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Denied!!




Judge:(Paraphrase) "You can use your time to stamp your little foot , Sleaze... but you are delivering your closing statement in 10 minutes"

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Cathy@courtchatter
#DerekMedina - Defense wants to take Medina into jury room to talk to him. Interesting.

Judge says he has FIVE MINUTES!!!!

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Pro-Democracy Esq.@wycam1
Judge Colodny re: Defense request to consult w/ #DerekMedina on testifying "You'll have 5 minutes. You've had 48hrs to speak to your client.




I LOVE this Judge.. best I can recall... EVER. She would have been a HUGE asset at all the other trials I have watched

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Cathy@courtchatter
#DerekMedina - Defense agrees to not mention "Bath Salts" or Battered Spouse Syndrome in their closing




I BET a million dollars to a burnt match that Sleaze mentions all sorts of stuff in his close that he should not.. the Prosecution will object.. but you cant "unring a bell"


Prosecution said their close would take 45min to an hour.. same for rebuttal... so SLEAZE demands he will take TWO FUCKING HOURS

WTF is he gonna opine on for 2 hours? He has no fucking case!!

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Cathy@courtchatter
With up to 4 hours of Closing Arguments...get comfy. Also, we'll likely lose the stream for evening news. Sigh. #DerekMedina

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Curt Anderson@Miamicurt
Prosecutor Leah Klein in closing: Derek Medina "was angry and he wanted her dead" before shooting wife 8 times, then posting FB photo.




That was short (40 min?) and to the point.

Recess for 10 minutes.... surely Sleaze will give us ( and the Jury) a break and not stretch his BS to 2 hours?

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Battered spouse... not

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Cathy@courtchatter
#DerekMedina - Defense has an exhibit the State says there has been no testimony to establish.

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Madelyn@Madelyn113
I am amazed at the sneakiness of this defense atty. Always last minute slight of hand with this guy.Pros is on the ball #DerekMedina

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John Turchin WPLG@@johnturchin
HOLD ON..Defense wants to use blown up photos not in evidence to show knife handle during its Closings. Judge concerned "this is misleading'

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John Turchin WPLG@johnturchin
HOLD ON..Defense wants to use blown up photos not in evidence to show knife handle during its Closings. Judge concerned "this is misleading'

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OMG .. lol, that look. This needs a "I am fucked!" thought bubble

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Pencil of the Court@CourtPencil
Defense Atty telling the jury to not really pay much attention to #DerekMedina 's entire stmt.
Interesting strategy.


I agree... adamant that his client tells fuckin' lies

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Jane Doe@SmythGrey
I guarantee I spend more time making decisions in the shoe dept than I would need in the #DerekMedina jury deliberations.

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Natalia Zea@nataliacbs4
Defense on #DerekMedina posting pic of body on Facebook."Why did he post it? I have no idea. It doesn't matter because it's not a whodunnit"

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Wendy Curiel@wendyc923
And the "shadows" fantasy rears it's head again. Defense your client is a cold blooded murderer and by your words a liar. #DerekMedina


Sleaze has used up an hour.. but he is fading... I doubt he can spin this BS for another hour... this Turkey is "dying" on the stage.


I guess it's appropriate to have a "Turkey" as a lawyer.. it is Turkey Season when all said and done

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Wendy Curiel@wendyc923
By posting the pictures on FB, defense doesn't realize that he's shown the world that he's a cold blooded POS! #DerekMedina

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Sleaze is done.. stick a fork in him.

So... he was just being "bloody-minded" demanding 2 hours.. he struggled to stretch his BS past an hour.

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