The court ruled on a Turner video and limits on proposed testimony as the defense presented neuropsychology, family-history, and cell-phone timeline evidence.
Full day summary
The court excluded a video of Ms. Turner from jury viewing during the defense case, while allowing experts to reference it and retaining it as Court's Exhibit 90. Defense neuropsychologist Erin Bigler testified about MRI findings he associated with an old traumatic brain injury and discussed possible effects on executive function, emotional regulation, cognition, and behavior. On cross-examination and recross, he described limits on what imaging could establish, including causation, legal responsibility, and diagnosis without clinical evaluation.
Roberta Thornsberry testified about her observations of Timothy Jones Jr.'s early family environment, childhood behavior, later religious focus, and a 2014 Atlanta visit that concerned her. The court limited portions of her proposed testimony, and family photographs and an Atlanta-trip video were admitted. Brian Travis presented a defense timeline compiled from cell-phone data, receipts, and bank records, later clarifying a location as somewhere in Charleston County. On cross-examination, the court limited his expert testimony to electronic-device data, admitted the State's timeline, and excluded its related map because it had not been provided earlier.
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