SC v. Nathaniel Rowland Trial Day 1 - Opening Statements - Alleged Murder Of Samantha Josephson
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- Опубликовано: 19 июл 2021
- LIVE TRIAL: SC v. Nathaniel Rowland Trial - Alleged Murder Of Samantha Josephson
Prosecution Opening Statements by Byron Gipson
Defense Opening Statements by Alicia Goode
Nathaniel David Rowland, 27, stands trial for allegedly murdering Samantha Josephson, 21. Court is held in Richland County, South Carolina. You can watch in the player above.
Josephson, a student at the University of South Carolina, got into a vehicle that she believed was her Uber in the early morning of March 29, 2019, according to police. She was found dead in Clarendon County the next day, stabbed more than 30 times.
Rowland was pulled over in his Chevy Impala, and he ran, officials have said. Josephson’s phone and blood were in the car, investigators said. There were also cleaning supplies, with the child locks engaged, according to authorities.
“I can not fathom how someone could randomly select a person, a beautiful girl and steal her life away,” Samantha’s mother Marci Josephson said in a statement to the court in 2019, according to Live 5 News. “His actions were senseless, vile and unacceptable. It sickens us to think that his face was the last thing that my baby girl saw on this earth.”
Samantha’s parents started the #WhatsMyName campaign and is working to pass “Sami’s Law” in South Carolina, which would require ride-share drivers to be clearly identified before passengers enter the vehicle.
Rowland’s family has insisted on his innocence. He was passed out at a house party the night Josephson was abducted, his cousin Trey Elmore told South Carolina newspaper The State in an April 2019 report.
Rowland’s father Henry Rowland shared the second-hand story with WACH around the same time. In this account, Nathaniel Rowland woke up to find his keys were gone, but discovered his vehicle outside. The keys-and blood-were inside. His father said that if this story were true, then it was a mistake not to call 911. It was also a mistake to run during the traffic stop.
#FakeUberMurderTrial #WhatsMyName #NathanielRowland
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This judge was GREAT in the recent Murdaugh Trial , despite his son passing away unexpected at the time the start of the trial . True class , Judge Newman.🌹
So the victim got onto a car that was not her Uber? This could happen to anyone! I have never used uber, only Lyft but usually the person looks nice, but I always guess that's the driver.
Thanks for answering a ? I had on who the judge was, I'd ask that on another channel. I knew it was him ny the sound of his calming voice. Great Judge!!
@@TManLD he was the judge on the Murdaugh trial ✍🏾🫡
@@cartergomez5390 looks have nothing to do with it. Please be safe. Ask them if they know your name.
Always ask the persons name before u get in..
I’m here because of Judge Newman and how amazing he was during the Murdaugh trial. ❤
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Man, this guy is good. He's engaging, measured, confident. I love watching a great opening statement. I'm definitely going to be watching this. Thanks, Law&Crime!
Same! A great closing statement is my favorite, too. I definitely the verdict is mostly based off how good the lawyers are and the rest based on actual physical evidence. Christian Martin is in prison after a trial with zero evidence but his attorney was so weak, limp, unassertive, not even covering the basics. Plus, we all know his ex did it. If you haven’t watched it yet, you might check it out but you might end of angry like I am. Anyway, this defendant is toast facing this prosecutor!
@@amazingsupergirl7125 A trained chimpanzee could prosecute this case and get a conviction based solely on the irrefutable, voluminous evidence that this monster committed these crimes. It has nothing to do with the attorneys.
I’m catching it late, but I agree completely!
Yeah! Totally agree. I'm watching this just today and HE has me going on a bing watch of this .
Same 💙
This prosecutor has a great voice. His opening argument seems very compelling. May justice, whatever that may be, and the full truth be served in this case.
Kinda sounds like the all state insurance actor. Great voice.
@@Convictions99 Yes. He does sound like the Allstate guy. He has a future in ASMR videos if the law gig doesn't work out.
I agree
@@Convictions99 came to the comments to figure out who his voice reminded me of. So THANK YOU!!
@@amyc9155 very welcome 😃
RIP Samantha. From this opening by the Prosecution, I believe you will get justice!
That blue suit the prosecution is wearing is everything. He talks like a boss, looks like a boss, confident like a boss!
I’m so glad this Judge popped up in my feed. I absolutely love him.
His family are absolutely in denial about his guilt it’s sad, I never liked to make judgements but come on.... did this really need to go to trial,
Fr!
I am so sad to see the family keeping their faith, I love them.
It’s beyond obvious that he killed this young lady, but I can understand how they can’t believe that their son would kill someone. I actually think it’s their inability to accept when their son has done wrong that probably caused him to turn out so badly in the first place. He grew up being taught that he could do as much wrong as he wanted and face no consequences.
I think it takes the same kind of denial to believe he hasn’t killed others too. One doesn’t randomly go out and hunt down a person to kill in front of so many potential witnesses for his first time killing someone. He was brazen with this one to the point that he sought her out and picked her up from a sidewalk with lots of other people standing outside those bars. This would’ve been a new level of risk that one only takes after having killed others beforehand. They generally pick more and more risky situations as they kill more people.
Maybe the family needed to sit in the courtroom to hear and see all the evidence that leads to their son .
@@amarimason6642 EXACTLY
This attorney is GREAT. His voice commands attention but not in a bullish way. He is calm yet completely serious. He seems kind and caring great towards his jury. He is respectful and doesn’t treat his jury like morons, he isn’t cynical or dumb things down. I love ❤️ him.
Good job, prosecutor. I was just reading that SC has the death penalty but cannot get the drugs to administer lethal injections. I also read that death by firing squad has been approved. I thought I did not believe in the death penalty, but Rowland is making me change my mind.
The defense attorney is weak...she has no strong statement at all, she is not convincing and she doesn't seem to have any direction...nothing she said indicated her clients innocence.
Yeah also she just doesn't have anything to work with.
And they rested after presenting no case
@@lbca81 it's not their responsibility to present a case. It's the state's burden to prove guilt. Not a defendant's burden to prove innocence. With that being said....in a case like this...probably would have been a good idea for the defense to present something, anything.
@@amyc9155 I know that. But they left all the evidence untested. No expert to discuss the DNA nothing to refute the cellphone data. No character witness, no alibi witness. Just nothing.
@@lbca81 I agree I'm curious on the results of the DNA myself interesting... The defense should of had a request to have it tested I just think everything should be thorough
I love evidence being put before the public and the jury…plea deals hide too much…✌️❤️🌎 we will see what they have 👍
This! Couldn’t agree more. The perfect case... for us anyway 👀
The prosecutor has a voice for movies...
Great Job Mr Gipson !
Jane from England
Thank goodness he’s an attorney though!
My question would be, if he didn’t do it then who did? With all that evidence in his car he should be breaking his neck telling who did this.
Go to prison for life for a crime you didn’t commit?
Naw……
His brother maybe*
I love this prosecutor. Organized , eloquent, and easy to listen to.
And like you, intelligent, beautiful and caring
@@Flangobeast🤦
What a wonderful voice he has. So engaging.
I love this prosecutor.. the gentleman. So clear and professional.
Cameras don't lie
A masterpiece of eloquent speech delivered with passion without drama - this guy is an awesome prosecutor
He’s literally the only one who could’ve killed her, given the evidence and the timeline provided by his girlfriend.
He could’ve had an accomplice, but that would only mean another person did it with him. He still did it either way.
The prosecutor's Ockham's Razor comment was great.
Ockham's razor, or the principle of parsimony or law of parsimony, is the problem-solving principle that "entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity", sometimes inaccurately paraphrased as "the simplest explanation is usually the best one." The idea is attributed to English Franciscan friar, William of Ockham c.1287-1347.
That was a great copy from your dictionary 😀
@The Automaton Collective PHysical evidence is NOT thin. Did you see all those bags????? Her phone was tracking his car via her boyfriend's phone.
@The Automaton Collective 'We'?
@The Automaton Collective Lol! Thanks
That’s interesting and often true, especially when his car is full of a dead woman’s blood, plus he has her iPhone and keys.
I love how the prosecutor is on point all that evidence of course he guilty he actually took this to trial are u kidding me smh 🤦♀️ he wasting taxpayers dollars and time this young man deserves everything coming to him how he did this young lady may she rip and gets the justice sending my prayers and condolences to Samantha’s family and friends 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🕊🕊🕊🕊💕💕💕💕💯💯💯💯
Yeah he’s wasting time and money but EVERY American citizen has the right to a trial. We dont just go burn him at the witch’s stake. Besides, everything does come out and sometimes there really is reasonable doubt so they’re found not guilty. Idk anything because I just started watching but I do know this….other than physical evidence, the defendant’s fate depends on how good the attorneys are. Based on this prosecutors opening statements, he’s SCREWED. ❤️🤟🏻
I said the same thing & im only halfway through. He’s GOOOOOOD. Half the time I have to skip through all the bs. Most Prosecutors talk toooo much & try to deliver the entire case in their opening statement. He was to the point, gave them a rundown of the case & will elaborate later. He should teach Law.
This one deserved the ultimate punishment. Kidnapping was an enhancement. It was heinous. Another enhancement. He squeaked by on some serious luck.
I couldn’t believe this either and his parents still wanting to know if his son truly committed the crime. His DNA was under her nails, his car had tons of her blood in it his phone had the same path as hers that very night and then he’s caught on video trying to sell her cell phone I mean come on !! At that point just admit it your son is an animal, a cold blooded murderer.
Thank you for this, all involved to bring us these cases we all have seen or heard of thru the news..i love to see justice be done, to all these evil being.. it takes us to learn what to do when you going home in the middle of the night, tragedy for the victim..i to would of just gotten in the Uber without asking, I'm very gullible, i believe everything I'm told.. So this is a wake up call, that you have to be conscious of your surroundings.. So sad..
This is why I don't use Uber or Lyft. I prefer a good old school taxi cab.
His defence attorney is just rambling trying to have an opening statement because what can she say???
I don’t envy her job of having to defend someone so obviously guilty.
His defense attorney wants to really tell the DA he did it. It must be a real burden on the state council to defend someone like him..
She is rubbish - dragging out her big speech full of nothing
The prosecutor’s statement was good!
The defense’s was among the worst I’ve heard.
It’s Gwyneth Paltrows evil twin sister!
Jesus that was FAR from the worst I’ve ever heard. It seems like the only thing the defense has is that his DNA wasn’t on her so that’s what she pushed. But, she sure didn’t mention that her DNA was all over his car and visibly seen in his trunk. I’ve only watched five days so far but I know this much….my trunk doesn’t have one speck of a dead person’s blood in it much less blood all over the place. Also, I don’t have a dead woman’s phone that had location sharing turned off after I picked her up on video footage. Also, I don’t have any dead person’s keys in my car door cubby. Anyway, defense has several lawyers that definitely don’t seem state appointed. I think they’ll do well but I have a feeling there’s gonna be a lot of evidence against him. I’ve actually seen other trials where the victim didn’t have the killers dna on her but there was other overwhelming evidence. ❤️🤟🏻
To be fair, the defense had nothing to work with. But it’s still their job to represent their client and their client has a right to counsel.
Excellent opening statement.
Nothing out of the plain ordinary.
I agree 👍🏻
Very to the point..
@@LisatheGreatest Ordinary is excellent.
Not so excellent when using the _victim's_ name while actually referencing facts relating to the _accused!!_
Chris Watts’s parents were also in denial after they knew that he committed the heinous crime of murdering his wife and kids. Bunch of narcissists ☹️
Yeah. They have to know deep down inside. I think he told his dad in the recorded interrogation room that his wife strangled the girls, he caught her, then strangled her. Unbelievable.
They're in denial because of shame. That is not the definition of a narcissist (everybody seems to know this word today, yet don't know what it means). You more or less give them crap, just because they're related? That ATTITUDE is narcissistic.
Didnt he confess to his dad, first? Do you consider that they are just trying to publicly support him?
I feel bad for the defense attorney. It's like trying to bluff a poker player that holds a royal flush.
I wonder how long it will be before defendant starts wearing glasses?!
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Jodie Arias brought hers out 🤣
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3 days and it won't help. At least he didn't decide to Ronnie O'neill himself.
don't get the joke am i missing something?
Defendant breathing with his chest, sign of stress, people breathe with their stomach when relaxed, the eyes say it all too, guilty af.
And stress is not a sign of guilt. Anyone, guilty or innocent would be stressed out during the trial for their life.
ButterCookie Exactly! My god, I’d be trying not to puke my guts out.
Body language so fascinating. Watch him when the ex girlfriend takes the stand. He is breathing so heavily the mask is moving up and down and watch the rate of his eye blinks. She knows he did it. He is not afraid of the police, but she gets his attention.
@@ButterCookie1984person wouldn't be in that situation if they weren't guilty, no one just pretends to be an uber driver, living a stones throw away from where victims body found, also happen to be the last person seen with them on CCTV, if he's innocent, i'm Jesus Christ.
@@ButterCookie1984 I agree. Just because someone on trial for murder shows stress doesn’t make them automatically guilty. The evidence, not body language, is what matters.
omg a very wonderful prosecutor
This Judge is good. I just watched some of his cases. Thanks for posting.
The way he looked at the prosecution when he was done. Had the nerves to shake his head like he's innocent. At the point he knew it was over.
This Byron Gipson is a star. Charismatic, enthusiastic, eloquent and handsome. Beautiful voice too. This is going to be good.
If y'all wanna see something that will give you chills. Track Nathaniel's eye movement as the Defense Gives her opening statement, as he can be SEEN recalling the events the he was so obviously apart of. Body language doesn't lie 😳
Prosecutor has good clear voice , I’m assuming that they have pretty good evidence to bring it to trial RIP Samantha.
They haven’t got any DNA evidence no DNA under fingernails nothing apparently
@@judyclarke423 oh thanks ,will be interesting then to watch case.
@@judyclarke423 just her birthday gone and blood in his car with cleaning supplies after fleeing from police and getting pulled over. F your tied up you can’t defend yourself. He also had a gun
@@judyclarke423 and he’s guilty…so yep blood, cameras, pings, no alibi, and DNA…💪👏
@@judyclarke423
They had her DNA under his fingernails. They also had his DNA and hers on the murder weapon and on the bloody gloves
Interesting openings...prosecution making a point of saying the "circumstantial evidence is just as important as direct evidence" and the defense making sure to point out lack of dna. I'm intrigued.
Me too. Lots of questions to answer. The defendant claims his car was taken (and returned) without his consent and when he opened the door he found blood inside it, but didn't contact the police.
Me too!!
There is NOT a lack of DNA. Please watch as each piece of evidence is shown. There is plenty of dna and direct evidence. His car was tracked by her boyfriend's phone to the place where he dumped the body. He ran from police and the murder weapon was his found in the trash where he was seen throwing it along with bloody clothing containing her blood.
@@marthawoodward5716 I was responding to the opening arguments/statements.
@@marthawoodward5716 HER phone was tracked, not his car.
I came back to see day 1 again to find out what his defence is, but apparently they aren’t offering one. Only that His DNA is not clear on her. Some comments show up that he claims he was passed out a party but I haven’t heard that in any of the coverage.
Went to school with someone who was always quiet and seemed nice. Granted just knew them from school but turns out they committed horrendous crimes and bragged about it. Was shocked to hear about it and sickened that I actually had classes with a quiet kid that turned into a monster. It’s scary to think people you’d see on a daily basis would be wolves in sheep clothing.
Weak opening statement from the defence.
Omg defence attorney painful to listen to😭
Great opening statement by the solicitor. IMO he’s guilty. I hope justice is served for the victim. This was a horrible crime.
R.I.P. Samantha 🕊🙏🏽🕊
How can your opinion possibly be that he’s guilty just from opening statements??? I hope you’re never contacted for jury duty!
@@amazingsupergirl7125 objectively speaking, they didn’t blatantly say that they came to that opinion based on his opening statements. I assume they have prior knowledge of the case.
What you mean he did not do it we saw her getting into his car 🚗 and where all that blood come from . please stop trying to defend him he is wicked please bless this poor child life he took
Well he's trying to say that somebody stole his car just a few hours before that poor girl got into his car and that it wasn't him driving it.....BS!
Great judge 👏👏👏
One of the best most professional and smart Prosecutor don't get that around here in WV
I’m from the northeast,, this slow pace is torturous
speed it up then . u have the settings
I have been happily married for 36 years. However even after all those years, I can still appreciate a gorgeous gentleman when I see one. The deep timbre of Mr Gipson’s voice added to his obvious intelligence, professionalism and confidence and his perfectly fitted blue suit….oh my. Be still my heart! I’m going to really enjoy watching this trial!
Bahahahah r u serious
I know right!!
I agree!!!
😹😹😹. Sounds like to me you and your husband need to spice up the bedroom.
Get yo life!! (virtually) 😂
I’m not to the end yet, but what the heck is defence point of talking so much about what the forensics do on scene?
Obfuscation
So it was just coincidence that she got in his car? He just happened to be pulling up? He must have been quite surprised when she got in his car. So tragic.
She had called an Uber that matched the description of his car. There is cam footage of her actual uber pulling up after he kidnapped her.
@@dct90210 omg that’s horrible. Straight out of a movie
I believe he was out prowling looking for a victim. He was circling the area.
@@spiritqueen11 NO doubt!
@@dct90210 so the real u we driver didnt take the stand to confirm she never got in his vehicle?
The defense opening is complete garbage. She’s not like-able at all to me. As a juror, I’d cringe having to listen to this ridiculous opening and endure those drama pauses.
For the sake of argument, assume that the defense attorney for Rowland is correct. She claims none of the DNA on Josephson's body, on Rowland's Impala car's steering wheel and door handle match Rowland's DNA. However, she did not say that none of Rowland's DNA was found anywhere in or on his car. It is his car, after all; it stands to reason that his DNA is somewhere in/on that car.
Also, can someone confirm whether DNA can in fact be eliminated from a hard/non-porous surface if thoroughly bleached and disinfected (which Rowland's then-girlfriend testifed that she saw him in the act of, in cleaning the interior of his car).
Moreover, if Rowland wasn't the person who physically assaulted Josephson, he could have been an accomplice to her kidnapping and murder regardless. In other words, felony murder -- where he may've been an accessory to her kidnapping and/or murder by being present with the person(s) who actually did commit the kidnapping and/or murder. If this was, in fact, the case... they why wouldn't he have contended that fact at any time between his arrest and his conviction by jury? Why wouldn't he have named and identified Josephson's actual murderer(s)? Why wouldn't he have given evidence about his claims to his attorneys? And why wouldn't his attorneys have made that case? Why didn't his attorneys cross-examine the prosecution's witnesses, experts, et al? Why didn't his attorneys present actual, material evidence that would have clearly contradicted the prosecution's case against Rowland? Whey didn't his attorneys arouse any specific, compelling suspicion of doubt as to Rowland's guilt (beyond his attorney's closing argument, which was extremely long-winded only to make two statements: that no bruises or lacerations were found on Rowland's body, and that none of his DNA was found on Josephson's body and/or on the car's steering wheel, etc.)? His closing-argument attorney was groping for straws; this is her job, she has to find something, however flimsy, to work with. We'll presume that she and the rest of the defense attorneys did their job thoroughly (enough). That they could assert nothing else, and cross-examined almost none of the witnesses, experts, et al, for the prosecution, speaks volumes that the jury found Rowland guilty on all counts, and beyond a reasonable doubt.
If you were up for kidnapping and murder, and were facing a possible sentence of life in prison without parole, and you weren't the murderer but were 'only' an accessory to the murder, wouldn't you name and identify the actual murderer(s), and give evidence (material and/or circumstantial, and get your own witnesses and experts to testify) to that effect? If you feared retaliatory murder (and/or upon your family members) by the supposed murderer(s), just for speaking up, you'd be facing a life-sentence in prison, anyway. Why would you take "the fall" for the supposed actual murderer(s)?
Rowland was found guilty on all counts. Based on voluminous material, factual evidence and corroborated, reliable testimony, there is no reasonable doubt. Let him never see the light of a free day ever again. For he made sure that Samantha Josephson never again would.
This prosecutor is GRADE A
It always baffles me when defendants decide to go to trial w/evidence like this. If the state presents the evidence they claim to have, he’s done. Maybe the state wasn’t willing to plea..
If def lawyer statement is true then he didn't do it
@@ffirstamendmentharrasers7399 BS.
The prosecutor is so well-spoken.
🙄. Would you expect anything less? This isn’t compliment.
@@NicoleKe trying to figure out why anyone would take the time to make the comment you just made…? That’s weird.
A brand new shirt and tie cant hide the facts.
Well that's the thing I'm wondering how come he's not in jail clothes? was he out on bond?
I really have a hard time liking defence attorneys. I get they are needed- everyone is entitled to a defence. But my God! The bs that they come up with to save their client…..🙄
This one is very hard to listen to as she is stalling & talking sooooo slowly. I had to fast forward.
That is rather bizarre about the DNA on her body.
Suit and tie won't help this bum at all.
Great great prosecutor 👍👏
The only number that should be remembered is 120 stabs
The prosecutor's voice reminds me of Michael Clarke Duncan.
Starts at 11:40
Thank you.
Why is the audio so low?smh
Ive never used uber, I only have used Lyft and it will say your driver is approaching and it will remind you to match the picture and the license plate
Sadly Josephson was probably too drunk to remember to do that. Also, fate was just really cruel that day. Her actual Uber driver just happened to look a lot like Nathaniel Rowland.
Why would an innocent man run????? Hummmm
Exactly!
Fear…
that defense opening statement was laugable i dont believe she got up there and said tht why would they even take the case?
I mean, this is crazy. The defense just rested without presenting any thing, zip. She was focused on very few things but when the evidence came in there were lots of things connecting him to the crime. If they had no defense who told him not to take the 30yr deal?
I agree with you! I’m sure ineffective assistance of counsel will for sure come up…no witnesses is mind blowing
Yeah that defense was weak guilty or not.
The defense attorney is going to have her work cut out for her! It sounds like the prosecution has no physical evidence, but they have one heck of s prosecutor! This is going to be a good one!
Wow! He cleaned up well😮😮😮😮
He will soon, just wait!!
WTF?
Na u ain't getting all dna off
He looks very different I must say,
@@ellafacebooktruecrimecases3644 RIGHT! I had to look TWICE it didn't look like the same murderer!
Does anyone know the case number for this case?
What a horrible gimmick for the defense to say ”The number 12, I want you to remember that.” As if noone understood what it means. As if it tied together her statements well.
It’s anti-intelligent!
That was truly pathetic!!
What did that even mean when she mentioned the number 12 ?
The defense attorney doesn’t sound convincing. The prosecutor knocked his statement out of the park. He had a commanding presence and knew what he was doing.
@@tinamarie1948 She meant the 12 jury members. But the way she said it doesn’t make any sense at all. Bizarre.
Ooo the Prosecutor is on the ball & has a Morgan Freeman voice. Hope he isn't against a Public Defender. Would be like a Rolls Royce vs a 1975 Ford Pinto 🤕
people who put their self in situation like this is mental how can a human do things like this to another human or they are high on some satan baking power or satan chewing gum
I can’t believe his defense
either can i
This Prosecutor should have prosecuted Casey Anthony! He’s da*n good at his job. Speaking to the point, clear & concise!!! 👏🏼 Brava 👏🏼 great job sir!
That's strange that none of his dna macthed the one under her nails and on her body. i wonder what that could mean.
A second person. He’s taking the fall.
There had to be somebody else
He was covered head to toe in layers of clothing and coat and gloves and hats....
If someone tested your fingernails right now there would be mixed dna from multiple sources underneath. Lightly running your fingers over something could transfer dna under it. She was in a crowded club and likely touch and ran her fingers over many things. Even simply touching someone as she squeezed past in the crowded club could have transferred dna. Based off surveillance video he was covered from head to toe in clothing so perhaps that’s why, but I still can’t understand why there wouldn’t be any.
Why does no one mention it could be a his family member? That would be the only explanation..
defense lawyer is annoying asf
She reminds me of Lori Vallow Daybell
How in the world do you defend someone knowing full well all the evidence points to the person you are defending and you know in your heart they are guilty. I just can't wrap my head around it but then again I am not a lawyer either. RIP Samantha may God bring peace and comfort to your family and friends.
Money.. of course his lawyer knows there is no winning. Might take this case and take all his money
@@ThePunisherisme Not money. These folks are public defenders. Everyone has a right to a lawyer no matter what your crime is. It’s to preserve one’s right to a fair trial. See case Gideon v. Wainwright
Everyone has to have a defense.
Hope he wears that purple shirt for Bubba in prison!
Hopefully, he will be denied conjugal visits...... from women
He will have enough time to drop the 🧼
ha ha ha --good one
RIP Samantha!
Prosecutor gives me Idris Elba vibes ❤
I Love Idris Elba!!
😹😹😹 Let’s not get carried away.
His voice..
Yes, he does. So handsome.
@Hannah Haley me too 😊
Beyond a reasonable doubt means within reasonable certainty.
How did this defense attorney become an attorney in the first place?
thats what i'm trying to figure out
Dang the prosecutor 😮 was good. Love his voice, he’s to the point, he’s compelling.
How is this guy not dressed in jail clothes was he out on bond?
Anyone that has a trial is never dressed in jail clothes, unless of course they have no one on the outside to bring them clothes.
The defense started off by making it clear they’re not trying to blame Samantha and also stating that they’re not going to be saying anything bad to make it seem it was her fault. That’s because I’m sure she feel like crap for even having to defend him. Unfortunately it’s her job and one I personally could never do.
So the motive was robbery?? So disgusting 🤢 she had lose her life bc of dirty money
Your in good hands..........
Allstate?
*you’re*
And its not with Allstate
@@darlenesmith5086 lol what is it then?
Why was there no dna under her fingernails if she fought him?
Are there 3 judges ? also if so, does anyone know why? this seems like an open/shut case--- He did it!!
I still can’t get into the chat
Court appointed attorney. Job is just to explain it. Don’t ever get one. Get your own
Sheesh... That defense is trash. I mean what do you expect, right? This seems like an open and shut case. But goodness, that defense is trash... If anything, I was more inclined to believe the prosecution after the defense's opening statement because it just sounded like the defense was stalling.
Who’s DNA is on her body? In the defensive wounds. That’s the killers’. Terrifying people Nathaniel can’t name? Because the consequences are too deadly for his family?
Or is he good at planting evidence?
No captions?!
yes
He is sick narcissist crazy man thank god he’s not on the streets any longer.
Rest In Peace Samatha
Your life changed laws to ride share industry so for that I thank you for your sacrifice love.
Couldn’t love Judge Newman more...a great Judge.
All that violence for her debit card !!! Smh
I believe this is going to trial to prevent the defendant from everr be granted a new trial. This will cement his life sentence and will never be granted an appeal. Prosecutor must have not allowed him plea and forced the trial
Prosecutors cannot prevent a defendant from pleading….he can plead guilty at any time after charges filed. Prosecutor may not have offered a plea deal that defendant was willing to take….and any case can be appealed after guilty verdict…..it’s up to the Appellate level judges to decide whether the defendant’s appellate case has merit and whether it prevails on whatever grounds he is appealing….
If he were offered a plea deal and accepted it, that would be the only way to ensure he doesn't get an appeal. No matter what the facts of a case, defendants can win an appeal and get a new trial for LOTS of different reasons, including inefficient counsel, new evidence, a retroactive change in the law, etc. The state likely didn't offer him a plea or offered him one that would put him in prison for life. So, he probably has nothing to lose by going to trial, even if he was offered a plea.
@@girlfromsouth214 Excellent post. In SC, does a life sentence mean life or can a defendant come up for parole? Also, I assume that his attorneys were provided to him by the Public Defenders Office. Was that true?
Did they ever look into him for any other victims? To me it seems he was out stalking for a victim that night and such a brutal crime I doubt it to be his first time.