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DAY FOUR: FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2004 |
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9:00 a.m. |
Jury enters deliberation room. Two jurors are seen embracing.
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9:05 a.m. |
Jury brought in to courtroom. Court reporter begins reading testimony of Kent Culuko as it relates to period between his entrance into Williams’ study to the time the shotgun went off.
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10:08 a.m. |
Court reporter begins reading testimony of Chris Morris.
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10:38 a.m. |
Court break.
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11:47 a.m. |
Court reporter concludes Gaffney's testimony and the jury resumes deliberations.
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3:05 p.m. |
Jury sends a note.
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DAY THREE: THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2004 |
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9:01 a.m. |
Jury begins deliberations.
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10:45 a.m. |
Jury takes a coffee break.
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11:10 a.m. |
Jury resumes deliberations.
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12:30 p.m. |
Jury goes to lunch.
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1:30 p.m. |
Jury resumes deliberations.
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About 1:40 p.m. |
A burst of applause is heard from the jury room.
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2:10 p.m. |
Jury sends a note indicating they have decided on six of the eight counts against Williams, but are split on the remaining two.
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2:40 p.m. |
The judge instructs them to continue deliberating. Two of the jurors, a young white woman and a young black woman, appear frustrated. The rest have downcast eyes and seem exhausted.
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2:50 p.m. |
Jury sends out a second note asking to re-hear the testimony of witnesses Kent Culuko, Chris Morris and Paul Gaffney, specifically about the time immediately preceding the shot being fired.
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5:08 p.m. |
The jury is sent home for the evening after the judge tells them to return to court at 9 a.m. Friday morning for readbacks.
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DAY TWO: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2004 |
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9:07 a.m. |
Jury begins deliberations.
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9:40 a.m. |
Jury enters courtroom. The judge explains that John Gordnick did not testify about the information the jury requested Tuesday: Williams’ alleged instruction to houseguests to tell police they were downstairs at the time of the shooting. (Chart: The guest list) The court clerk then reads portions of testimony of witnesses Paul Gaffney and Chris Morris pertaining to that information.
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9:49 a.m. |
Jury returns to deliberations.
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11:00 a.m. |
Jury takes a break.
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11:30 a.m. |
Jury returns to deliberations.
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12:10 p.m. |
Jury sends note to judge. Judge confers with lawyers in chambers.
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12:30 p.m. |
Jury goes to lunch.
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1:30 p.m. |
Jury resumes deliberations.
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2:47 p.m. |
Jury enters the courtroom and hears readback of testimony from Morris and Gaffney as it relates to Williams’ actions between the shooting and the arrival of police.
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3:00 p.m. |
Jury resumes deliberations.
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4:00 p.m. |
Jury sends the judge its fifth note, which contains a question about count three, possession of a firearm for a purpose to use it unlawfully against the person of another. The panel members ask whether the word "use" means firing a gun or simply pointing it.
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4:30 p.m. |
Jury enters the courtroom. The judge tells them neither choice in their note is correct and rereads his legal instructions, which indicate the unlawful purpose alleged is aggravated assault. Therefore, jurors would be required to find that Williams knowingly pointed a firearm at or in the direction of the victim "under circumstances that manifested an extreme indifference to the value of human life."
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4:40 p.m. |
The judge completes his instructions and asks the jury if they want to deliberate until 5 p.m. or go home for the day. The foreman replies, "We're not going to finish today." The jury leaves.
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DAY ONE: TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2004 |
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10:56 a.m. |
Jury begins deliberations.
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12:30 p.m. |
Jury goes to lunch outside the courthouse.
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2:50 p.m. |
Jury sends a note asking for 11 additional copies of the judge's instructions on the law. The judge sends in copies.
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4:20 p.m. |
After consulting with lawyers, the judge tells the jury to clarify its request.
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4:35 p.m. |
The jury sends another note asking for any testimony in which the witnesses said they were told by Williams to tell police they were downstairs at the time of the shooting.
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4:40 p.m. |
The judge tells jurors that court reporters will pull the pertinent testimony Wednesday morning and sends them home for the night.
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The former NBA star faces 55 years in prison if convicted of aggravated manslaughter and other charges stemming from the Feb. 14, 2002, shooting of a limo driver at his mansion and an alleged attempt to make the death look like a suicide.
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 Verdict form
Jurors must fill out this form once they render their verdict
Jury instructions
The judge read these instructions on the law to the jury before the panel started deliberating
Williams rally flyer
Jayson Williams' supporters passed out this flyer for a support rally outside the courthouse
911 call
This transcript of the 911 call shows Jayson Williams' brother Victor reporting that the victim shot himself
New indictment
Under this new indictment, Williams faces 55 years in prison rather than 45 years under the initial indictment
Culuko's plea
Facing 12 years in prison, Williams' friend, Kent Culuko, cut this deal with prosecutors, but to avoid jail he must testify against the former NBA star
Gordnick's plea
The father of two admits he hid Williams' clothes in order to avoid facing eight years in prison.
Dismissal motion
Charging the grand jury proceeding was tainted and unfair, Williams' defense team asks that the indictment be dismissed (PDF)
More documents
More hot documents on the Jayson Williams case
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