no glass ceiling. the freedom to name your price. now, that s progressive. call or click today. raises red flags as a defense attorney. from my perspective, he did come across as credible, i would say. he did shade his tesmony from the start. he certainly was trying to cover his hide. so i think a lot of what the jury, they see this, will depend on his credibility. john, your reaction either to the testimony of i guess i could call him the former co-defendant now, of course, the star prosecution witness, or to the case in general? you know, i agree. i think there are issues of credibili credibility like in any trial. this particular witness, again, not a lot is known about him. apparently he really hasn t had a lot of run-ins with the law, where this person on trial is an offender. i can understand using this guy as a witness in the case. you re talking about a gang that can t shoot straight and a bunch of people that are dysfunctional in a lot of ways. the government
i feel bad about what happened to the little girl. i feel like maybe that day, she might still be here. i m a father myself. so i understand. one of the men involved in a gun battle in a miami housing project that took the life of a 9-year-old girl tells why he decided to plead guilty and tells who it is that started that gun battle. this man, damon darling. prosecutors say he started it, he had the ak-47 that took the life of the 9-year-old. more live testimony today as in session takes you courtside. good thursday morning to all of you. i m jack ford. welcome to courtside where you get to hear both sides of every case. they re getting ready to start more live testimony in this courtroom in miami, florida. it gives us a chance to check in with beth karas who is covering the trial for us live. first question to you, originally the plan was to get started about an hour ago. this morning apparently that didn t happen. any idea why? yes. the assistant state attorney mo
i feel bad about what happened to the little girl. i feel like maybe if i didn t go there she might still be living. i m a father myself, so i understand. a former co-defendant now turned state witness talks about this crime scene where a 9-year-old girl died in a hail of bullets. she took a bullet from an ak and damon darling is in court for it. so the co-d turned state s witness tells all, right now coming up on open court. good morning, everyone, and welcome to open court. i m ashleigh banfield. you ll have to pardon the voice today. i have that little touch of the flu or a cold or something. i beg your pardon for it. let s get right to this today. we ve been digging into this trial, this live trial that began just this week, and i ll tell you something. not so sure i ve heard of the shenanigans that have been going on inside and outside of this courtroom in any other case like this one. i ll tell you, we ve had issues leading up to this case with reluctant witnesses
when i came past the living room, my oldest son said, mom, shea has been shot. i tried to do cpr, and i tried to get her to awaken to my responses. and was she responding to you? no, she wasn t. her 9-year-old daughter not responding because she had been shot in the neck. a bullet from an ak-47. prosecutors say now this man was the one who wielded that weapon. he has been charged with her murder. live testimony today as in session takes you courtside. good wednesday morning to all of you. i m jack ford it is the prosecution side of this case playing out in miami, florida a 9-year-old girl playing in front of her home gets caught in the middle of a gun battle and takes a bullet to the neck. two people were charged, one has pled guilty, agreed to testify for the prosecution against the man who is now on trial, the prosecutor says he was the one that pulled an ak-47 and started firing. beth karas takes a closer look. it s not easy when you lose a loved one. david j
as they were playing, katherine notices a man with dreadlocks walk by. and she notices this man has nothing in his hands. she continues playing when all of the sudden, ladies and gentlemen, the unthinkable happens. boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, over and over and over again. a prosecutor describes the shots that hang out as little sherdavia jenkins ran for her life. damon darling is accused of holding the ak, firing the ak, the bullets from which went into her neck. she s dead. he s on trial, and he s not the only player in this case. it is all coming up right now on open court. good morning everyone. welcome to open court. i m ashleigh banfield. it s nice to have you with us on this wednesday morning. i wish it were under better circumstances. the fair that we bring you is never pleasant. little shea jenkins dead. a a little girl playing outside on a saturday afternoon in the summertime, takes a bullet to the neck in something described as gang land violen