The father convicted this past summer of murdering his son Joe Clyde now is serving life. But, now he's taking the first step toward seeking a new trial.
A gag order does remain in place, but sources who have spoken to some of the jurors say it was not the witness testimony, but Joseph's confession that convinced them of his guilt.
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Joseph Daniels’ attorneys argued that the prosecutors didn’t prove Daniels murdered his son Joe Clyde while the state asked the jurors to “not reward him for concealing (Joe’s) body” in the eighth and final day of Daniels trial.
The trial for Daniels, a Dickson County father who is charged with first-degree murder in the 2018 disappearance of Joe, finished Friday in Dickson County Circuit Court with the following closing arguments:
‘Planted the seed’
Assistant District Attorney Josh Turnbow told the jury that Joe was a “developmentally delayed” child who was “making good progress.”
“But then all that came to an end on a dark, cold stormy night,” Turnbow said.