warrant in Jonathan Foster's death.

Read more:

http://www.chron.com/default/article/Defense-seeks-to-throw-out-murder-suspect-s-4726201.php

~

 

[Ann-Tx]

There will not be a "live stream" of this trial.

Trials in Houston, TX are rarely televised or "live streamed" like in FL (for example).

There is a media pool though like it was during the trials of Abigail Young and later Lucas Coe (Emma Thompson case).

The media will get their snippets of "live" video and pictures from the designated media pool photographer and camera "man."

As set by the presiding judge, the media pool has to follow certain guidelines as set by the Judge.

At a much later date (perhaps several months after the trial ends), one can go to the Harris County District Clerk's Office and read the transcript from this trial.

You can not "check the transcript out" like attorneys (defense & prosecution) involved in this case will be able to if Mona Nelson files an Appeal.

There is a designated area in the Harris County District Clerk's Office where transcripts can be reviewed/read by the general public. At this time, transcripts in State District courts (Harris County - Houston, TX) are not available to be read on-line; only in person

It was my intention to commute to Houston and attend every day of this trial and support justice for Jonathan Foster. The trial dates were changed several times over the past 3 years and I blocked that time to attend the trial.

Due to medical issues, now I can not attend the trial. I hope some one in the greater Houston area will attend the trial, take notes and share testimony with us. Media outlets have limited "air time" and printed space (as in newspapers) to cover the trial each day.

I wish this trial was being televised or "live streamed" on the computer.

Here's hoping someone at WS, living in the greater Houston area, will attend the trial and report about the testimony, etc. . . . . .

 

[Ann-Tx]

Harmony and Salem:

I don't know if you have a certain page or thread to put media Links for this trial but I would like to share Links to the Homepage of the primary Houston media outlets who will be covering this trial. Most "live stream" their News - CDT (Central Daylight Time).

Updates are usually reported at 11 a.m, 12 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. News (TV) and various times on-line. All are CDT.

The early morning news reports (usually starting at 4 a.m or 4:30 a.m.) are usually from the 10 p.m. News.

I don't have time to post all of the "Live Stream" Links for each media outlet but one can find it on the Homepage (if it is "live streamed").

There are also phone apps available.

Homepages/Live Streams Links - Houston media

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/index
KTRK (ABC) - Houston, TX - Homepage

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/live
KTRK (ABC) - Houston, TX -- Live Stream of the NEWS

Eyewitness News live streaming video of newscasts
Watch live streaming video of Eyewitness News during our newscasts
WEEKDAYS: 4:30am-7:00am, 11am, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm and 10pm
SATURDAYS: 5:30am-7:00am, 8am-10am, 6pm and 10pm
SUNDAYS: 6am, 8am-10am, 5:30pm, 10pm
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http://www.khou.com/
KHOU (CBS) - Houston, TX -- Homepage

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/
KRIV - (FOX) - Houston, TX -- Homepage


http://www.click2houston.com/
KPRC - (NBC) - Houston, TX -- Homepage

http://www.chron.com/
Houston Chronicle - Houston, TX -- Homepage

For those not familiar with Houston, it is a huge metroplex.

Story headlines on the media outlets' homepage change constantly and sometimes rapidly. If you do not see an article and/or video about the Mona Nelson trial, please type "Mona Nelson trial" in the 'Search Box' of the Homepage.

I hope the above info will be helpful to those who would like to follow the primary Houston media re the Mona Nelson trial.

 

['Ailina]

Awesome awesome work, Ann-TX. I'm disappointed for you (and me). I wanted to attend the trial, too, but it's out of the question because of my logistics.

You dug up some fantastic info. I appreciate it. That's good to know in general -- not for just this trial.

Hoping someone local steps up to review those transcripts!!!

 

[gxm]

Are there any reporters in the courtroom who are tweeting the trial?

 

[SyraKelly]

Are there any reporters in the courtroom who are tweeting the trial?

YES-I am keeping an eye out for any tweets by cindy horswell
will post as soon as I get them-so far nothing

 

[SyraKelly]

I have not seen any tweets from this reporter & I have been watching for a few hrs now

 

[AmandaReckonwith]

Here is a Jonathan Foster Case Archive. I will keep it updated daily throughout the trial.

http://s296.photobucket.com/user/crankycrankerson/library/#/user/crankycrankerson/library/Jonathan%20Foster%20%20-TX-?sort=6&page=1&_suid=13764270702220933263564685375