claimed prosecutors are spinning their wheels in court, saying their expert witnesses keep repeating the same information.
For more than two hours on Tuesday, attorneys on both sides of the aisle argued over witness testimony, but without any jurors in the courtroom. The defense says they are concerned that this trial is way behind schedule due to the prosecutions’ witness list. What was supposed to be a two-month-long trial may now extend into early next year. ALSO READ:Doctor Curtis Veal is a pulmonary expert. His testimony focused on Ellis’ ability to breathe during the March 2020 encounter.
“I believe the pressure on the back, made it difficult to impossible for those changes that we outlined, with the intercostal muscles in the ribs, and all that, to work,” said Veal. Tacoma Police Officers Matthew Collins and Christopher Burbank are charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. headtopics.com
Officer Timothy Rankine, who arrived on-scene after the initial incident, is charged with second-degree manslaughter. “The evidence for difficulty breathing was compromised of his stating that he was unable to breathe, beginning before Officer Rankine arrived but continuing after,” said Veal.”In Mr. Ellis’ case, he had performed some pretty vigorous physical activity.
The defense focused a lot of their cross-examination on exactly when Ellis’ body went into a hypoxic state, when his heart and brain were cut-off from oxygen, during the encounter with officers.that I have read and agree headtopics.com
Prosecutors in Manny Ellis trial enter its 5th week by questioning his closest alliesFive weeks into the trial against three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged in the 2020 death of Manny Ellis and prosecutors are building their case by questioning some of Ellis’ closest allies Read more ⮕
Prosecutors in Manny Ellis trial enter its 5th week by questioning his closest alliesFive weeks into the trial against three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged in the 2020 death of Manny Ellis and prosecutors are building their case by questioning some of Ellis’ closest allies. On Monday, the man who ran the sober-living home where Ellis lived said Ellis was happy earlier on the night he died. Read more ⮕
Prosecutors in Manny Ellis trial enter its 5th week by questioning his closest alliesFive weeks into the trial against three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged in the 2020 death of Manny Ellis and prosecutors are building their case by questioning some of Ellis’ closest allies. Read more ⮕
Prosecutors in Manny Ellis trial enter its 5th week by questioning his closest alliesFive weeks into the trial against three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged in the 2020 death of Manny Ellis and prosecutors are building their case by questioning some of Ellis’ closest allies. Read more ⮕
Prosecutors in Manny Ellis trial enter its 5th week by questioning his closest alliesFive weeks into the trial against three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged in the 2020 death of Manny Ellis and prosecutors are building their case by questioning some of Ellis’ closest allies Read more ⮕
Prosecutors in Manny Ellis trial enter its 5th week by questioning his closest alliesFive weeks into the trial against three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged in the 2020 death of Manny Ellis and prosecutors are building their case by questioning some of Ellis’ closest allies Read more ⮕
