GUILTY TX - Jason Wilder McDaniel, 2, murdered, Mother's BF James Irven Staley III charged, October 2018

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Wednesday, March 8th:
*Trial continues (Day 8) (@ 8:30am CT) - TX - *Jason Wilder McDaniel (2) murdered on October 11, 2018, Wichita Falls) *James Irven Staley III (38 @ time of crime/40) arrested & charged & indicted (10/21/21) with capital murder of a person younger than 10, felony 1st degree murder & tampering/fabricating physical evidence. Plead not guilty. Bond $1.2M bond & bonded out. Wichita County transfer to Tarrant County.
Trial began with jury selection on 2/23/23 & ended on 2/25/23. 12 jurors & 2 alternates (7 men & 7 women).
Trial began on 2/27/23. (expected to last 2 weeks).
Case & court info from 10/11/28 thru 2/26/23 & Trial Days 1-6 (2/27-3/6/23) reference post #58 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...staley-iii-charged-october-2018.637742/page-3
3/7/23 Tuesday, Trial Day 7: State witnesses: Amber Odom McDaniel, Wilder's mother continued on stand continued cross-examination & re-direct. Martha Bea Staley, James’ younger sister. Dallas County Medical Examiner Dr. Stephen Hastings. He was the person who performed Wilder’s autopsy.
for more info see posts #60 (article) here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...staley-iii-charged-october-2018.637742/page-3
Trial continues on Wednesday, 3/8/23.
*Amber Nichole McDaniel (31) aka Amber Odom, mother charged (7/2/19) with tampering with physical evidence & endangering a child in connection with incidents Oct. 11, 2018, the day her son was discovered dead. Amber was free Thursday from Wichita County Jail on $60K bond.
Withholding this evidence & deleting the text messages resulted in the felony charge of tampering with evidence. According to Texas law, tampering with evidence is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. If convicted of child endangerment, Amber faces up to two years in a state jail.
 
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James Staley murder trial: Testimonies continue for eighth day

Staley has pleaded not guilty to the crime.
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Mar. 8, 2023
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - Testimonies continued for the eighth day on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, for the trial of the man accused of murdering 2-year-old Jason Wilder McDaniel in his home in October of 2018.
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Forensic Biologist Courtney Ferreira, with the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences, took the stand on Wednesday.

Ferreira worked the case involving Wilder’s death, and did DNA testing on the pillow from the crib. Ferreira testified the DNA tested from the pillow was a mixture of Wilder’s (major contributor) and Staley’s (minor contributor).
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Tom Bevel, a crime scene reconstruction company owner, was the next person to testify, but not before the defense tried to have him discredited. Staley’s lawyers questioned Bevel’s credibility, as well as his relevance to the case.

Judge Young found Bevel to be credible and said he is qualified in bloodstain pattern analysis and crime scene reconstruction, but not as a medical professional. His testimony will be heard by the jury.
 
Thursday, March 9th:
*Trial continues (Day 9) (@ 8:30am CT) - TX - *Jason Wilder McDaniel (2) murdered on October 11, 2018, Wichita Falls) *James Irven Staley III (38 @ time of crime/40) arrested & charged & indicted (10/21/21) with capital murder of a person younger than 10, felony 1st degree murder & tampering/fabricating physical evidence. Plead not guilty. Bond $1.2M bond & bonded out. Wichita County transfered to Tarrant County.
Trial began with jury selection on 2/23/23 & ended on 2/25/23. 12 jurors & 2 alternates (7 men & 7 women).
Trial began on 2/27/23. (expected to last 2 weeks).
Case & court info from 10/11/28 thru 2/26/23 & Trial Days 1-7 (2/27-3/7/23) reference post #61 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...staley-iii-charged-october-2018.637742/page-4
3/8/23 Wednesday, Trial Day 8: State witnesses: Forensic Biologist Courtney Ferreira, with the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences. Tom Bevel, a crime scene reconstruction company owner.
for more info see post #62 (article) here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...staley-iii-charged-october-2018.637742/page-4
Trial continues on Thursday, 3/9/23.
*Amber Nichole McDaniel (31) aka Amber Odom, mother charged (7/2/19) with tampering with physical evidence & endangering a child in connection with incidents Oct. 11, 2018, the day her son was discovered dead. Amber was free Thursday from Wichita County Jail on $60K bond.
Withholding this evidence & deleting the text messages resulted in the felony charge of tampering with evidence. According to Texas law, tampering with evidence is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. If convicted of child endangerment, Amber faces up to two years in a state jail.
 
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LIVE BLOG: Child abuse expert testifies in Staley murder trial

Analysis from Dr. Suzanne Dakil, who is currently testifying in the James Staley capital murder trial, was instrumental in charges being brought in the case of Wilder’s death.
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by: Joshua Hoggard

Posted: Mar 9, 2023 / 09:25 AM CST
''9:40 a.m. — Dr. Suzanne Dakil testified that there were no signs of accidental death or natural death in the case of Wilder McDaniel. Dr. Dakil testified that SIDS is not a possibility due to Wilder’s age.

9:38 a.m. — Dr. Suzanne Dakil testified that the most common cause of death in fatal flaws would be bleeding between the skull and the brain. Dr. Dakil testified that no hemorrhages of that type were found in Wilder’s autopsy. Dr. Dakil testified that a fall would also likely cause some kind of fracture and that no fractures were found in Wilder’s autopsy.

9:34 a.m. — Prosecutor Lisa Tanner asked Dr. Suzanne Dakil if it’s common for children to fall out of a crib, and Dr. Dakil said it was. Tanner then asked if it’s common for children to die from falls, and Dr. Dakil said no. Dr. Dakil testified that if a child died from a fall from a crib, the most common sign would be a hemorrhage in the head.


9:31 a.m. — Prosecutor Lisa Tanner asked Dr. Suzanne Dakil if she was familiar with the AAP standard that was expressed to the jury multiple times by the defense team of James Staley that Wilder was too tall to be in a crib. Dr. Dakil testified that Wilder being in a crib at his age and size was not cause for concern unless he was having repeated falls from the crib, which prior testimony suggests he’d never fallen out of the crib. Tanner asked if the AAP is the law for parents, and Dr. Dakil responded, “Absolutely not.”

9:26 a.m. — Dr. Suzanne Dakil testified that upon analyzing Wilder’s death, she found no natural reason for Wilder’s death. She said she then looked for signs of accidental trauma that may have led to Wilder’s death.

9:22 a.m. — Dr. Suzanne Dakil testified the number of petechiae found in Wilder’s body after his death suggests direct compression of the neck.

9:16 a.m. — Analysis from Dr. Dakil was instrumental in charges being brought in the case of Wilder’s death. “The autopsy, while suspicious for homicide, was ruled undetermined,” Wichita County District Attorney John Gillespie said in October 2020. “Dr. Dakil provided us some very important key medical evidence, and she also helped tie the forensic evidence together.”


9:15 a.m. — Dr. Suzanne Dakil is an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in child abuse, a member of the REACH at Children’s Medical Center, and the director of the Child Abuse Fellowship at UT Southwestern.

This is a developing story.''
 
Friday, March 10th:
*Trial continues (Day 10) (Without Jury) (@ 8:30am CT) - TX - *Jason Wilder McDaniel (2) murdered on October 11, 2018, Wichita Falls) *James Irven Staley III (38 @ time of crime/40) arrested & charged & indicted (10/21/21) with capital murder of a person younger than 10, felony 1st degree murder & tampering/fabricating physical evidence. Plead not guilty. Bond $1.2M bond & bonded out. Wichita County transfer to Tarrant County.
Trial began with jury selection on 2/23/23 & ended on 2/25/23. 12 jurors & 2 alternates (7 men & 7 women).
Trial began on 2/27/23 & ended 3/9/23). Closing argument begin on 3/13/23.
Case & court info from 10/11/28 thru 2/26/23 & Trial Days 1-8 (2/27-3/8/23) reference post #63 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...staley-iii-charged-october-2018.637742/page-4
3/9/23 Thursday, Trial Day 9: State witness: Dr. Suzanne Dakil, an assistant professor in the Dept. of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Wichita County District Attorney John Gillespie rested the State’s case in chief.
Defense attorney Mark Daniel motioned to the court for Staley to be acquitted outside of the jury’s presence due to the State not proving the indictment beyond a reasonable doubt. Judge Young denied the motion.
Defense witnesses: Nathan Scott to the stand. Scott was a paramedic who responded to the call. Jason Odom. Odom testified that despite his last name matching Amber McDaniel’s maiden name, they are not related. Daniel asked if he recalls a phone exchange between Odom & James Staley on October 11, 2018. Odom testified that he remembered the phone call.
Judge Young resumes court from recess outside the presence of the jury. The defense is prepared to call an expert witness, pediatrician Dr. John Galaznik, to testify. The State requests a Rule 705 hearing outside of the jury’s presence to determine the admissibility of his testimony.
Defense witness: Dr. John Galaznik has been a board-certified pediatrician since the 1990s without jurors present.
The Rule 705 hearing is concluded. After copies of literature that Dr. Galaznik is referencing are made for the State, Judge Everett Young intends to call the jury back into the courtroom so that testimony may proceed.
Defense witnesses: Dr. John Galaznik, pediatrician back on stand in front of jurors. retired Detective James Varnon was with the crime scene unit of the FWPD. Bill Clutter, a private investigator.
The defense then rested their case. The State then closed its case & the defense then closed its case. The jury was dismissed for Judge Young to discuss the timing of closing arguments & the jury charge.
Judge Everett Young dismissed the jury until closing arguments, which are set to begin on Monday, 3/13/23. Judge Young also released the defendant, James Staley, until that time. Counsel will convene for a charge conference on Friday, 3/10/23.
for more info see posts #64 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...staley-iii-charged-october-2018.637742/page-4
Closing arguments start on Monday, 3/13/23.
*Amber Nichole McDaniel (31) aka Amber Odom, mother charged (7/2/19) with tampering with physical evidence & endangering a child in connection with incidents Oct. 11, 2018, the day her son was discovered dead. Amber was free Thursday from Wichita County Jail on $60K bond.
Withholding this evidence & deleting the text messages resulted in the felony charge of tampering with evidence. According to Texas law, tampering with evidence is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. If convicted of child endangerment, Amber faces up to two years in a state jail.
 
@Niner I bet you can't guess who the defense attorney is for Amber McDaniel !! How ? It's in the Wichita County Court Record's link I provided above.

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#JUSTICE4WILDER said:
@Niner I bet you can't guess who the defense attorney is for Amber McDaniel !! How ? It's in the Wichita County Court Record's link I provided above.

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:eek: same as for Joshua Fulbright??!! Oh no! And thanks a bunch for the link!! I have access!! YEA!

- from the court site for McDaniel:

03/24/2023 Pre-Trial Conference
Judicial Officer: McKnight, Jeff
Hearing Time: 9:00 AM

link: Wichita County Odyssey Portal
 
Monday, March 13th:
*Trial continues (Day 11)-Closing Arguments (@ 8:30am CT) - TX - *Jason Wilder McDaniel (2) murdered on Oct. 11, 2018, Wichita Falls) *James Irven Staley III (38 @ time of crime/40) indicted (10/21/20), arrested & charged (10/23/20) & arraigned (11/6/20) with capital murder of a person younger than 10, felony 1st degree murder & tampering/fabricating physical evidence. Plead not guilty. Bond $1.2M bond & bonded out with GPS monitoring. Wichita County transfer (8/10/22) to Tarrant County.
Trial began with jury selection on 2/23/23 & ended on 2/25/23. 12 jurors & 2 alternates (7 men & 7 women).
Trial began on 2/27/23 & ended on 3/9/23. Closing argument begin on 3/13/23.
Case & court info from 10/11/28 thru 2/26/23 & Trial Days 1-9 (2/27-3/9/23) reference post #66 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...staley-iii-charged-october-2018.637742/page-4
3/10/23 Friday, Trial Day 10: Charge conference hearing for Judge & attorneys. A jury of 12 men & women from Tarrant County will decide whether or not Staley will spend the rest of his life behind bars without the possibility of parole following the conclusion of closing statements by the prosecution & the defense on Monday, 3/13/23.
*Amber Nichole McDaniel (31) aka Amber Odom, mother charged (7/2/19) with tampering with physical evidence & endangering a child in connection with incidents Oct. 11, 2018, the day her son was discovered dead. Amber was free Thursday from Wichita County Jail on $60K bond. Wichita County
Withholding this evidence & deleting the text messages resulted in the felony charge of tampering with evidence. According to Texas law, tampering with evidence is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. If convicted of child endangerment, Amber faces up to two years in a state jail. Pretrial conference on 3/24/23.
 
The family of Jason Wilder McDaniel speak out after James Irven Staley III is found GUILTY OF CAPITAL MURDER for murdering the 2 year old son of Robert "Bubba" McDaniel and Amber Odom McDaniel in Wichita Falls, Texas on October 11, 2018.
Staley will spend the rest of his natural life in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Prison System with the sentence of life without parole.
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WATCH: Wilder McDaniel’s family speaks after James Staley found guilty of murder

The family of Wilder McDaniel speaks out after hearing the guilty verdict in the capital murder trial of James Staley.
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Update!

Monday, March 13th:
*Trial continues (Day 11)-VERDICT REACHED! (@ 8:30am CT) - TX - *Jason Wilder McDaniel (2) murdered on Oct. 11, 2018, Wichita Falls) *James Irven Staley III (38 @ time of crime/40) indicted (10/21/20), arrested & charged (10/23/20) & arraigned (11/6/20) with capital murder of a person younger than 10, felony 1st degree murder & tampering/fabricating physical evidence. Plead not guilty. Bond $1.2M bond & bonded out with GPS monitoring. Wichita County transfer (8/10/22) to Tarrant County.
Trial began with jury selection on 2/23/23 & ended on 2/25/23. 12 jurors & 2 alternates (7 men & 7 women).
Trial began on 2/27/23 & ended on 3/9/23. Closing argument begin on 3/13/23. Jury deliberations: 3/13/23 (~12pm to ~4pm) = ~4 hours. Found guilty of all charges.
Case & court info from 10/11/28 thru 2/26/23 & Trial Days 1-10 (2/27-3/10/23) reference post #70 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...staley-iii-charged-october-2018.637742/page-4
3/13/23 Monday, Trial Day 11: Both the prosecution & defense were allowed 90 minutes apiece. Closing arguments by prosecutor lasted 45 minutes & defense finished their closing arguments. Prosecutor did a rebuttal. The jurors started deliberations about 12pm to ~4pm.
Staley has been found guilty of capital murder for the 2018 killing of Wilder McDaniel. Staley was sentenced to life in prison without parole around 4:20pm. The jury came back with the verdict after over four hours of deliberation following closing arguments made by the prosecution & defense. Jurors had heard just over nine days of testimonies in this case.
for more info see post #74 (article) here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...staley-iii-charged-october-2018.637742/page-4
*Amber Nichole McDaniel (31) aka Amber Odom, mother charged (7/2/19) with tampering with physical evidence & endangering a child in connection with incidents Oct. 11, 2018, the day her son was discovered dead. Amber was free Thursday from Wichita County Jail on $60K bond.
Withholding this evidence & deleting the text messages resulted in the felony charge of tampering with evidence. According to Texas law, tampering with evidence is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. If convicted of child endangerment, Amber faces up to two years in a state jail. Pretrial conference on 3/24/23.
 
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