State Closing Arguments: FL v Franklin Tucker, Treehouse Murder Trial
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- čas přidán 19. 05. 2024
- Prosecutor Joseph Mansfield begins closing arguments saying "the devil is in the details" and that defendant pro se defendant Franklin Tucker embodies those details.
00:00:00 State Closing Arguments
00:10:02 Why Believe Travis Johnson?
00:42:50 Franklin Tucker's Testimony
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00:00:00 State Closing Arguments
00:10:02 Why Believe Travis Johnson?
00:42:50 Franklin Tucker's Testimony
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In other states, a co conspirator cannot be the only evidence to bring someone down on charges. I’m shocked it got this far.
@@jamie.777in cali you get 2 years probation for murder
Terrible case made by prosecution. Reasonable doubt everywhere including the possibility the state's witness is a suspect with no solid alibi.
@jamie.777 Travis had a motive to lie. To save his butt from life in prison. No evidence.
Beyond a reasonable doubt is a pretty high standard. This prosecution case doesn't appear to be meeting that standard. I don't care to hear "the devil is in the details" ever again. That is not a legitimate legal argument or theory. It is so annoying to keep repeating it.
Absolutely. This isn't a parking ticket. The level of proof presented is laughable compared to the accusations.
It's a slam dunk.. I will be SHOCKED if they find him Guilty.
Agreed states case is weak asf
@@NicholeKissyou guys called it ° I've never heard of this case till today and I start reading comments and those comments show the state had a weak case thus the prosecution team lost this one
@eilandwaynette good new is you can watch it again on the 7th I think it is 😂
I know a lot of people don’t like the defendant, but this prosecutor is a douche. He definitely doesn’t help the state 🤷🏼♀️
Lol Agree 💯
Unrelated but man that’s an ugly paint color on the walls
So true 😅
🤷♀️🤷♀️
Hideous color.
Snot green
Nice bile green hue. Like elementary school!
I’m tired of prosecutors! It doesn’t matter if you’re guilty or NOT they just want to put you behind bars. Society has gotten SAD!!!!
Right?! It's not like they offered to set him free or anything.
@@aurisaptientiael4938Very true.
The debate about crime often lacks the perspective of those who have suffered the most - the victims and their families.
@esctruecrime - And the innocent people that have their lives destroyed by ego driven lunatics.
@@aurisaptientiael4938 they offered to "set him free" with him admitting guilt... if he didn't do it... why wouldn't he want to fight to clear his name in court, rather than living as a felon. The things this court has not allowed the defense to bring in is amazing.. consider all of it would be cause for a mistrial upon appeal. I'm glad it was a hung jury, but they should have found him not guilty
If it’s based on evidence he should be found not guilty because wow. This is in no way proven even a little bit. This prosecutor is fumbling all over himself. I think he’s more worried about losing to the man who is defending himself than he is about really paying attention to what he is portraying to the jury
I agree the prosecutor probably didn't do a good job but the breakdown of the case was pretty good so hopefully this man don't get off but if he does his millionaire wife better watch out because if he get away with this murder she better keep her eyes open
What a Scooby-Doo episode😅
Great work❤
Prosecution is terrible..
Hes not confident .
Hes shaking .. Not convincing ..
Whats the detail where the devil is ?
Point it out ?
The CCTV shows nothing.
I believe this guy is going to walk just because of this prosecutor being so bad. I fumbles & he is a horrible storyteller which is what a good closing should be like. I’ve watched a lot of very big trials & this closing is by far the worst. The victims are not going to get justice because of this inept prosecutor. He should not be a trial lawyer.
I can't imagine a world where 12 people can think the state proved Tucker guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. People get away with murder sometimes - this may be one of those times.
Agreed. Do I think Tucker was more likely than not involved with this murder? Yes. Did the state do a good job of proving it beyond reasonable doubt? No.
@@cadcad-jm3pfmaybe they will retry? Idk
As much as I don't trust this narcisist, state evidences are weak as hell. I really don't think how the jury cannot be hung here. The prosecution team in this case is one of the lamest Ive ever seen.
So travis is clearly involved, but literally what at all is linking tyrone to this crime???????????? I'll wait.
Exactly!!! Nothing but a addict who was threatened with life to cooperate 😂
None
it's crazy how the bag was found in the house of the guy who just drove the truck and then left after he saw it had gone wrong.... even crazier how the investigation wasn't allowed to be questioned in court.
Zero evidence! Pure speculation.
I just watched his interrogation. This man is guilty af
Hes going to walk free.😂 not guilty
I really hope nichol kessinger is a more common name than I realized and this isn't coming from someone associated with chris watts. Which it could be, to be fair. I have no idea how common names are or aren't. But it is some very strange context in which to see that name popping up in the comments. Hopefully just an unfortunate coincidence and if that's the case I am sorry.
@@aspt1980 there can be more than one in this world
@@aspt1980 does it trigger you, seek help of so
How do we tackle the challenge of rehabilitating repeat offenders?
How long do you think it will take for the Jury to come back with the verdict ?
I give them less than 3 hours and he will be quilty !!
Guilty, I guess. But not quality. He has no good quality. Lol 😆 😉
What impact does the public's perception of law enforcement have on crime rates and community safety?
Yuh can delete your comments you know. Complete dumpster fire for the state.
Well it was 11-1 in favor of guilt so that’s not too much of a dumpster fire. They’ll try him again & im guessing he’ll be convicted, but who knows 🤷🏼♀️
I question the victim's saying Tucker was not there after saying for over a year she couldn't identify the other attacker. She said she even thought he was a black man. The fact that Tucker and Paula are so close. The fact that Paula was friends with Tucker's wife while he was awaiting trial. She was living in a building around 300 sq ft with no water and after befriending Lauren she has money to travel to Calf. and her story changes.
Money money money talks for some people but they don't have enough PHYSICAL evidence it's plenty reasonable doubt.
she named the other guy she knew immediately.. and said she didn't know who the other person was. If someone held a knife to my throat, and killed one of my friends.. and i heard that voice again, i wouldn't cover for the guy, i'd be scared to death of him.
prosecutors are jokes
These prosecutors are so afraid that a layperson like Tucker could win his case. They truly have not proven their case.
Slew of Dna ..says the State. Only the one who did it knows but I would have to vote Not Guilty due to the amount of reasonable doubt.
Not guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Jury will find him not guilty.
Not guilty
Old Tucker is toast. Has a habit of running his mouth. We’ve seen this. Well, the mouth got him into big trouble this time.
Nah he finna walk free here sista there's reasonable doubt fa sure.
So much for this prediction.
Death by powerpoint
Based on evidence 🤦♀️
Right?! I’m shocked they even brought this to a jury. I really thought they had to have SOMETHING other than the testimony of the guy who was for sure there and got a deal, but nope.
Prosecutor up in there smoking crack too… All I heard is, "we can’t prove he he did it, but we can’t prove he didn’t do it "
There is plenty to object to in the prosecutions closing arguments. No objections were made. Tucker shoulda paid closer attention.
Bet he gets off really don't like him but doubt he found guilty
This case is a joke. They’re going to put away a guy for 25 plus based on a testimony from a junkie?
Just because someone is a junkie doesn't mean he was blind too. Btw this defendant is a junkie too.
No, the also-former-junkie Defendant seemingly cannot help but incriminate himself.
Ya meeting Paula the next day is suspect so is the guy who ran from the house
This case is a travesty because of an inept prosecutor. The victim will not get justice & a murderer might walk free. The defendant is a conman. Don’t be fooled.
Lmao HES GOING TO WALK states case weak asf. No dna no real evidence
This pompous, unlikeable prosecutor is sweating. His reputation is hanging on the testimony of a simple drug addict with ptsd😅
The sweating comment...I have to assume you don't live in Florida where the temperature vacillates, often in complete contrast to whatever temperature air they're pumping through the vents. If we want to go that low, the defendant had one front tooth upon arrest. Weather doesn't account for that. The simple drug addict with ptsd you reference is also a veteran. Tucker doesn't seem to have ever done anything that wasn't immediately self-serving...but let's not evaluate him because the prosecutor is gross?
@@aurisaptientiael4938 I was using common slang to describe how worried he was about losing the case. He's most definitely sweatin that fosho. I could give a hoot less about the accolades of the bum who flipped on the defendant and was simply regarding to him in the light the prosecutor painted him in(which was a bad strategy in my humble opinion). Anymore objections?
@@k-1llmatic832 lol okay, it's the metaphorical sweat...about his government job. Sure Jan. It's also incredibly short-sighted and ignorant, to put it nicely, to describe one person as "a simple drug addict with ptsd" and then claim you don't care about his accolades. Then why do you apparently care so much about any name that can be thrown at him that leaves a negative impression?
@@aurisaptientiael4938 Obviously everything I said in my rebuttal went over your head.
@@k-1llmatic832 I'm sure. That's why you can't defend your statements. No worries, but maybe don't arrive at such a severe judgment of a stranger...you're just putting statements out into the ether and the problems this creates are obvious
Also...so you don't have any idea of the ease of having a government job...while apparently accepting the theory the prosecutor would be worried about his job. If you knew anything, you'd be arguing about his individual win percentage
And he walks away when it comes to explaining Tuckers dna ... liar
She’s blocking the screen
Sit down
0:15
I wouldn't offer a deal of time served to someone who was involved in a murder. I don't see twelve going for it but people believe what they want despite evidence or lack of it.
I mean...they offered probation to Travis who admitted to being involved in the murder. The state doesn't have enough evidence, that's why they offered time served, they did not want to take this to trial. It kind of reminds me of the Casey Anthony trial in that, the defense doesn't have to put on a case, but they did and none if it makes sense. If he had an attorney, he would walk, no question. Unfortunately for the defendant, he provided the state with more evidence of his guilt
@@aurisaptientiael4938 I think they offered probation to him because they believed as the getaway driver he was not actually involved in the murder absent that principle theory. Yeah problem is we shouldn't convict people because we don't like them or because we think they are a narcissistic ego maniac.
@@tj8832 I agree with all of that. I do believe they offered the deal to Travis because they believed, based on the investigation, that he was less responsible for the violence. Legally, however, they're all equally guilty of felony murder. They were all involved, which the defendant's case made clear.
None of that has anything to do with an evaluation of his personality as displayed.
@@aurisaptientiael4938he would of violated probation and he would got a lot time for that that more likely he didn't take the deal.eveone for getting he was on probation.alot of time he would of got people that's why
What are the challenges in enforcing laws against piracy in the digital age?
What a disaster by the prosecution. Death by PowerPoint. A confusing morass of overloaded slides. The dude doesn’t know the difference between a hoodie and a neck gator? To be honest the defendant may well be guilty but this was a dumpster fire for the state. Don’t let these people represent the state’s interest ever again. They must have really been scraping the bottom of the barrel for this one. “The devil is in the details.” Indeed. They got an ass kicking by a rank amateur.
Whether guilty or innocent, Tucker, though to have never attended lawschool, sure did an outstanding job at representing himself. The old adage (by Abraham Lincoln) "[t]he man who represents himself has a fool for a client" might not hold true with this case. Oh, the number of times that the prosecutor used the words "the devil is in the details" and "corroborates": ∞
The prosecutor was lazy which made it possible for Tyrone to sweep the floor with him.
Does anyone know if Rory Wilson testified?
He didn't.
The lawyers on tonight who said ty was a great lawyer remind me never to hire them. Its utterly disgusting them saying that. If you think being disrespectful to the court and telling the jury, he was not allowed to have witnesses. Stop. He had no witnesses because of his own doing. It's just disgusting feeding this guys ego. I question court tv"s guests if they think this guy has done a great job. At least the female morning host spoke the truth about how utterly disrespectful this guy was to not only the court but wasting the jury's time with his antics. I guess those lawyers on tonight think it is ok making a mockery out of our courts. Everyone is treating it like a social media podcast. That's how the rule of law breaks down when court is not taken seriously. I mean, a guy lost his life, whether he was an addict or not. Everyone keeps yacking about oh how great ty is doing. Do people even know the man's name whose life was taken from him. This guy ty wants fame. Get better guests on your show.
I totally agree. I have had to testify in court many times as an investigator and would have never been able to say some of the things he has said. I could no lose my cool and remain respectful no matter what the defense attorney said.
The unfortunate reality of how defendants tend to get away with more to limit the chance of an appeal or overturned conviction. Though most defendants who represent themselves are convicted.
Well at first I thought the prosecutor was doing a good job but what's after watching his closing argument and he did pretty good breaking it down, but tucket have a gift of Gab so he might get off you see how he married his billionaire woman
Haha that’s how it always is , guilty or not it’s very easy to paint a story with plausible deniability, as is accusing a third suspect affiliated and fitting the description . WTH did this guy not take his plea and run , it is lack of evidence but who else right , cops aren’t as dumb as people think
@@RcPlayer-tt2vw that's what I can't figure out! So he'd have the conviction on his record (in exchange for his freedom) this man doesn't work or need to, right? The only reasons I've been able to come up with is pure narcissism or pressure to prove his innocence coming from a separate party.
Was he found guilty
Yes.
Just kidding, no verdict yet
@@RcPlayer-tt2vw😂 got me too lol
Tomorrow 😂