James Addy

They could introduce evidence, they could call witnesses, or they could put James Addy himself on the stand.

Instead, they do none of the above.

Not putting up a case for the defense is fairly common because the argument is it's the state's burden to prove something beyond reasonable doubt.

And I am confident that he will return the verdicts of guilty.

Once my client puts a witness on the stand, now we're in competition for who is more likable, for who do we believe more.

Your doubts are reasonable.

Your doubts are reasonable because Jim did not kill Molly.

The state is expecting you to connect the dots, and that's not your job as jurors.

They attempted to raise enough reasonable doubt about the things that weren't there.

There was no murder weapon.

And the evidence in this case shows us that this is the life he did not choose.

Closing arguments in this case ended up being on what would have been James and Molly's three-year anniversary.

Molly Watson does not get to celebrate her three-year wedding anniversary today, but you have the power to give her justice.

The most anticipated time for any jury trial is the reading of the verdict.

Here, the jury deliberated about two and a half hours the fate of James Addy and announced they had reached a unanimous decision.

Yes, sir.

When the jury walked in, like, five of the jury members looked at us.

Like, they glanced over, and I thought, okay, I don't know if this is a good sign or not.

The jury found James Addy guilty of first degree murder in the death of Molly Watson and armed criminal action.

Oh, I was happy.