Barisone Trial Starting Monday, 3/28

[eggbutt]

@Jillsmith

Still quite curious why MHG was called by the prosecutor

To show text messages between her and MB and to point out “common areas” of the complex. Also, to elicit questions just like yours!

[eggbutt]

Perhaps because they were essentially living in the barn area.

I’m surprised we didn’t get a tour of the bathrooms and other quarters!

[3PonyFarm]

Does anyone know if the jury would have to accept both defenses for a not guilty verdict or enough of both to come to that decision. The defense attorney said in the opening statements (if I understood correctly) that MB would most likely go a mental health facility. The two defenses are confusing me.

[LexInVA]

I think the Prosecutor was trying to establish a sense of “Let me show you where this happened, so you can better visualize things later, when the testimony rolls in!”.

[3PonyFarm]

Can we phone in a request?

[eggbutt]

@MHM

It seemed a little odd to me that the prosecutor was acting so many questions about all the decorations in the lounge. Endless, repetitive questions about the furniture, the pictures on the wall, the coolers that had been won, the shadowboxes with ribbons and medals on display.

I can understand touching on it in passing, but I don’t understand why he was so interested in all the repetitive details of the decor.

To prove everything MB had at stake and why he could have said “I had a good life”.

[Jealoushe]

I also think the photos etc might come into play if the angle of jealousy is brought in, is my guess.

I think the most important testimony from her is still to come but i could be wrong.

[3PonyFarm]

Do you think he could also be trying to show “look how nice this is, it wasnt a hardship for them to move to the barn”?

[Ambitious_Kate]

@MHM

It seemed a little odd to me that the prosecutor was acting so many questions about all the decorations in the lounge. Endless, repetitive questions about the furniture, the pictures on the wall, the coolers that had been won, the shadowboxes with ribbons and medals on display.

I can understand touching on it in passing, but I don’t understand why he was so interested in all the repetitive details of the decor.

I think he thought he was making her relaxed, asking easy questions, then he was going to hit her with something really nasty but bilinkis stopped it with his objection. Now I lost my sound so I don’t’ know what is going on.

[MHM]

@eggbutt

To prove everything MB had at stake and why he could have said “I had a good life”.

I wondered if he was asking her softball questions to put her at ease before he got to the trickier stuff.

Edited to add:Ambitious Kate, jinx!

[eggbutt]

There is no sound because they are arguing about the questioning of the texts.

[Knights_Mom]

@3PonyFarm

Does anyone know if the jury would have to accept both defenses for a not guilty verdict or enough of both to come to that decision. The defense attorney said in the opening statements (if I understood correctly) that MB would most likely go a mental health facility. The two defenses are confusing me.

Not guilty is not guilty. It’s per charge.

How does the jury find in the attempted murder of LK?
How does the jury find… of RG?
How does the jury find on the charge of criminal possession of the weapon (whatever the specific name and degree is)?

They might charge each weapon charge per LK and RG.

[Ambitious_Kate]

@MHM

Edited to add:Ambitious Kate, jinx!

I said “Jinx” at the same time!

[3PonyFarm]

Thanks!

[eggbutt]

Bilinkas may make MH appear to be a gold digger, a manipulator, and additional source of stress for MB.

The game is over if ALL the text messages are allowed in.

[Ambitious_Kate]

@Knights_Mom

Not guilty is not guilty. It’s per charge.

How does the jury find in the attempted murder of LK?
How does the jury find… of RG?
How does the jury find on the charge of criminal possession of the weapon (whatever the specific name and degree is)?

They might charge each weapon charge per LK and RG.

If they can’t find the casing or bullet associated with “RG” then there might not be a guilty on the RG charge.

[Knights_Mom]

@Ambitious_Kate

@Knights_Mom

Not guilty is not guilty. It’s per charge.

How does the jury find in the attempted murder of LK?
How does the jury find… of RG?
How does the jury find on the charge of criminal possession of the weapon (whatever the specific name and degree is)?

They might charge each weapon charge per LK and RG.

If they can’t find the casing or bullet associated with “RG” then there might not be a guilty on the RG charge.

I suspect that when the Prosecution offered a plea deal to drop charges relating to attempted murder of RG he did so knowing he wouldn’t win on that anyway.

[Ambitious_Kate]

@eggbutt

There is no sound because they are arguing about the questioning of the texts.

Okay.

[Ambitious_Kate]

@Knights_Mom

I suspect that when the Prosecution offered a plea deal to drop charges relating to attempted murder of RG he did so knowing he wouldn’t win on that anyway.

Did we know that there was such an offer? I didn’t catch that.

[MHM]

@Ambitious_Kate

If they can’t find the casing or bullet associated with “RG” then there might not be a guilty on the RG charge.

Obviously I’m not on the jury, but for me, it raised a huge red flag that they did not search the other vehicles on the scene that belonged to the other people involved in the altercation. That seems like a giant truckload of reasonable doubt right there.

Not just because anything could have been hidden in those vehicles, but also because it demonstrates how much they just took RG’s word for everything that happened in the altercation.