The sentencing phase of the murder trial for former Houston Police Department Narcotics Officer Gerald Goines resumed this morning after a brief pause due to a medical emergency. Jurors are deliberating on his punishment following his guilty verdict for Felony Murder two weeks ago.
The sentencing phase of the murder trial for Gerald Goines continued this morning with Goines recently released from the hospital. Closing arguments were stopped on Thursday, and Goines was rushed from the courthouse by ambulance.Jurors are trying to determine what punishment former Houston Police Department Narcotics Officer Gerald Goines should receive after the jury found him guilty of Felony Murder two weeks ago. They've been deliberating since around 10:00 a.m.
"Gerald Goines was falsely writing search warrant affidavits on a regular basis in 2018 and 2019 and knocking down doors, and it can't be ignored it was almost always in the same neighborhood he was paid to protect...He's taken freedoms. He's ended careers. He has taken the trust and faith our community had in our own police department," says Forcht.
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