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Popcorn Shooter Trial Day 9: Reeves Testifies, Prosecution Train Wrecks on Cross, & Defense Rests

Hey folks, Yesterday was the ninth day of testimony in the murder trial of Curtis Reeves, the retired Tampa SWAT Captain who shot and killed Chad Oulson in a local movie theater in January 2014 after the two men had a verbal altercation that became physical. The defense presented only a single witness, whose testimony […]

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Popcorn Shooter Trial Day 8: Another Court Ignorant of Self-Defense Law Sets Table for Another Injustice

Hey folks, Yesterday was the eighth day of testimony in the murder trial of Curtis Reeves, the retired Tampa SWAT Captain who shot and killed Chad Oulson in a local movie theater in January 2014 after the two men had a verbal altercation that became physical. The defense presented only three additional witnesses yesterday, all

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Popcorn Shooter Trial Day 7: Defense Medical Expert Smokes Prosecution on Cross-Examination

Hey folks, Yesterday was the seventh day of testimony in the murder trial of Curtis Reeves, the retired Tampa SWAT Captain who shot and killed Chad Oulson in a local movie theater in January 2014 after the two men had a verbal altercation that became physical. The defense presented seven additional witnesses yesterday, if we

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Popcorn Shooter Trial Day 6: Video Consistent with Apparent Lawful Self-Defense

Hey folks, Yesterday was the sixth day of testimony in the murder trial of Curtis Reeves, the retired Tampa SWAT Captain who shot and killed Chad Oulson in a local movie theater in January 2014 after the two men had a verbal altercation that became physical. The defense presented an additional three witnesses throughout the

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An Ongoing Travesty of Injustice, Moderately Mitigated: Kim Potter to Serve 14 Months

Hey folks, Yesterday was the sentencing of Kimberly Potter over the shooting death of Duante Wright. This was the “Taser! Taser! Taser!” shooting in which then-Police Officer Potter mistakenly drew her Glock 17 pistol instead of her intended Taser and shot and killed Duante Wright as he violently fought lawful arrest against three officers wrestling

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Popcorn Shooter Trial Day 5: Defense Begins Its Case-in-Chief, Defendant’s Adult Children Testify

Hey folks, Yesterday was the fifth day of testimony in the murder trial of Curtis Reeves, the retired Tampa SWAT Captain who shot and killed Chad Oulson in a local movie theater in January 2014 after the two men had a verbal altercation that became physical.  This was the day the defense began to present

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Popcorn Shooter Trial Day 4: State Rests, Court Denies Defense Motion for Judgement of Acquittal

Hey folks, Yesterday was the fourth day of testimony in the murder trial of Curtis Reeves, the retired Tampa SWAT Captain who shot and killed Chad Oulson in a local movie theater in January 2014 after the two men had a verbal altercation that became physical.  The State moved through three more witnesses, which proved

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Popcorn Shooter Trial Day 3: Defendant’s Recorded Statements Consistent with Self-Defense

Hey folks, Yesterday was the third day of testimony in the murder trial of Curtis Reeves, the retired Tampa SWAT Captain who shot and killed Chad Oulson in a local movie theater in January 2014 after the two men had a verbal altercation that became physical.  The State moved through an additional five witnesses yesterday,

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Popcorn Murder Trial Day 2: Defense Remarkably Strong on Cross-Examinations

Yesterday was the second day of testimony in the murder trial of Curtis Reeves, the retired Tampa SWAT Captain who shot and killed Chad Oulson in a local movie theater in January 2014 after the two men had a verbal altercation that became physical. The shot that killed Chad Oulson also penetrated the hand of

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