08-09-2013, 12:48 AM
Attorneys for Joshua Young finished their case Thursday without calling the teen to defend himself in the May 2011 murder of his 14-year-old stepbrother, Trey Zwicker.
Jurors will hear closing arguments today, then begin deliberations. Jefferson Circuit Judge Barry Willett told jurors they’d be sequestered in a hotel tonight if they have to deliberate into Saturday.
The defense had already called some witnesses, including a former medical examiner, earlier in the trial and took only about 45 minutes to finish its case. Defense witnesses said Young seemed close with Trey and was visibly upset at his funeral.
Young was “very sad, very distraught, teary-eyed,” Cindy Guenther, Young’s aunt, testified. Other witnesses testified for the prosecution that Young showed no emotion about Trey’s death.
Also, Allison Miller, Young’s former social worker who works for the state Cabinet for Health and Family Services, said she saw Young and Trey playing video games and joking together. She saw no problems between the teens in two visits.
Jurors were sent home before 10 a.m. as both sides worked on jury instructions.
The defense did not say why Young didn’t testify, though his statements to police denying any part in the murder were played during the trial.
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/2...-testimony
Jurors will hear closing arguments today, then begin deliberations. Jefferson Circuit Judge Barry Willett told jurors they’d be sequestered in a hotel tonight if they have to deliberate into Saturday.
The defense had already called some witnesses, including a former medical examiner, earlier in the trial and took only about 45 minutes to finish its case. Defense witnesses said Young seemed close with Trey and was visibly upset at his funeral.
Young was “very sad, very distraught, teary-eyed,” Cindy Guenther, Young’s aunt, testified. Other witnesses testified for the prosecution that Young showed no emotion about Trey’s death.
Also, Allison Miller, Young’s former social worker who works for the state Cabinet for Health and Family Services, said she saw Young and Trey playing video games and joking together. She saw no problems between the teens in two visits.
Jurors were sent home before 10 a.m. as both sides worked on jury instructions.
The defense did not say why Young didn’t testify, though his statements to police denying any part in the murder were played during the trial.
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/2...-testimony
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