4 STATE OF FLORIDA,
5 Plaintiff,
vs.
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JAMES EDWARD BANNISTER,
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Defendant.
8 _______________________/
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HELD BEFORE: THE HONORABLE WILLARD POPE
14 DATE TAKEN: November 7, 2017
TIME: 8:35 a.m. - 4:52 p.m.
15 PLACE: Marion County Courthouse
110 NW 1st Avenue
16 Ocala, Florida 34475
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1 A P P E A R A N C E S:
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ROBIN ARNOLD, ESQUIRE
3 REBECCA FLETCHER, ESQUIRE
OF: Office of the State Attorney
4 110 NW First Avenue, Suite 5000
Ocala, Florida 34470
5 Attorneys for State of Florida
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TERENCE M. LENAMON, ESQUIRE
7 245 SE 1st St., Suite 404
Miami, Florida 33131
8 terry@lenamonlaw.com
Attorney for Defendant
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1 I N D E X
2 CLOSING ARGUMENTS:
4 By Defense 33
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1 ****
10 approach?
15 Mr. Lenamon?
1 moment.
3 Thank you.
4 (Pause.)
9 out, please.
16 it off anyway.
21 yesterday?
10 Ms. Arnold.
12 Counsel.
4 issues.
8 talk to her.
23 for sometime.
22 her mom packs her and the boys up, gets them in
12 house.
18 house.
20 first-degree murder.
19 records.
17 different.
3 murders.
5 Man -- "
6 (CD played.)
15 the Metro?
19 on the computer?
22 there (indiscernible) --
3 somethin' out.
11 cigs.
2 (CD paused.)
6 (CD played.)
10 (Indiscernible.)
20 (CD paused.)
23 (CD played.)
6 you ever --
8 Man. (Indiscernible.)
19 (CD paused.)
4 (CD played.)
21 point me out --
2 right, though.
6 (CD paused.)
20 evidence.
6 information.
10 phone records.
3 emergency room."
11 your momma call you, and she was, like, No, and he
23 talk to you.
3 are from tower 702. 1:24 a.m., it's back out 715,
9 locations of them.
19 Cordarica Hill.
25 killing.
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20 calls.
3 situation.
17 head.
14 bedroom.
8 work down.
14 the victims.
23 lesser-included offenses.
13 that.
3 house.
10 Thank you.
20 (Break taken.)
13 they hope that you jump on that train and that you
15 talk about over the next hour and a half, hour and
16 forty-five minutes.
17 courtroom today.
13 this process.
19 believe that?
10 play in.
20 person.
2 events.
11 Wade.
3 scrutinized.
18 Randall Neumann.
6 Mr. Neumann?
17 conversation.
10 reasonable doubt.
5 and you recall, you will see that there are some
8 blank slate.
14 issues.
16 about him.
3 please, sir.
9 antennas are.
6 his car.
12 for you?
18 was he doing?
11 unusual?
19 or anybody.
8 fearful.
23 department.
22 about?
6 on in the tape.
24 streets.
13 the children.
18 Lenamon.
21 says that?"
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14 her?
16 night.
24 love you.
25 BUIE: Right.
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6 texted me not too long ago and was like why you
8 BUIE: Yeah.
10 girl.
25 BANNISTER: Yeah.
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11 crazy.
15 conversation.
8 unanswered questions.
18 cherish?
6 right?
7 BANNISTER: Yeah.
10 BANNISTER. Yeah.
15 what is he saying?
21 we go along here.
23 BANNISTER: Yeah.
2 what?
7 BANNISTER: Yeah.
10 BANNISTER: Yeah.
11 BUIE: Okay.
12 BANNISTER: Yeah.
15 BANNISTER: Yeah.
22 BANNISTER: Yeah.
2 BANNISTER: Yeah.
5 right?
6 Yeah.
8 BANNISTER: Yeah.
9 BUIE: Okay.
14 that's you.
7 deal with.
11 there.
12 BANNISTER: Yeah.
19 BANNISTER: Yeah.
6 It's heavy --
7 BANNISTER: Heavy.
10 BANNISTER: What?
12 BANNISTER: Joc.
14 BANNISTER: Joc.
17 BANNISTER: Joc.
13 just you and me, okay? Listen to me. Are you all
14 right?
17 No.
22 happened.
11 I don't know.
14 I don't know.
17 was --
23 BANNISTER: No.
10 this situation.
19 seconds.
24 happening. Okay.
13 here?
15 right?"
9 happened?
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5 call Bridget.
8 house?
12 off.
16 I don't know.
5 off you.
12 don't know.
15 tell you.
17 house.
20 BANNISTER: I don't.
2 to the house.
19 this point.
24 say.
3 this case.
4 wasn't a match.
19 two.
8 I'm saying.
13 killed.
21 way.
10 act?
6 to talk to you.
7 this case.
11 a difficult journey.
22 the evidence.
23 mind.
4 Thank you.
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14 present.
8 girl's house."
21 her?
1 react.
12 of those.
13 revolver.
16 August 9th.
8 seeing women.
2 phones in evidence.
9 Bannister's phone.
22 there as well.
20 Bannister.
1 to the house.
22 defendant did.
3 he?
21 it.
1 a replacement 38.
2 Thank you.
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3 STATE OF FLORIDA )
4 COUNTY OF MARION )
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Karla Layfield
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