GUILTY UT - Michele MacNeill, 50, found dead in bathtub, Pleasant Grove, 11 April 2007 - #9

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Jessica Miller‏@jm_miller·3 mins
Alexis Somers said she's not #MartinMacNeill's only sex abuse victim. Said she felt she needed to come forward.

Jessica Miller‏@jm_miller·3 mins
Somers also said she wanted this to go to trial, "felt it wouldn't send the right message" to resolve in plea deal. #MartinMacNeill

 

[Queen Bee]

wow........wham bam thank you ma'am speed.........:scared:

i hope the jury is out 2.8 minutes tops........long enough to make a check mark, date and sign it.......:jail:

good for you alexis...........one very strong woman :rose:

 

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Jessica Miller‏@jm_miller·2 mins
Back in court, prosecutors rest and defense says they won't put on evidence. Attys are looking over jury instructions now. #martinmacneill

 

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Ben Winslow‏@BenWinslow·2m
The jury is being brought back in the courtroom. @fox13now #MartinMacNeill #Utah

 

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CC‏@courtchatter·5m
Judge is reading jury their instructions then we'll have closing arguments. #MartinMacNeill

 

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Jessica Miller‏@jm_miller·3 mins
Video: #MartinMacNeill's daughter, Alexis Somers, said she wants it known that she was the alleged victim in trial: http://www.tout.com/m/62l0xb?ref=twmsqguo …

 

[Queen Bee]

off to feed the hive..............i just can't believe these bees expect dinner EVERY SINGLE DAY.......geezzzz some people :facepalm:

again thanks so much worrywart........:loveyou:...........i would have no idea what was going on without you :tyou:

will read up later tonight..........happy 4th everyone :seeya: :heartbeat:

justice for the macneill girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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Jessica Miller‏@jm_miller·1m
Closing arguments starting now in #MartinMacNeill trial. Prosecutor David Sturgill up first.

 

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Ben Winslow‏@BenWinslow·4m
Prosecutor David Sturgill going over the elements of the crime and the facts of the case with the jury. @fox13now #MartinMacNeill #Utah

Ben Winslow‏@BenWinslow·3 mins
Alexis reported the abuse because she was afraid for her sisters, prosecutor says. @fox13now #MartinMacNeill #Utah

Ben Winslow‏@BenWinslow·3 mins
"She was concerned about their safety, their welfare," Sturgill says. "She was concerned about #MartinMacNeill sexually abusing them."

 

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Jessica Miller‏@jm_miller·2 mins
Sturgill said yes, Alexis did have a reason to come forward with sex abuse allegations. #MartinMacNeill

CC‏@courtchatter·2 mins
All jurors are paying close attention to Dave Sturgill's closing argument. #MartinMacNeill

Jessica Miller‏@jm_miller·2 mins
Sturgill: "She did have something to gain by coming forward. That doesn't mean she lied about it. She came forward to protect those kids."

Jessica Miller‏@jm_miller·3 mins
Sturgill said Alexis came forward because she was concerned about her younger sisters' welfare. #utahcrime #martinmacneill

 

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Ben Winslow‏@BenWinslow·3 mins
Somers' statements have been consistent, prosecutor says. He insists she hasn't lied. @fox13now #MartinMacNeill #Utah

 

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Ben Winslow‏@BenWinslow·52s
"She clearly was not OK with this. She had not consented," Sturgill tells the jury. @fox13now #MartinMacNeill #Utah

 

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CC‏@courtchatter·1 min
Wow "I knew it" juror just nodded her head in agreement when Sturgill talked about Alexis not consenting to #MartinMacNeill touching her

 

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Ben Winslow‏@BenWinslow·36s
"Are you firmly convinced he did it?" Sturgill says, asking the jury to find #MartinMacNeill guilty. @fox13now #Utah

 

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Jessica Miller‏@jm_miller·1m
Sturgill concludes: "The evidence is there. And I ask that you return with a guilty verdict." #MartinMacNeill

Jessica Miller‏@jm_miller·2 mins
Now defense attorney Randy Spencer is giving his closing argument. Starts by talking about how important jury system is. #martinmacneill

 

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CC‏@courtchatter·57s
During the murder trial Spencer talked about Aesop Fable, today it's Thomas Jefferson. #MartinMacNeill

 

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Jessica Miller‏@jm_miller·1m
Spencer said #MartinMacNeill's daughters — bulk of testimony in this case — have motive to "at least slant testimony."

 

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Ben Winslow‏@BenWinslow·2m
Spencer says there is "reasonable doubt" in the case as he goes over evidence in the case. @fox13now #MartinMacNeill #Utah

Ben Winslow‏@BenWinslow·3 mins
Spencer says there is a "strong possibility" Rachel and Alexis are not telling the truth. @fox13now #MartinMacNeill #Utah

 

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Jessica Miller‏@jm_miller·6 mins
Spencer is questioning Alexis' actions, such as if she was concerned about sisters safety, why did she leave for a week in Cancun?

Ben Winslow‏@BenWinslow·6 mins
If Alexis was so worried about the kids, why did she go to Cancun? Spencer asks. "Use your common sense," he tells jury. #MartinMacNeill

Jessica Miller‏@jm_miller·5 mins
Spencer is also saying that Alexis' testimony in prelim hearing is inconsistent with her testimony in this trial. #martinmacneill

Jessica Miller‏@jm_miller·5 mins
Spencer said initial report in July 2007 (thru dispatchers) it was reported that Alexis said #MartinMacNeill touched thigh/private parts.

Jessica Miller‏@jm_miller·5 mins
This was very different from the account that she gave to police later and in court, Spencer argues. #MartinMacNeill

CC‏@courtchatter·5 mins
Spencer drives home that there is reasonable doubt in this case. #MartinMacNeill

Jessica Miller‏@jm_miller·5 mins
"Does she have motive to misrepresent, slant?" Spencer argues. "I believe, yes, she does." #MartinMacNeill

Jessica Miller‏@jm_miller·4 mins
"This is a tragic case," Spencer tells the jury. "It's a case where a family has disintegrated." #MartinMacNeill

CC‏@courtchatter·5 mins
Spencer tells jury that Alexis told police in July that #MartinMacneill touched her thigh and private area. Then said buttocks later

 

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Ben Winslow‏@BenWinslow·4 mins
Jurors are all paying close attention as Spencer practically whispers to them. @fox13now #MartinMacNeill #Utah

CC‏@courtchatter·4 mins
Spencer shows jury a chart he made that explains Burden of Proof. #MartinMacNeill

Jessica Miller‏@jm_miller·4 mins
I don't think anyone beyond the jury members can hear what Spencer is saying at this point. He's talking very softly. #martinmacneill

Ben Winslow‏@BenWinslow·2 mins
Spencer ends, speaking so quietly I doubt anyone but the jury could hear him. @fox13now #MartinMacNeill #Utah

CC‏@courtchatter·2 mins
I left my bionic ears at home. I have never heard a more quiet closing argument. #MartinMacNeill