I thought the jury vacated the room.
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I actually agree with the judge on this. I thought for a sec maybe RG has testified something else saying the beating was before but I’m not sure there’s anything solid saying the beating happened before. At least at this point.
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Judge says he is creating and making things up to sway the jury and that is an issue. He can not do that based on the evidence.
Judge says 911 call shows the timeline as evidence.
He says he cant just make things up to show that the shooting happened after the beating. There is nothing in the record to suggest the scenario that he wants to ask the victim.
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MB claiming to ‘ not remember’ means all the power to testify to shooting is out of his hands. Blinkas is screwed with this line of questioning.
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Were they still seated for all that?
(I had to walk the dog)
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Was the jury present for this exchange, casting doubt on the order things happened? Shooting then beating or beating then shooting?
Would being beat about the head contribute to MB not remembering? I assume?
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The 911 call doesn’t show when the shooting occured, only LK saying “Michael Barisone shot me”. Was that before or after the beating began?
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Yes, he said if MB would testify it would be different but since MB is on record with expert witness that he does not remember the incident at all, he has to only ask further what the witness says happened. He can’t make up magical stories (something like that haha) to change the story of what happened.
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Wait, maybe you’re right because the judge stood up and left after and that wouldn’t happen with the jury in the room. Are they on break?
Possibly
I don’t think so. Wasn’t the lawyer in the middle of questioning LK? So that means the jury was there, correct?
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YouTube chat, which I recognize is just people who are chatting, keep talking about a mistrial.
What would be the basis for that?
If MB is found not-guilty, can the prosecution appeal?
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She couldn’t call 911 with her phone bc it was already broken.?
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If Rob was on phone with lawyer, and standing there, then gun shots would be heard in that call?
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Did Taylor just say “off the record” and storm off?
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I think so.
They all stood up (lawyers & judge) before this argument regarding the testimony. I thought that was them standing as the jury left the room.
Yeah you’re right. This is wild. I guess they’re on break now though so I have to leave. Someone keep good notes!
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See my response to a previous post.
Absolutely not!
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Highlights of continued cross of LK ctd on Day 4, ~ 10:30 - 11:00:
LK holding RG’s phone during shooting, with lawyer on the line. Did not drop phone when shot. Walked up steps to get her own phone to call 911 because she didn’t realize she had RG’s phone in her hand. After her phone wouldn’t open due to blood on her hands she put her phone back down somewhere; may have picked it up again later (lots of back-and-forth on this). At some point told lawyer what happened then set RG’s phone down somewhere in porch area; later says RG took phone back from her.
Beat MB on head with phone for maybe a matter of seconds. Bilinkas asks if she remembers telling prosecutor it was 7 minutes but judge cut this off because that wasn’t literally what the statement said. [I missed a few min here due to a phone call.] Statement said: “Bashing and bashing and bashing that guy’s frickin ear in with that phone.” Told pros MB was unconscious at some point; doesn’t remember saying that.
Asked whether she told pros RG did not even know she was shot. Hearsay objection sustained.
Asked are you sure that the phone beating and dog biting weren’t happening before the shots were fired? (paraphrased) Objection, sidebar, no factual basis for question. Question asked again slightly differently, and another objection. Long argument between judge and Bilinkas in full hearing of jury in which judge says Bilinkas isn’t allowed to wildly speculate, especially since MB won’t be testifying to an alternate version of events (paraphrased).
Abrupt and confusing transition to morning break, I guess.
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