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2019 Murder TrialtranscripttranscriptShelby Derrick — Cross (Part 2) - Day 15 - 2019 Murder TrialDefense counsel continued cross-examining crime-scene investigator Shelby Derrick about South Lake residence photographs, including electrical outlets and the circuit breaker box.
Shawn GrahamBoyd YoungEugene C. Griffith, Jr.Shelby DerrickBoyd YoungShelby DerrickShawn GrahamTHE COURTcross
15 pages·8 witnesses·2,299 lines
DNA analyst Stephanie Stanley, forensic pathologist Janice Ross, and Amber Kyzer testified. The court denied a mistrial motion after Kyzer became distressed on the stand.
Shelby Derrick — Cross (Continued)
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BOYD YOUNG: Thank you, Your Honor. CONTINUE CROSS-EXAMINATION

By Mr. Young:

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BOYD YOUNG: Ms. Derrick, I'm going to show you one more photograph. I believe this one inadvertently came off of my stack. Is that like one of the pictures you took?

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SHELBY DERRICK: Yes, sir.

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BOYD YOUNG: That exhibit?

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SHELBY DERRICK: Yes, sir. I don't know if it was on--

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BOYD YOUNG: -- is that on?

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SHELBY DERRICK: Could you hear me on that? Yeah.

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BOYD YOUNG: If it's okay with the Court and the State, I'm just going to add this picture that I inadvertently left off to the back of the binder, of 119.

SHAWN GRAHAM: No objection.

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BOYD YOUNG: Now, Ms. Derrick, while you were photographing the inside of South Lake did you notice a number of religious books, different books about religion, about God?

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SHELBY DERRICK: There was several books, textbooks, bibles, religious books. There were a lot of different -- different types of books.

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BOYD YOUNG: A lot of religious paraphernalia?

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BOYD YOUNG: And did you at one point in time lay out those books and take just sort of pictures of each one of the religious books? I'll show you what's been marked as 119-B.

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SHELBY DERRICK: Yes, sir.

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BOYD YOUNG: And then were there other things that you were interested in taking pictures of while you were at the residence?

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SHELBY DERRICK: Just the interior of the residence. The state that we found it in, the amount of clothes, if there was anything that pointed out to us. I think at that point we had heard something about electrical sockets, so I did photograph a bunch of the electric sockets.

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BOYD YOUNG: So you photographed all the electrical sockets?

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SHELBY DERRICK: Yes, sir.

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BOYD YOUNG: And you photographed the picture of the circuit breaker box?

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BOYD YOUNG: So you were sort of paying attention to that stuff?

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SHELBY DERRICK: Yes, sir.

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BOYD YOUNG: Did you test any of the outlets?

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SHELBY DERRICK: I did not personally. No, sir.

BOYD YOUNG: Beg the Court's indulgence.

BOYD YOUNG: Ms. Derrick, that's all the questions I have.

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SHAWN GRAHAM: State has no questions at this time, subject to be called at a later time.

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THE COURT: Fair enough. We may see you again.

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SHELBY DERRICK: All right. Thank you.

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THE COURT: Enjoy your afternoon.

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SHAWN GRAHAM: The State calls Candy Kyzer to the stand.

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