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FL v. SUTTON (2010)

FL v. SUTTON (2010)

On August 22, 2004, an intruder broke into a Coral Gables home and fatally shot Susan Sutton. Her husband, John Sutton, was critically wounded and left permanently blind in the attack. Eight months later, their adopted son Christopher, who helped nurse his father back to health, is arrested and charged. Prosecutors claim a resentful Christopher hired confessed gunman Garrett Kopp to kill his parents, whose hatred stemmed from his constant battles over money and his irreconcilable bitterness over being sent - a decade prior - to a controversial boot camp for troubled youth.

FL v. SUTTON (2010)

1-FL v. Sutton: Opening Statements

1-FL v. Sutton: Opening Statements

2-FL v. Sutton: Sgt. Steven Ellinport, Ofc. Gordon Dickinson & Lt. Jesus Acevedo

2-FL v. Sutton: Sgt. Steven Ellinport, Ofc. Gordon Dickinson & Lt. Jesus Acevedo

3-FL v. Sutton: Det. Maurice Poirier, Joseph Foster & Det. Robert Brown

3-FL v. Sutton: Det. Maurice Poirier, Joseph Foster & Det. Robert Brown

4-FL v. Sutton: Ofc. Erin Fletcher

4-FL v. Sutton: Ofc. Erin Fletcher

5-FL v. Sutton: Glenn Croft, Jr.

5-FL v. Sutton: Glenn Croft, Jr.

6-FL v. Sutton: Ofc. Erin Fletcher (part 2)

6-FL v. Sutton: Ofc. Erin Fletcher PT2

7-FL v. Sutton: Det. Jose Gonzalez

7-FL v. Sutton: Det. Jose Gonzalez

8-FL v. Sutton: Lt. Rosanna Cordero-Stutz

8-FL v. Sutton: Lt. Rosanna Cordero-Stutz

9-FL v. Sutton: Jose Peon

9-FL v. Sutton: Jose Peon

10-FL v. Sutton: Juliette Driscoll

10-FL v. Sutton: Juliette Driscoll

11-FL v. Sutton: Juliette Driscoll (part 2)

11-FL v. Sutton: Juliette Driscoll PT2

12-FL v. Sutton: Ofc. Ed Rojo & Celso Peruyera

12-FL v. Sutton: Ofc. Ed Rojo & Celso Peruyera

13-FL v. Sutton: Garrett Kopp

13-FL v. Sutton: Garrett Kopp

14-FL v. Sutton: Garrett Kopp (part 2)

14-FL v. Sutton: Garrett Kopp PT2

15-FL v. Sutton: Garrett Kopp (part 3)

15-FL v. Sutton: Garrett Kopp PT3

16-FL v. Sutton: Garrett Kopp (part 4)

16-FL v. Sutton: Garrett Kopp PT4

17-FL v. Sutton: Emma Pacetti

17-FL v. Sutton: Emma Pacetti

18-FL v. Sutton: Det. Miguel Dominguez & Ofc. Chris Green

18-FL v. Sutton: Det. Miguel Dominguez & Ofc. Chris Green

19-FL v. Sutton: Ofc. Fred VanLoan

19-FL v. Sutton: Ofc. Fred VanLoan

20-FL v. Sutton: Adrian Nunez

20-FL v. Sutton: Adrian Nunez

21-FL v. Sutton: Adrian Acosta

21-FL v. Sutton: Adrian Acosta

22-FL v. Sutton: Dr. Emma Lew

22-FL v. Sutton: Dr. Emma Lew

23-FL v. Sutton: Sgt. Miguel Tabernero & Lacey Thompson

23-FL v. Sutton: Sgt. Miguel Tabernero & Lacey Thompson

24-FL v. Sutton: Det. Arthur Nanni

24-FL v. Sutton: Det. Arthur Nanni

25-FL v. Sutton: Witness Testimony

25-FL v. Sutton: Witness Testimony

26-FL v. Sutton: Det. Larry Belyeu

26-FL v. Sutton: Det. Larry Belyeu

27-FL v. Sutton: John Sutton

27-FL v. Sutton: John Sutton

28-FL v. Sutton: Junior Cime

28-FL v. Sutton: Junior Cime

29-FL v. Sutton: Nick Gallagher & Eric Polk

29-FL v. Sutton: Nick Gallagher & Eric Polk

30-FL v. Sutton: Jason Dain

30-FL v. Sutton: Jason Dain

31-FL v. Sutton: Christopher Sutton

31-FL v. Sutton: Christopher Sutton

32-FL v. Sutton: Christopher Sutton (part 2)

32-FL v. Sutton: Christopher Sutton PT2

33-FL v. Sutton: Christopher Sutton (part 3)

33-FL v. Sutton: Christopher Sutton PT3

34-FL v. Sutton: Christopher Sutton (part 4)

34-FL v. Sutton: Christopher Sutton PT4

35-FL v. Sutton: Matthew Andrews

35-FL v. Sutton: Matthew Andrews

36-FL v. Sutton: Mary Marier, John Sutton & Melissa Sutton

36-FL v. Sutton: Mary Marier, John Sutton & Melissa Sutton

37-FL v. Sutton: Charge Conference

37-FL v. Sutton: Charge Conference

38-FL v. Sutton: Prosecution Closing Argument

38-FL v. Sutton: Prosecution Closing Argument

39-FL v. Sutton: Defense Closing Argument

39-FL v. Sutton: Defense Closing Argument

40-FL v. Sutton: Prosecution Rebuttal

40-FL v. Sutton: Prosecution Rebuttal

41-FL v. Sutton: Jury Instructions

41-FL v. Sutton: Jury Instructions

42-FL v. Sutton: Verdict & Sentencing

42-FL v. Sutton: Verdict & Sentencing