This is a backwards sequenced (sorry for the ackwardness) twitter feed detailing the post-testimony motions on May 14, 2012 in the Steven Powell's criminal voyerism case in Pierce County, WA
from: DNews Crime Team ‏ @DNewsCrimeTeam
That's it for court today. Closing arguments, jury instructions and the case going to the jury tomorrow. #StevePowell
Court reconvening at 8:45 am PST on Tues. #StevePowell
Jury now has 28 instructions to go over. #StevePowell
Court is back in session. #StevePowell
All the attorneys are back in the room. Should be starting this up again in a moment and finish up for the day. #StevePowell
Culpepper is taking a short recess to make final copies of jury instructions. #StevePowell
in the way the statute for the charges is written. #StevePowell
Defense says it plans to argue tomorrow morning that aggravating circumstances don't apply in this case because its already addressed....
Culpepper declines to make defense requested modifications to jury instructions.
to prove who's gratification the pictures were being taken for. They only have to prove that's why the pictures were taken. #StevePowell
State is arguing although they don't believe #StevePowell was taking video for anyone's sexual gratification except his own, they don't have
"... is simply not applicable to the evidence." Quigley argues. #StevePowell
Defense wants jury to understand the girls were videotaped only and still pictures were downloaded later. "The word photograph...
distributed to anyone else or posted on the web. #StevePowell
Defense wants jury to understand that the alleged acts of voyeurism were done to sexually gratify #StevePowell only. The images were not...
That's all the motions for now. Judge now going over instructions. #StevePowell
There are also little differences in each of the photos, such as clothing and things in hallway and around the house. #StevePowell
Culpepper says there were 3 separate folders found on the disc. #StevePowell
Judge has denied the motion. #StevePowell
State says it should be left up to the jury, and it's really an issue for sentencing, if found guilty. #StevePowell
State says each count is based on separate incidents of filming. They don't have to prove if it's on a different day. #StevePowell
State says the defense is trying to shift the burden of proof. #StevePowell
That's what the defense is arguing. #StevePowell
Essentially, the counts (one for each girl) happened on the same day as two other counts he is charged with. #StevePowell
Currie is asking the judge to drop one count for each victim, dropping the charges to 12. #StevePowell
Court back in session. Only Alina Powell and media are here in courtroom gallery. #StevePowell
fairly standard defense tactic. Both sides and the judge will then go over the wording of final jury instructions to be given Tues to jurors
This afternoon, we expected the defense to file their motion to have some of the charges dismissed, claiming the state proved nothing. It's
#StevePowell and his attorneys are back in the courtroom. We should get started again in about 10 minutes.
Defense attorney Mark Quigley says its a motion to dismiss some of the 14 counts against #StevePowell
"fairly simple motion." #StevePowell
No one has said what this motion is about. The defense has indicated they waited til now to file for "strategic" reasons. Calls it a ...
Defense has a motion to file. That and jury instructions will be handled at 1:30p PST. #StevePowell
Judge Culpepper excuses jury for the day early. He and attorneys will go over instructions now. #StevePowell
