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Hate Crime Trial – More from the Medical Examiner

Judge Patricia Dimango read a transcript of the medical examiner’s testimony, including the cross examination by defense attorneys. The jury sought to hear the medical examiner’s opinion on the cause of death. “Given the two choices, I’d say the bat caused the skull fractures, but both caused some of the injuries sustained,” Dr. Michael Greenberg...

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Hate Crime Trial – Reading Of Evidence And A Law Lesson

The jury heard judge Patricia Dimango personally read a transcript of three witnesses, which focused on comments that would help determine whether the alleged attack was a hate crime. At 2:30, Judge Dimango received another note from the jury requesting yet another review of medical examiner testimony. The jury asked to hear whether the medical...

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Hate Crime Trial – More Evidence Reviewed

The jury deciding the fate of Keith Phoenix reviewed testimony from Kimberly Taylor, an EMS worker who lives across the street from where Jose Sucuzhanay was beaten to death. A court reporter read a transcript of Taylor’s original testimony, in which she said she was roused from her sleep by a banging and thumping. She watched...