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Podcast: The Andrew Branca Show
Episode: Popcorn Shooter Trial Day 4: State Rests, Court Denies Defense Motion for Judgement of Acquittal
Description: Yesterday was the fourth day of testimony in the murder trial of Curtis Reeves, the retired Tampa SWAT Captain who shot and killed Chad Oulson in a local movie theater in January 2014 after the two men had a verbal altercation that became physical. The State moved through three more witnesses, which proved to be their last before resting their case-in-chief. The defense then moved for a judgment of acquittal, a routine motion in criminal cases at this point, which was as routinely denied by the judge. Today the defense will begin to present its case-in-chief to the jur...