Update: Defense lawyers rest their case in murder trial of ex-Fort Worth cop Aaron Dean
This story will be updated throughout testimony Tuesday. Updated at 11:42 a.m. with information that Aaron Dean's lawyers rested their case. Updated at 10:17 a.m. with testimony from a use-of-force expert.
Prosecutors could present rebuttal witnesses or evidence after a lunch break Tuesday afternoon. Prosecutors rested their case after three days last week. They did not call a use of force expert to testify whether Dean’s deadly force was justified. Whether Dean, who is white, saw Jefferson’s gun is a key issue for the Tarrant County jury.
Adarius and Ashley Carr, Jefferson’s siblings, passed notes as Coons testified. One of Jefferson’s relatives read from a daily prayer devotional. Dean wrote feverishly as Coons stood and gave a demo to the jury.The former officer took the stand in his defense for about four hours Monday. He said he saw Jefferson’s gun through the window. In opening statements, his lawyers said he saw a green laser on her gun; Dean did not testify to that.
Tarrant County prosecutor Dale Smith lambasted Dean on the stand about whether his actions were “good police work.” Dean conceded “there’s probably things I could have done better” but said he thought he did a “fine job.”
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