The murder case against former HPD Officer Gerald Goines will soon be in the hands of the jury. On Friday, the defense rested in the 10-day trial.
The murder case against former HPD Officer Gerald Goines will soon be in the hands of the jury as the defense rested in the 10-day trial.The murder case against former Houston Police Officer Gerald Goines will soon be in the hands of the jury.Goines was accused of lying in order to obtain a no-knock search warrant back in 2019. TheFour police officers were injured in the ensuing shootout.Prosecutors argued that the couple would still be alive but for Goines' actions.
Defense attorneys chipped away at that argument by pointing out there is evidence that Tuttle and Nicholas used some drugs. In addition, they also argued that it was Tuttle who fired the first shot at an officer. Both sides are expected to work out jury charge language with the judge on Monday. Closing arguments are set for Tuesday, and a verdict is expected sometime next week.
"I can see this as being a long deliberation, but one rule I know as a defense attorney is not to predict," Murray Newman, a Houston defense attorney who has been observing the trial, said. "I've been doing this for a long time, and whatever I predict for a jury, it's usually the opposite, so there's no predicting a jury."
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