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Jerice Hunter trial: Follow live tweets from inside the courtroom
Jerice Hunter is on trial accused of murdering her 5-year-old daughter, Jhessye Shockley, in 2011.
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"Trapped in a closet w/out food and water for at least 3 days, unable to walk or go to bathroom by herself, bleeding into the carpet."by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 6:15:56 PM -
"Circumstances likely to cause death of serious injury. Anyone with a shred of common sense knows this." #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 6:16:22 PM
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Now on to 1st degree murder. Points out it's not premeditated, not deliberate, not charged w/wanting jhessye to die.by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 6:17:05 PM
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State has to prove #JericeHunter committed Type I Child Abuse (to prove first degree murder)by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 6:17:31 PM
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Also has to find during child abuse #JericeHunter caused Jhessye's death, then she's guilty of First Degree Murder.by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 6:17:57 PM
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"Because Jhessye died b/c of beatings administered and neglect administered she is guilty of 1st Degree Murder." #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 6:18:19 PM
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Now talking about evidence pros says proved that. Shows pic of closet, says it's where Jhessye died. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 6:18:43 PM
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Pros says sister saw #JericeHunter take Jhessye into bedroom, heard beating, saw bruises. Saw how weak Jhessye was and tried to help.by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 6:19:35 PM
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Says sister tried to help Jhessye to bathroom, help her stand. Brought her water. Tried to help, but to no avail. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 6:19:57 PM
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Jurors watching prosecutor closely. Says sister is how we know what condition Jhessye was in. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 6:20:21 PM
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"Jhessye could not walk or talk at the end and the closet smelled like a grave." #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 6:21:17 PM
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Prosc says second search warrant on #JericeHunter's apartment found incense sister smelled burning near clost.by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 6:21:51 PM
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You're welcome. “@rjkaehr121: @elizabetherwin your reporting is great, TY.”by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 6:22:14 PM
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Prosc talking about how hard it must have been for a 13yo to see this. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 6:22:31 PM
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"Defendant beat Jhessye until she was broken and battered, til her eyes were leaking. You may decide that was blood, dried blood."by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 6:23:18 PM
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"She may not have originally wanted Jhessye to die, but what she did made certain that Jhessye would die." #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 6:24:28 PM
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Prosecutor says she tried to clean it up, talking about the closet. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 6:24:48 PM
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"Closet is cleanest thing in #JericeHunter's apartment and there's a reason for that."by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 6:25:45 PM
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"She disposed of the evidence and tried to erase the little girl from existence, and she did a good job of that." #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 6:26:06 PM
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Jurors really focused on prosecutor, no looking around, no fidgeting. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 6:26:57 PM
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Prosecutor points out even after all this Jhessye's sister still loves mom, goes to credibility. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 6:27:36 PM
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It's a good point, you'd assume someone who hates their mom to testify against her, not someone who loves her mom. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 6:27:55 PM
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When I was pregnant I cried over the littlest things...can't imagine how hard it is for the two pregnant jurors to stay composed now.by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 6:29:14 PM
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It's heartbreaking that the best case scenario here is that Jhessye Shockley has been missing 3 1/2 yrs. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 6:30:34 PM
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Prosecutor says it was #JericeHunter's plan to put Jhessye's "disappearence" on her big sister from the beginning.by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 6:34:32 PM
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"This defendant's plan all along was to lay that disappearance on her daughter's back." #jericehunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 6:35:39 PM
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Prosc says b/c she was her "biggest problem." She's the oldest, biggest risk for #JericeHunter, most likely 2 put pieces together.by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 6:36:07 PM
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Prosc says #JericeHunter came up w/kidnapping story when she couldn't put the school off any longer.by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 6:38:02 PM
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Waiting for the afternoon session of the #JericeHunter trial to begin. Defense will give its closing argument next.by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 8:32:53 PM
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Defense starts right in with the older neighbor who says she saw Jhessye the day she disappeared. #jericehunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 8:45:31 PM
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"The panic that any parent feels when your child is out of sight for a moment is exactly the same." #jericehunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 8:45:50 PM
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"No parent ever wants to live in that moment, no matter how quickly it's over. For #JericeHunter in 10/11 she lived in that moment."by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 8:47:03 PM
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Three and a half yrs later that moment for her has turned into a nightmare. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 8:47:17 PM
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Defense sticking with their story, #JericeHunter left for a half hour and Jhessye disappeared, hasn't been seen since.by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 8:48:29 PM
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Wonder if the defense will talk about how they can explain Jhessye's blood in #JericeHunter's closet.by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 8:49:52 PM
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Defense talking about panic #JericeHunter said she felt when she realized Jhessye was missing.by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 8:51:03 PM
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How can defense explain why police aren't still looking for Jhessye? #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 8:53:54 PM
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"Much of what you've heard from the state talks about reasonable inferences and lies #JericeHunter made."by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 8:54:38 PM
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Defense says state needed to show evidence something happened, not simply suggest it. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 8:55:10 PM
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Defense now going thru the lies the state pointed out, says they're being used 2 distract from fact that there's no evidence Jhessye's dead.by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 8:55:58 PM
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Defense using large notepad on easel to go point by point. Starting w/apt manager flown in from TX to talk about leaves and rent.by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 8:56:32 PM
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State says #JericeHunter lied about needing $$ for rent. Defense says apt worker didn't really know if she was late.by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 8:58:28 PM
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Now talking about check cashing place transaction and receipt. #jericehunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/20/2015 9:00:11 PM
