Monday, July 8th:
*Penalty Phase continues (Day 4) (@ 9am ET) - FL - Jennifer Lynn Fulford (56) (missing Sept. 27, 2017, Winter Park; found Sept. 30, 2017) - *Scott Edward Nelson (53) arrested & charged (10/1/17) & indicted (12/12/17) with 1st degree murder, kidnapping, burglary, assault & battery, (1st degree) car jacking with deadly weapon, (1st degree) robbery with firearm & (3rd degree) tampering with a witness. Plead not guilty. No bond on all counts. DP case.
Trial started 6/10/19 with Jury selection & ended on 6/21/19. Trial started 6/24 & ended on 6/27/19. 12 jurors & 3 alternates. 7/1/19: 1 juror excused, 2 alternates left.
Verdict after about 3 hours of deliberations on 6/28/19: GUILTY of First-degree murder with a weapon. GUILTY on all other counts. Penalty phase begins Monday morning, 7/1.
Jury selection from 6/10-21 & Trial info from 6/24/19 to 6/28/19 (Day 1-5) & Penalty Phase 7/1/19 (Day 1) reference post #571 here:
GUILTY - FL - Jennifer Fulford, 56, Winter Park, 27 Sept 2017 *Arrest*
7/2/19 Penalty Phase (Day 2): Defense witness: James Nelson (Nelson's older brother). Tense moment in the courtroom as state keeps objecting to parts of James Nelson's testimony about childhood. Scott Nelson says, "Shut up" to a prosecutor, then tells the judge, "I object to all these interruptions." We're on a break now. Defense witnesses continued: Clifford Benson (Nelson's childhood friend). Thomas Broderick (Nelson's cousin). Dr. Robert Ouaou, Neuropsychologist. Mark Rubino, Neurologist. Penalty phase continues on 7/3.
7/3/19 Penalty Phase (Day 3): Defense witness: Roy (Tim) Gravette, Federal prison expert (formerly an associate warden with the Federal Bureau of Prisons). Another out burst from Nelson. Nelson, to the judge, referring to Nunnelley: “He’s bastardizing the process of this trial.” To his lawyer: “He’s called me a racist. Mistrial. Now!” The judge strongly rebuked Nelson for his outburst and then allowed Nelson's lawyer to speak with him privately. Nelson & his attorneys are in a side room so he can calm down. The judge repeatedly asked Nelson to stop talking. Nelson asked for a mistrial and then asked when he could testify. Nelson is getting visibily agitated & starting to speak out in court again. The judge just called a brief recess so Nelson can calm down. Nelson is upset about the multiple objections & began to say he wasn't a racist. Court is resuming. Judge White asks Nelson if he has any issues. Nelson: “No, I don’t have any issues at all sir. I’d just like to proceed. I was just getting into my feelings, I guess, and I’d like to move on.” Defense witness: Joseph Picotte, with the Orlando Union Rescue Mission (a homeless shelter). The jury's been sent home until the defense calls its next witness on Monday, 7/8.
