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Prosecutors had the last word to the jury. Lead prosecutor William Jay claimed hatred, ill-will, spite, malice and a depraved mind led Sarah Boone to kill her boyfriend, Jorge Torres. Soon jurors will deliberate on her role in Torres' death. This was after six days of emotional testimony delivered by both sides and four years of legal wrangling in which Boone went through several defense attorneys assigned to her case.
Prosecutors had the last word to the jury. Lead prosecutor William Jay claimed hatred, ill-will, spite, malice and a depraved mind led Sarah Boone to kill her boyfriend, Jorge Torres. Soon jurors will deliberate on her role in Torres' death. This was after six days of emotional testimony delivered by both sides and four years of legal wrangling in which Boone went through several defense attorneys assigned to her case.
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S1, EP38 "Sarah Boone Gets Her Punishment"Sarah Boone addressed the courtroom ahead of her sentencing. She told the court that she forgave Jorge Torres for the constant physical and emotional abuse she endured from him. Next, it was the attorneys' turn to address Judge Michael Kraynick ahead of Boone's formal sentencing. Prosecutors pushed for a maximum life sentence while her defense pleaded for a lenient sentence at the minimum Florida state guidelines.
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S1, EP37 "The Sentencing Phase"The sentencing phase begins over a month after Sarah Boone's second-degree murder conviction; her psychologist, Dr. Julie Harper, addresses Judge Michael Kraynick, highlighting Boone's childhood trauma and domestic abuse by Jorge Torres; emotions run high as Torres' family addresses the judge.
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S1, EP36 "She Started It"Prosecutors had the last word to the jury. Lead prosecutor William Jay claimed hatred, ill-will, spite, malice and a depraved mind led Sarah Boone to kill her boyfriend, Jorge Torres. Soon jurors will deliberate on her role in Torres' death. This was after six days of emotional testimony delivered by both sides and four years of legal wrangling in which Boone went through several defense attorneys assigned to her case.
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S1, EP35 "Justified Homicide"During closing arguments, Sarah Boone's lead attorney tried to sow doubt in the minds of jurors as to her role in her boyfriend, Jorge Torres's death. James Owens did this by re-introducing photographic and video evidence of the times Torres was physically abusive to Boone. Owens painted Jorge Torres as the traumatizing abuser whose actions led to his death. Next, the State's turn to give their final appeal to the jury in their rebuttal on why Boone was guilty of second-degree murder.
