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3 hours ago
Antonio Cochran’s defense team putting on its case in #ZoeHastings murder. Now challenging detective Scott Sayers on testimony of Gary Whitman.
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3 hours ago
Detective Sayers being challenged in testimony of witness who’s said he “heard the girl scream, help.” Johnson to Sayers: “Do you think he could hear her from a football field away at one of the busiest intersections in Dallas?” Sayers:”I do.”
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3 hours ago
This is Gary Whitman. His eye witness account being challenged by defense through detective Scott Sayers. Whitman was arrested after his testimony Friday for outstanding warrants. Got no deal for his testimony.
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Defense to Sayers: “You don’t know how this happened do you? We know the results, but you don’t know the progression of this offense do you?” Sayers: “I believe we do.”
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Defense to Sayers: “If one of your eye witnesses is telling the truth, there’s not a single piece of evidence in that van connecting my client to this offense is there? If he dove the van, his fingerprints are not in that van are they? Sayers: “That’s correct.”
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Defense lawyer to Scott Sayers: “DNA in that van and hairs that have not been identified. It’s possible someone else committed that offense.”Sayers:”I don’t believe it is.” Lawyer:”Have you ever been wrong about anything?” Sayers:”Sure.” Lawyer: “Thank you.”
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3 hours ago
Paul Johnson is lead defense attorney for Cochran. Johnson challenging all unidentified fingerprints in mini van and unidentified DNA found. Suggesting someone else who has not been caught until they commit another crime. Trying to create that reasonable doubt among jurors.
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3 hours ago
Cochran on record outside of presence of jury. Attorney Paul Johnson says they are calling no witnesses. Discussion now about whether Cochran will testify.
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Attorney Johnson tells court, Antonio Cochran has decided to rest case without testifying. To Cochran: “You’re prepared to go forward with defense strategy and not testify? Cochran: Yessir.” He will not take witness stand in his own defense.
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2 hours ago
Defense has rested in #ZoeHastings murder. Judge Robert Burns now reading the charge to the jury. The charge is the jury’s instruction about the case, and that his decision not to testify cannot be used against him.
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Closing arguments begin with prosecutor Pat Kirlin. He starts by telling jury:”I know this has been a long journey for you. Your work is just about over.”
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Prosecutor in closing: “This wasn’t just any murder. This crime is an unspeakable brutal and heinous crime. There’s no mistake about it. This man is he person that did it.”
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Prosecutor Pat Kirlin: “This girl fought for her life. She wasn’t gonna go without a fight. But he was too big.” #ZoeHastings
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Pat Kirlin tells jury: The only way he is guilty of murder is that you don’t believe she was kidnapped...how does she get in the creek bed unless she drove herself?”
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Defense attorney Rick Harrison seated next to defendant in this photo, is starting defense close.: “The State has not proved the elements they put in their indictment.”
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Closing argument Rick Harrison: “Gee, there’s a lot of circumstantial evidence that shows he probably did it. That’s not sufficient.” #ZoeHastings murder #AntonioCochranTrial
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Defense attorney Rick Harrison: “If there’s conflicting evidence, that’s reasonable doubt.”
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Defense closing argument Rick Harrison: “What’s the one picture they haven’t shown you from Walgreen’s or the Red Box? That’s because there was no kidnapping.”
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Defense attorney Paul Johnson closes the defense argument now.
“As I stand before you now, I know what the mood in this courtroom is, I know what’s the popular thing to do...the state has brought you a collection of facts...has the State proved it beyond a reasonable doubt.”
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Paul Johnson:”How are people convicted of crimes they didn’t commit? Folks this is a reasonable doubt case. Circumstantial evidence.”
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Def. Atty. Paul Johnson: “Isn’t his DNA on the knife enough? No,
but we don’t know when it got there. It could have been there months or weeks.”
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Def. Atty. ”We’re here because there’s evidence that ties Antonio Cochran to the crime. But there is not any evidence that he is the killer.”
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Attorney Johnson:”You have to go back to the whole of the trial, and ask yourself how is he luck enough to commit this offense and not leave a single piece of evidence?”
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1 hour ago
Johnson: “As I stand before this family, my heart breaks for the them. This was a bloody and brutal crime. But there is not one single piece of evidence to tie him to the crime, conclusively?”
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Johnson:”I’m asking you here to find the defendant not guilty, because that’s what the evidence leads to.” #ZoeHastings murder #AntonioCochranTrial
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Johnson to jurors:”When the medical examiner was up,’they didn’t ask him about the sexual assault. They knew what he was gonna sat,”zero evidence of sexual assault. Zero.”
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1 hour ago Johnson: I asked witnesses, can you tell me it’s not possible for another person to commit another crime and their fingerprints, their biological make up match that crime scene? They said, no, I can’t tell you that.”
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Johnson closes his argument telling jurors,”I’m going to ask you to do the hard thing, what you told me you could do when we started. Do the right thing. Return a Verdict if not guilty.”
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Prosecution gets final word: “This case is a parents worse nightmare.
Pat Kirlin shows jurors crime scene photos then walks over and points to Antonio Cochran:”This man did it and nobody else.”
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Pat Kirlin says Cochran had an urge so strong...this man right here couldn’t stop his urge even when you drive off that steep hill..he has raped her, he has killed her, slid her throat wide open.”
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Pat Kirlin: “Kidnapping, raped and murdered. And then to add insult to injury, robbery. In a matter of minutes.”
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Prosecutor Pat Kirlin:”You have a job much easier than most juries. And by that I mean the evidence...That is the murder weapon.” #ZoeHastings murder #AntonioCochranTrial
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Pat Kirlin picks up knife:”Those (Zoe Hastings, Antonio Cochran) are the only 2 DNA on the murder weapon. The elephant in the room.”
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Pat Kirlin: “3 pieces of DNA evidence all are saying he can’t be excluded. All the evidence points to him.”
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Pat Kirlin says Cochran makes no phone calls or text for hours on October 11th, when Zoe Hastings was kidnapped and killed. “Why do you think that is? He’d just committed this horrendous crime, he’s getting his wits together.”
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Pat Kirlin: “Ladies and gentlemen it’s yours. Please take it back there. You can make it a fast decision.”
