Closings over in Forde case, judge instructing jury
The jury in the Shawna Forde case is just minutes away from beginning its deliberations. Judge John Leonardo is reading jurors various legal definitions and instructions that will guide them as they decide if the state proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
Defense attorney Eric Larsen told the jurors the only way they can convict Forde is if they decide the state’s explanations for certain things are the only reasonable explanations.
If other explanations are just as reasonable, they have to acquit Forde, Larsen said.
As expected, Larsen suggested Albert Gaxiola’s girlfriend, Gina Moraga, was a more likely suspect than Shawna Forde.
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