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broskie94 t1_it3kgwe wrote

Without a doubt. Guilty.

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Nihilismisanthrope t1_it3umo6 wrote

I can't imagine this guy surviving prison. He'll just pick fights until someone snaps and offs him. I've started looking up videos of his trial and Jesus H. W. Christ, all he does is try to pick fights over stupid shit.

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MonsieurGideon t1_it3y92p wrote

He has states he is in solitary for 22 hours a day when not at court.

He killed the elderly and a kid, he will get no respect on prison.

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UncannyTarotSpread t1_it3upgl wrote

I imagine the jury is already prepared to deliberate, after his performance in the courtroom.

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vulcan7200 t1_it5rkf9 wrote

The Jury is actually spared a lot of this. The Judge is quick to send them out of the room when Brooks starts becoming overly problematic. This Judge is on point with making sure that he has no case when he eventually tries to claim bias or mistreatment by the Judge or Jury.

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LastExitToSalvation t1_it4hhul wrote

I'd bet every defense attorney he contacted said, "it's on video, you are fucked, you need to take a plea deal," and he said, ok then I'll defend myself.

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ReactsBlack t1_it59uib wrote

The plea deal that was offered was 6 consecutive life terms with no parole. He has literally nothing to lose, as that will be the same sentence when he is found guilty. The judge has hemmed up (through excruciating patience) any possibility of a mistrial or winning an appeal, to the best of her ability. The state is assisting him by serving all of his subpoenas because they know that his own witnesses are providing damning and devastating testimony against him, and he has permanently soured the jury on him through his despicable behavior in court and zero remorse.

Truly a sad thing to watch.

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vulcan7200 t1_it5rsfk wrote

My favorite thing about one of Brooks' witnesses today is that the Prosecution didn't even bother with cross examining him by the time Brooks was done.

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Sapper12D t1_it4m465 wrote

If I'm not mistaken he actually has lawyers, probably public defenders, on standby ready to takeover the case if ordered by the judge.

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SirThatsCuba t1_it6d03v wrote

I have the misfortune to have a felonious inlaw or five. This was the case when the idiot at the center of it all decided to defend himself, using sovcit bullshit. He got life. His public defenders handled all the paperwork, filings and pleadings for him. Everyone else involved went with the public defense, plea deals and all that, and got two years or nothing. Idiot should have taken my advice and gone with the lawyer, but I didn't really want him out so I gave it in a way he'd not take it.

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