Cathy Russon
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Managing Editor at Law&Crime. Opinions are my own.
Joined April 2013
Oh my! Cory Hixon, son of #ParklandSchool victim Christopher HIxon gives victim impact statement. He's darling! #heartbreaking
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Juror in #JohnnyDepp v #AmberHeard speaks out. On Heard on the stand: "The crying, the facial expressions that she had, the staring at the jury. All of us were very uncomfortable. "
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Flo Rida wins more than $82 Million in lawsuit against Celsius energy drink. @official_flo .@CelsiusOfficial
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When #AmberHeard was done testifying the judge told her she could have a seat next to her attorney, twice, - instead - Heard walked out of the courtroom before the jury had the opportunity to leave for the break. #JohnnyDepp
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This is not a good look. #AmberHeard is visibly angry under cross-examination and turns to the jury to give each answer, but she's risking appearing very angry to the jury, imo. #JohnnyDepp .@LawCrimeNetwork
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Depp: "I have never in my life committed sexual battery, physical abuse, all these outlandish, outrageous stories of me committing these things. " #JohnnyDepp testifies "No matter what happens, I did get here and I did tell the truth. " .#AmberHeard
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WATCH: "Spit your gum out Mr. Jones," Judge tells #AlexJones. He proceeds to tell her he had a tooth pulled and he was "massaging the hole with his tongue", then wants to show the judge. Judge, "Sit down".
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The objection came when #JohnnyDepp's attorney said NO ONE in 5 decades had ever accused Depp of being violent with a woman. The judge overruled #AmberHeard objection. @LawCrimeNetwork
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WATCH: Kate Moss describes the "stairs" incident. She says here had been a rainstorm and she slid down the stairs. She screamed. #JohnnyDepp ran back to help her and carried her to her room, got her medical attention. #AmberHeard .@LawCrimeNetwork
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"This is the most uncalled for, unprofessional way to try a case!" - Judge yells at #ParklandShooter defense team. "I have never experienced a level of unprofessionalism in my career. It's unbelievable!" .Judge: "You've been insulting me the entire trial!"
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"This is not your show!" - judge. You're already under oath to tell the truth. You've already violated that oath twice today. It seems absurd to instruct you again that you must tell the truth. Yet here I am. You must tell the truth while you testify" #AlexJones
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Judge is NOT happy! - After the jury left, the judge confronted Owen Shroyer about being on the air with #AlexJones on Tues. He confirmed they talked about the trial. Judge asked him if defense informed him about the rule of witness sequestration. WATCH:
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Rottenborn: This is you passed out?. #JohnnyDepp: Passed out is an interesting word. I was asleep. Depp says he'd just worked a 17-hour day. He claims #AmberHeard stuck the ice cream in his hand knowing he was nodding off. "That was a wonderful picture for her to take."
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BREAKING: Judge Maya Guerra Gamble upholds the jury's punitive damages award in Texas going over the cap. The award in the #AlexJones Texas trial will be for the FULL amount the jury awarded - $45.2 million in punitive damages, $4.1 million in compensatory.
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BREAKING: Jury awards parents of #SandyHook victim Jesse Lewis $45.2 Million in punitive damages. That's added to the over $4 million in compensatory damages. WATCH: .#AlexJones
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"Burn in hell you piece of s***" is yelled at #DarrellBrooks from the gallery. Person is removed. #WaukeshaParade
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You claimed you were raped by a liquor bottle in Australia, didn't you? . #AmberHeard: Yes. And you said you were bleeding from your vagina? . Heard: Yes. There are no medical records from this, right? . #JohnnyDepp.
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This is the night after you say #JohnnyDepp hit you so hard you think he broke your nose? . #AmberHeard: Yes. Heard says ice helps with swelling.
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Jeffery Williams aka #YoungThug today, before court began, having a pleasant conversation with someone. #YSL
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"She started yelling at him. I didn't want to hear it, honestly because it was really triggering. I've been in emotionally abusive relationships before. " Objection. Sidebar. Former owner of Hicksville Trailer Palace describing #AmberHeard yelling at #JohnnDepp.
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Cross-exam: .Bredehodt: "This gets you your 15 minutes of fame, doesn't it?". Tremaine: "I could say the same thing about taking #AmberHeard as a client, for you.". #JohnnyDepp
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BREAKING: Jury awards parents of #SandyHook victim Jesse Lewis: . More than $4 MILLION dollars. Next phase starts tomorrow with jury deciding Punitive damages. #AlexJones
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BREAKING: #AlexMurdaugh GUILTY of the murders of his wife Maggie and son Paul. #MurdaughTrial
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Depp's attorney Ben Chew's expression. He hands a sticky note to Vasquez and then she questions #AmberHeard about having the full $7M settlement for 13 months prior to being sued by #JohnnyDepp and she didn't donate it in that amount of time.
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Judge: "You believe everything you say is true, but it isn't. Your beliefs do not make something true. That is what we're doing here." #AlexJones goes to say something, judge cuts him off, "DON'T TALK".
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There's already contention in this cross-examination. Rottenborn moves on to another question while #JohnnyDepp was still talking. Depp: I was trying to finish my answer.
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WATCH: #AlexJones shakes his head at the judge and looks confused when she explains hearsay to him. @LawCrimeNetwork
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Vasquez: You forgot to put your bruise kit makeup on this day? . #AmberHeard: That was the only day I forgot to put makeup on. #JohnnyDepp
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Kate James testifies that she never believed #AmberHeard's stories of abuse by #JohnnyDepp. @LawCrimeNetwork
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Mattei: One way you've been conveying to your audience that Judge Bellis is acting like a tyrant is you show her with lasers coming out of her eyes. This is the tyrant you've been telling your audience about, isn't it? .#AlexJones: Yep
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#KyleRittenhouse - Binger mentioned a previous time the defendant wished he had his AR15 to protect property. Judge ruled pretrial it's not coming in. Judge sent jury out and is SCREAMING at Binger. Watch: @LawCrimeNetwork
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Judge then turns to #AlexJones attorney and gives him an earful: "Mr. Reynal, on Tuesday when YOU invoked the rule. " She asked Reynal if he followed her instruction to notify the witnesses of the rule. He said, "Clearly, not the way your honor intended."
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WATCH: #KyleRittenhouse REACTION following the NOT GUILTY verdicts. His knees appear to buckle. @LawCrimeNetwork
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Neil Heslin: "The gunman's gun jammed at one point. Jesse knew that. Jesse yelled for his classmates to run and they did. 9 of them are alive today because of his actions. Jesse died a hero." (Jesse was 6 years old) . #AlexJones #SandyHook
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#KyleRIttenhouse - Judge called for a round of applause for the Veterans today. #VeteransDay @LawCrimeNetwork
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Depp: I did assault a couple of cabinets but didn't assault Miss Heard. #AmberHeard #JohnnyDepp .@LawCrimeNetwork.
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JUST IN: "I'll be in here with Young Thug and Woody!" We received the bodycam footage of the arrest of Douglas Co. Judge Christina Peterson. Judge Peterson is charged with felony willful obstruction of a police officer by using threats or violence and simple battery against a
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Meadors: "Thank God for Bubba." If Bubba hadn't gotten a hold of a chicken, likely Alex's voice wouldn't be on the kennel video. #MurdaughTrial
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Cross: "Mr. Depp hasn't looked at you once this entire trial, has he?" . #AmberHeard: Not that I've noticed. You know exactly why Mr. Depp won't look back you, don't you? . I do. #JohnnyDepp
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Judge reads "the rule" to Shroyer:To anyone listed as a potential witness. you have been placed under the rule. you are not to talk with each other or with any other person including the parties about the are not read, comment on testimony. #AlexJones
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In this recording #AmberHeard is laughing hysterically during this fight. #JohnnyDepp . @LawCrimeNetwork
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Moment when #AmberHeard and #JohnnyDepp almost run into each other in the courtroom at the break. They appear to make eye contact. @LawCrimeNetwork
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Recording of #JohnnyDepp and #AmberHeard. The audio is pretty low in some parts. Depp: "I tried so f'ing hard with you.".Heard says she's hopes that Depp's son's step-father can teach him how to be a man since Depp couldn't. #JohnnyDepp
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The back-and-forth cross-examination regarding the $7M settlement. #DonatevPledge. Heard: I use pledge and donate synonymous with one another. Vasquez: Respectufully, that's not my question. #AmberHeard #JohnnyDepp
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BREAKING: #DarrellBrooks GUILTY on all 76 counts in the #WaukeshaParadeTragedy. This includes battery against his ex that set off the events that day. Brooks never moved from this position.
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The jury in the #AlexJones trial will RETURN TOMORROW morning for the Punitive damages portion. The plaintiff will call 1 witness. Alex Jones will NOT return to the stand. The jury will then decide punitive damages. Today's $4,110,000 award was for actual damages.
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Johnny Depp testifies he made a movie "The Professor" and says because of the nastiness with #AmberHeard it was released right to pay-per-view in 2018. #JohnnyDepp @LawCrimeNetwork
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FIREWORKS continue - . Vasquez interrupts #AmberHeard as she is talking to the jury, "Miss Heard! Miss Heard, there is no question pending and I would appreciate if you wouldn't make argument to the jury." . Heard takes a drink, appears to roll her eyes and smirk. #JohnnyDepp
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THIS is the moment the judge was talking about. The week before the trial began and before a hearing began, two defense attorneys appear to notice the new camera setup. One seems to suggest they flip off the camera and then this happens: . #ParklandShooter
"Go sit down!": Parkland Judge #ElizabethScherer reprimanded chief assistant public defender David Wheeler and dismissed him after he brought up her children. "To try to threaten my children and bring up my children is inappropriate," the judge said.
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Amber Heard WILL be present for the verdict. Johnny Depp will NOT. He is in the UK. #JohnnyDepp v #AmberHeard
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CCTV video shown of James Franco getting in the elevator with #AmberHeard the night after the fight at the penthouse when police were called. #JohnnyDepp
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Alex Jones:"I take this as serious as cancer.". Here's the clip from Infowars:"Judge Maya Gamble comes from CPS who has been exposed for human trafficking and working with pedophiles." . Bankston asks #AlexJones: So that's what you mean when you say you're taking this seriously?
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Once the jury indicates they have reached a verdict, there will be ONE HOUR before the verdict is read to allow parties to return to the courtroom. The judge is NOT requiring #JohnnyDepp or #AmberHeard to be present for the verdict - no word on if they will.
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I think Heard knows having this doctor testify about #AmberHeard's disorders is going to impact how the jury views her when she testifies. (which could be this week.) . #JohnnyDepp
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Juror in #JohnnyDepp v #AmberHeard: .Regarding Heard testifying - "she would answer one question and she would be crying and two seconds later she would turn ice cold. Some of us used the expression 'crocodile tears'. ".
Juror in #JohnnyDepp v #AmberHeard speaks out. On Heard on the stand: "The crying, the facial expressions that she had, the staring at the jury. All of us were very uncomfortable. "
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Prosecutor Wittchow explains the way Reddit works is only the original poster can edit their own post and since it was edited while the jurors were deliberating (without their phones/internet, etc. ) then it definitely wasn't a juror. #DarrellBrooks
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Depp opening: You'll hear from multiple witnesses. saw a surveillance video from that week that shows #AmberHeard's sister throwing a "fake punch" at Heard's face & them laughing about it. Chew says - would a sister of a victim of abuse be laughing about something like that?
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"Is this a struggle session? Are we in China?" Jones responds when Mattei talked about mothers, fathers, etc. losing loved ones in #SandyHook. #AlexJones: "Just like all the Iraqis you liberals kill and love. You're unbelievable. You switch emotions on and off when you want."
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WATCH: Alex Jones was on air 45 mins ago talking about #SandyHook victim father Neil Heslin as being "slow" and "on the spectrum". Plaintiff's attorney wants to play it during the continuation of Scarlett Lewis' testimony. #AlexJones
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Depp opening: You'll hear from officers that responded to a 911 call after #JohnnyDepp left. The officers will testify they saw no injuries on #AmberHeard and no property damage, no violence, no crime. @LawCrimeNetwork
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"Mr. Brooks, I hope as I read my statement you continue to roll your eyes. it's important for the world to see what human rot looks like. My name is Chris Owen and I AM the plaintiff!". #DarrellBrooks #WaukeshaParade
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At the courthouse: Justice For Johnny alpaca. Photo credit: Law&Crime photog Eric Benson. #JohnnyDepp v #AmberHeard @LawCrimeNetwork
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Johnny Depp answers a lot of questions on cross-examination by saying #AmberHeard's attorney's name, "Mr. Rottenborn." He's said that over and over again.
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Depp: I'm really getting frustrated. so let me go. why are you saying stop? .Heard: You're making it worse for me. You're causing me immense stress when you walk away like that. Depp: You won't let me f-ing leave!. #JohnnyDepp v #AmberHeard
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. #JohnnyDepp: YOU WILL NOT SEE MY EYES AGAIN!".Depp's attorney plays recording from San Francisco of #AmberHeard telling #JohnnyDepp "Please, I just want to hug you!" . Depp: "You will not see my eyes again!"
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BREAKING: Alex Jones ordered to pay $120 MILLION to plaintiff Robbie Parker, father of 6-yr-old Emilie Parker. #AlexJones #SandyHook
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MOVEMENT - Law&Crime's @StaceyDelikat reports that moments ago #JohnnyDepp's attorneys and a member of his security team went into the courthouse. @Angenette5 has gone inside to find out what is happening. Maybe jury question? .@LawCrimeNetwork
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Prosecutor Wittchow: Brooks is just trying to make Erika look like a bad mom. "He impregnated Patterson when she was a minor. and he's a SEX OFFENDER.". #DarrellBrooks just LOST IT. Watch:
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In a telephone recording, recorded by Depp, played earlier today #AmberHeard told #JohnnyDepp - . Tell the world Johnny. Tell them I, Johnny Depp, a man, is a victim of domestic violence. His final response on the stand today was -.Yes, he is a victim of domestic violence.
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YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP! #AlexJones just turned away from the judge and toward the camera. and. put something in his mouth.
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EIGHT HOURS. The jury has been deliberating 8 hours in total in the #JohnnyDepp v #AmberHeard defamation trial.
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Johhny Depp when asked about his children's releationship with #AmberHeard by the end of their marriage says it was non-existent and adds that his children are much more intelligent than he is. @LawCrimeNetwork. #JohnnyDepp
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Judge Whitaker went off on prosecutor Love: "It is BAFFLING to me that somebody with the number of years of experience that you have, time after time after time continues to seemingly, purposely, hide the ball. for as long as you possibly can. And I really don't want to believe
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We just received the redacted bodycam footage we've been waiting for since week 1 in the #AlexMurdaugh trial. We'll have these on our YouTube soon. Here is Daniel Green arriving on the scene. The bodies of Paul and Maggie have been blurred.
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Flo Rida song "Whistle" played in court today (part of it). Watch as Flo Rida is on the stand moving his head back and forth mouthing the words. @official_flo
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Heard opening: #JohnnyDepp sexually assaulted #AmberHeard in Australia. He took 8-10 tablets of ecstacy. The next 3 days were very violent. He has hurled bottles at her, dragged her, punched her. then he "penatrates her with a liquor bottle.".@LawCrimeNetwork
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Posted on the docket today. The judge in #JohnnyDepp v #AmberHeard granted Depp's motion to exclude Eve Barlow from the courtroom for the duration of the trial. @Angenette5
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Judge Newman is on the bench. He explains his ruling yesterday. He said the defense asking the witness if he could think of any reason #AlexMurdaugh would kill his family, turned the questioning to defendant's good character. Judge:"That opened the door for the state to respond".
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ICYMI: No reaction when the GUILTY verdict was read. GiGi McKelvey reports afterward, #AlexMurdaugh turned to Buster and mouthed "It's ok.". #MurdaughTrial
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Waters: "Justice was done today. It doesn't matter who your family is. It doesn't matter how much money you have. , it doesn't matter how prominent you are. If you do wrong, if you break the law, if you murder then justice will be done in S.C." . #MurdaughTrial
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PASSIONATE statement regarding the use of lyrics by Yak Gotti's attorney @Doug_Weinstein on the steps of the courthouse following his client's not guilty verdict.
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Judge Chu got emotional as she talked about officers risking their lives every single day in public service: "Officer Potter made a mistake that ended tragically. She never intended to hurt anyone," judge wipes away a tear. #KimPotter .#DaunteWright .@LawCrimeNetwork
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Statement in response to Depp's recent TikTok message to his fans. "As Johnny Depp says he's 'moving forward,' women's rights are moving backward. The verdict's message to victims of domestic violence is. be afraid to stand up and speak out.”. Spokesperson for #AmberHeard.
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"Their objective was to capture her leaving the courthouse and she was going to sort of stop and turn toward the camera to display the bruise on the right side of her face, the alleged bruise" - TMZ employee. #JohnnyDepp #AmberHeard
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Per ABC news interview with a juror, initial vote was 9 guilty, 2 not guilty , 1 unsure. The 2 not guilty thought he was "innocent" - it only took 45 mins to change their minds from innocent, not just unsure, but innocent to guilty. Interesting! . #MurdaughMurders.
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As the jury was exiting for a break: .Brooks: "Am I muted?".Judge: "No".Brooks: "The jury should know they can nullify. ".Judge: "You are muted now!". #DarrellBrooks #WaukeshaParade #SovereignCitizen
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