Dr. Teresa Sievers Trial Discussion - Mark Sievers and Jimmy Rodgers

[Legally Bland]

There are several differences between a death penalty trial and other criminal trials in Florida, including the size of the jury.

The jury doubles from six people to 12 people during capital cases, according to the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure.

“In addition to being asked general questions about whether they can be fair, jurors are asked a series of questions related their beliefs about capital punishment,” Dunham said.

"You are also excluded from service if you say you'd automatically impose the death penalty, but virtually nobody says that,” he said.

Florida Statue outlines 16 aggravating factors, including some related to the defendant’s criminal history and the age and person of the victim.

Sievers had five life insurance policies under his wife's name totaling $4.4 million and planned to pay Curtis Wayne Wright, another defendant in the case, to kill her, according to an affidavit released by the State Attorney’s Office in 2015.

https://www.news-press.com/story/news/crime/2019/09/27/teresa-sievers-murder-trial-what-to-know-about-death-penalty-florida/2369836001/

From the link:
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Sara Miles, a public information officer for the 20th Judicial Circuit, said if either case goes to trial Tuesday, she expects Rodgers would be tried first. Each trial is expected to last four weeks, she said.

Kathleen Fitzgeorge, Rodgers’ public defender, confirmed one of the jury trials is scheduled to start Tuesday but said she wasn’t sure which defendant would be tried first.

Michael Mummert, Sievers’ defense attorney, could not be reached for comment.

 

[Kakidoll]

While i am anxious for MS's trial, Rogers may give up some info that can be used against MS... so i'm ok with him going first.

Is anyone on here attending the trial?

 

[SeesSeas]

Trial in Teresa Sievers homicide case scheduled to begin Tuesday
Teresa Sievers murder trial: Trial expected to begin Tuesday
SEP 27, 2019
Four years after the slaying of a beloved Bonita Springs doctor spread fear through her family’s neighborhood, the woman’s husband and another man accused in her killing may finally face a jury.
[...]
A judge signed an order in August separating Mark Sievers’ case from Rodgers’ for trial. Both trials are scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in front of Lee Circuit Judge Bruce Kyle.

Although there are no recent court rulings or filings to indicate a change in schedule, questions remain.

Sara Miles, a public information officer for the 20th Judicial Circuit, said if either case goes to trial Tuesday, she expects Rodgers would be tried first. Each trial is expected to last four weeks, she said.
[...]

Timeline of the case
2003: Mark and Teresa marry
2004: Mark and Teresa‘s first daughter is born
2005: Teresa and Mark buy their home on Jarvis Road in Bonita Springs for $257,000.00
2007: Second daughter born
June 26, 2015: The Sievers family leaves Florida for vacation
June 28: Wright and Rodgers seen on surveillance video at Fort Myers Walmart
June 28: Teresa bludgeoned to death in her Bonita Springs home after flying back from family gathering

After the killing
June 29: Teresa's body is found in her home after she didn't show up for work
July 6: Hundreds of friends, family and former patients pack United Church in Naples to celebrate Teresa’s life
July 6: Mark is seen by an undisclosed witness throwing computer equipment into a dumpster at his wife’s office
July 7: Mark refuses to meet with investigators for the first time after previously giving two statements
July 12: Wright is interviewed by investigators for the first time
July 18: Rodgers is contacted by investigators for the first time and refuses to make a statement
August 13: Investigators download the data from the GPS device seized from Wright’s rental car. The GPS device was synced to an email address for Rodgers
August 24: Investigators recover and review surveillance video showing Wright and Rodgers at Fort Myers Walmart in June
August 25: Rodgers is arrested in Missouri
August 27: Wright arrested in Missouri
Dec. 1: The state attorney's office releases documents that implicate Mark Sievers in the slaying of his wife
Dec. 7: A judge denies a Department of Children and Families emergency sheltering petition and ruled Mark retain custody of his two daughters

2016
Feb. 26: Wright pleads guilty to second-degree murder
Feb. 26: Mark arrested and taken to jail in connection to the killing of Teresa
April 27: Will of Teresa filed for probate
May 4: Mark and Rodgers indicted on first-degree murder charges
June 22: Prosecutors file notices of intent to seek the death penalty for Mark and Rodgers
Nov. 18: Mary Ann Groves, Teresa’s mother, awarded permanent custody of the two Sievers daughters

August 19, 2019: A judge signs an order separating Mark's and Rodgers' cases for trial
Oct. 1, 2019: Mark's and Rodgers' trials are both scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m. in front of Lee Circuit Judge Bruce Kyle. It is unclear which defendant will be tried first.

 

[mckazpm]

sent this to Court TV on Friday and am hoping to hear back from them as the response states!

Support @ Court TV <support@courttv.com>
Sep 27 at 4:26 PM

(response)
We will be in touch soon!

Name:: xxxx
Phone:: xxxx
Email:: xxxx
Topic:: Question or Comment
Description:: Will you be airing any of the Dr. Teresa Sievers murder trial..set to begin Tuesday, October 1st, for either Jimmy Rodgers or Mark Sievers? The location is Lee County, Florida. (Bonita Springs). This has been a high profile, capital murder case, that many have been waiting for justice...4+ years! Previously featured on Good Morning America, Nancy Grace, and a 48 Hours - CBS.
There is also a very large following on Websleuths.com that would be thrilled to follow this trial.

Thank you,
xxxxx

 

[MsArk]

sent this to Court TV on Friday and am hoping to hear back from them as the response states!

Support @ Court TV <support@courttv.com>
Sep 27 at 4:26 PM

(response)
We will be in touch soon!

Name:: xxxx
Phone:: xxxx
Email:: xxxx
Topic:: Question or Comment
Description:: Will you be airing any of the Dr. Teresa Sievers murder trial..set to begin Tuesday, October 1st, for either Jimmy Rodgers or Mark Sievers? The location is Lee County, Florida. (Bonita Springs). This has been a high profile, capital murder case, that many have been waiting for justice...4+ years! Previously featured on Good Morning America, Nancy Grace, and a 48 Hours - CBS.
There is also a very large following on Websleuths.com that would be thrilled to follow this trial.

Thank you,
xxxxx

Yes! I sent a request to Court TV a few weeks ago also. So hoping...

 

[Scalex]

Yes, It will in fact be aired on Court TV. You can download the Court TV app on your smart TV or Roku, Firestick, etc.

 

[Scalex]

sent this to Court TV on Friday and am hoping to hear back from them as the response states!

Support @ Court TV <support@courttv.com>
Sep 27 at 4:26 PM

(response)
We will be in touch soon!

Name:: xxxx
Phone:: xxxx
Email:: xxxx
Topic:: Question or Comment
Description:: Will you be airing any of the Dr. Teresa Sievers murder trial..set to begin Tuesday, October 1st, for either Jimmy Rodgers or Mark Sievers? The location is Lee County, Florida. (Bonita Springs). This has been a high profile, capital murder case, that many have been waiting for justice...4+ years! Previously featured on Good Morning America, Nancy Grace, and a 48 Hours - CBS.
There is also a very large following on Websleuths.com that would be thrilled to follow this trial.

Thank you,
xxxxx

Yes! I sent a request to Court TV a few weeks ago also. So hoping...

Yes, it will be aired on CourtTV. You can download the app on your smart TV or Roku, etc.

 

[Arachne 1]

Court TV

Yes! Praise the Lord, Thank You, Jesus! Thank Heavens for Court TV! If you live in the Bonita area and have a digital air antenna, Court TV is received on channels 36.5 and 22.6.

 

[SWFlorida]

Just heard on the local news that jury selection will begin tomorrow....but that might take 3 to 4 weeks....

 

[MsArk]

Just heard on the local news that jury selection will begin tomorrow....but that might take 3 to 4 weeks....

Is it JR going up first? I think I missed that.

 

[Legally Bland]

The trial for one of the three men charged with the murder of Dr. Teresa Sievers begins Tuesday. Sievers, a well-known holistic doctor with a practice in Estero, died from trauma after being hit with a hammer several times inside her Bonita Springs home while her husband and children were out of town.

[...]

The timeline makes it most likely that Rodgers will be the first trial to go before a jury, but both men are scheduled for a trial call on Tuesday morning.

Trial for one of the men accused of killing Teresa Sievers begins Tuesday

 

[Legally Bland]

Just heard on the local news that jury selection will begin tomorrow....but that might take 3 to 4 weeks....

3-4 weeks for jury selection?

I know it's important to both sides, but that seems a bit excessive.

 

[MsJosie]

Can they pick the juries for both men at the same time from the same jury pool?

 

[MsArk]

Can they pick the juries for both men at the same time from the same jury pool?

I wouldn’t think so. Seems like separate trials would take separate jury selections. But that is just MOO.

 

[ScotAng]

Everything crossed it all begins today. Wondering what way it will go with JRR, plea or trial.

Will we have a trial thread?

 

[Legally Bland]

Just hours before the jury selection begins this morning, there is confusion in the court on who will start the trial first.

Both men and their lawyers are scheduled to appear in court at 8:30 a.m., but after being granted separate trials it is unclear who will be in court first.

https://www.winknews.com/2019/10/01/teresa-sievers-murder-trial-jury-selection-day-1/

 

[Legally Bland]

Jake Allen
@Jake_Allen19
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26m

I’m at the Lee County Justice Center where trials for two men accused in the 2015 killing of Dr. Teresa Sievers are both scheduled for 8:30 this morning.



Jake Allen
@Jake_Allen19
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16m

There are a few items on Kyle’s docket before Sievers/Rodgers trials. I still expect we will find out which defendant will be tried first this morning.

Jake Allen (@Jake_Allen19) on Twitter

 

[Legally Bland]

Jaclyn Bevis

@jbevis10
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8m

The two assistant state attorneys working the case have arrived in the courtroom now. There are a few quick hearings before the trial calls for Sievers and Rodgers. #trialtweets #jimmyrodgersontrial #marksieversontrial #nbc2courtcoverage #teresasievers

 

[Legally Bland]

Brooke Shafer

@BrookeWINKNews
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3m

Here’s the Lee County courtroom where Mark Sievers and Jimmy Rodgers will go to trial. We are minutes away from the judge’s decision on who will go first. They are both facing first degree murder charges in the death of Dr. Teresa Sievers.
@winknews
#SieversTrial

 

[Legally Bland]

Jake Allen
@Jake_Allen19
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9m

Here is a photo inside Courtroom 8-A. We are still waiting for Judge Kyle to enter the courtroom to get started.
@ndn