GUILTY CO - Ashley Doolittle, 18, Berthoud, 9 June 2016

[Jennifer17]

Double post. Sorry.

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

Judge rules Tanner Flores' police interview is admissible in murder trial

http://www.reporterherald.com/news/larimer-county/ci_31266476/judge-rules-tanner-flores-police-interview-is-admissible

8th Judicial District Judge Greg Lammons ruled that the interview, which includes an admission from Flores that he shot and killed Doolittle, will be eligible for viewing by a jury, according to District Attorney's Office spokeswoman Jodi Lacey.

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

Trial of Tanner Flores on murder charges will proceed as planned next week

http://www.reporterherald.com/news/larimer-county/ci_31311747/trial-tanner-flores-murder-charges-will-proceed-planned

Jury selection in a 10-day murder trial against Berthoud teen Tanner Flores will begin next week as previously planned and prosecutors will not seek the death penalty, it was announced at a court hearing Monday.

Flores, 19, accused of killing former Boulder County Rodeo Queen Ashley Dootlittle, faces life in prison on each of two first-degree murder allegations, plus four to 12 years on a felony kidnapping allegation. The prison term on the kidnapping charge could extend to 32 years if Flores is convicted of a crime of violence sentence enhancer in addition to kidnapping.

 

[Jinkasaurus]

Any chance this trial will be livestreamed?

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

Opening arguments could begin Tuesday in Tanner Flores murder trial

http://www.reporterherald.com/news/larimer-county/ci_31330448/opening-arguments-could-begin-tuesday-tanner-flores-murder

As of Monday afternoon, Riedel expected jury selection to conclude before noon Tuesday and to make an opening argument after the lunch break, according to Jodi Lacey, spokeswoman for 8th Judicial District Attorney Cliff Riedel's office.

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

Prosecution: Tanner Flores a jealous boyfriend intent on killing Ashley Doolittle

http://www.reporterherald.com/news/larimer-county/ci_31333028/jury-five-women-nine-men-seated-tanner-flores

"'She just kind of glared at me and then turned away, so I grabbed the gun and shot her.' Those were Tanner Flores' words," McDonald told the jury of five women and nine men in his opening, quoting from a video-taped interview between Flores and Mesa County Sheriff's Office investigators. "He went on to say, 'I thought it would be an instant thing.'"

Three bullets fired from a revolver were found in Doolittle's head, according to an autopsy, and McDonald noted that the defendant would have had to *advertiser censored* the weapon to fire each separate round. McDonald also said only one of the three shots Flores fired was fatal, and that a medical examiner would testify that Doolittle could have survived two of the three shots with immediate medical attention. Prosecutors believe the number of rounds Flores fired and his decision to not seek medical care for Doolittle show intent to kill.

"Danny Norris (with the Mesa County Sheriff's Office) worked very hard to re-frame this as an intentional act," Laughon told the jury. "Tanner Flores described this event as sudden and unplanned. When you put the pieces of evidence together, and separate the rhetoric from reality, you will find Tanner Flores did not kidnap Ashley Doolittle, and though he caused her death, he did not commit first-degree murder."

Prosecution, defense agree: Tanner Flores caused Ashley Doolittle's death

 

[margarita25]

Prosecution: Tanner Flores a jealous boyfriend intent on killing Ashley Doolittle

http://www.reporterherald.com/news/larimer-county/ci_31333028/jury-five-women-nine-men-seated-tanner-flores





Prosecution, defense agree: Tanner Flores caused Ashley Doolittle's death

Thank you for the update. Hard to read.



Ashley was very loved by many.

 

[0101ABA]

Tanner Flores takes stand in murder trial, admits shooting Ashley Doolittle

Tanner Flores testified for almost two hours Monday afternoon and admitted to the jury that he shot Ashley Doolittle.

Flores, a 19-year-old Berthoud man, is accused of shooting and killing Doolittle, 18, his former girlfriend, in June 2016. He faces life in prison on first-degree murder allegations, as well as up to 32 years on a felony kidnapping charge in the case.

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

Jury finds Tanner Flores guilty of first-degree murder, kidnapping of Ashley Doolittle

http://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/crime/2017/10/04/jury-returns-verdict-flores-murder-trial/728774001/

A jury on Wednesday convicted Tanner Flores of first-degree murder after deliberation, felony murder and second-degree kidnapping.

Both first-degree and felony murder charges come with an automatic sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.

After more than a week of emotional testimony by investigators, experts, friends and family of the teenagers, and Flores himself, the jury took less than a full day to deliberate.

Bailiffs led Flores out of the courtroom, and Lammons will impose a sentence at 2 p.m. Thursday.

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

Judge sentences teen killer Tanner Flores to life in prison without parole

http://www.reporterherald.com/news/loveland-local-news/ci_31355934/judge-sentences-teen-killer-tanner-flores-life-prison

Doolittle's mother, Ann Marie Doolittle, addressed the court on behalf of her family before Judge Greg Lammons issued the sentence.

She emphasized her daughter's love for her horses and that she had just built a new house on a property for boarding horses.

"She never really had the chance to enjoy it," Ann Marie Doolittle said of the house. "He destroyed two families. When he killed Ashley, he killed a part of me. He took away our son's best friend. We will never get the chance to enjoy with her the bright future she had. Now the court proceedings are embedded in our minds."

"Our hearts go out to the Flores family. A part of me feels bad for Tanner, but that does not mean he should not be punished for his actions," Ann Marie Doolittle said.

http://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2017/10/05/tanner-flores-gets-his-life-sentence-ashley-doolittle-murder/735131001/

Eighth Judicial District Judge Gregory Lammons sentenced Flores to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus an additional 32 years in prison for the kidnapping charge. Flores was convicted of first-degree murder after deliberation, felony murder and second-degree kidnapping.

Lammons offered only brief remarks before handing down the sentence.

"There's nothing I can say that Ms. Doolittle hasn't already said," he said.