Posted on 08/06/2013 6:20:40 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
BRUNSWICK, Ga. - Less than three weeks away from the start of the first trial in the shooting death of a 13-month-old boy, lawyers on both sides are making their final preparations before the judge about what will happen when the case is in the hands of a jury.
At times, the conversations between prosecutors and the team of defense lawyers at a hearing Thursday got heated, both parties arguing about evidence, witnesses and wording in the case against De'Marquise Elkins.
Elkins is one of two teens accused of killing Antonio Santiago in March while the child's mother was walking him down the street in a stroller. Dominique Lang, 15, is also charged with murder.
Police say the boy's mother was shot as well but has recovered.
On Thursday, Elkins sat at the same table as his aunt, Katrina Elkins, who's accused of giving a false statement to police, along with his mom and sister, Karimah and Sabrina Elkins, who are accused of lying to police and helping dump the murder weapon.
Lang, who prosecutors say was there with Elkins when he shot and killed Santiago, wasn't in court but is due to appear on Friday.
"My only concern is that my client get a fair trial, and one way or another we've got to have that," said Kevin Gough, Elkins' attorney.
Defense attorneys went over a laundry list of requests for the judge. They asked for more evidence and criminal records for witnesses. They even asked for the judge to ban the words murder and victim in the trial because they'd make the jury prejudiced against the suspects. The judge denied that..........
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Antonio Santiago murder testimony
Strap De’Marquise in a chair and shoot him in the face.
A demon who kills a toddler deserves nothing more.
Send him to God, right away, for judgement.
That was a cute baby. One of the Black witnesses said “What kind of monster would shoot a baby in the face?”
Well those two monsters.
Yes if Obama had two sons, they would look like these two. Someone should take this video into the Florida Governors Mansion and play it and the one of the three Blacks who assaulted the little kid and show them over and over.
Where are Tracey and Sybrina??? Isn’t this the kind of gun violence they want to prevent??? ohh that’s right == the victim was a white Hispanic. Never mind.
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