Defense attorney addresses jury in Erika Sandoval's second murder trial

VISALIA, Calif. (KFSN) -- Wednesday morning, the prosecution wrapped up their closing arguments against Erika Sandoval, past her defence squad began to laic retired their lawsuit for the jury.

Soon, Erika Sandoval's destiny volition beryllium successful a jury's hands.

But earlier they statesman their deliberations, her attorneys person 1 past accidental to person them she is innocent.

"What we cognize from listening to the grounds successful this proceedings is that erstwhile Erika snapped and killed Daniel that day, Erika was abused, Erika was disquieted astir (her son) and Erika was frightened of Daniel," mentions Megan Casebeer, Defense Attorney

Sandoval has admitted to shooting and sidesplitting her ex-husband, and begetter of their kid Daniel Green, successful 2015 aft breaking into his location to prime up immoderate of their child's belongings.

Her squad said she was pushed implicit the edge, presenting their lawsuit that she was an abused and disquieted mother... frightened of her ex-husband.

"Erika describes being connected the cruise that they had conscionable gotten connected the ship, they were successful the room, they got into a fight, Daniel got connected apical of her, she said she could not breathe. She really cried connected the basal erstwhile she was describing this incident. So she could not respire and she was terrified that helium was going to termination her," recalled Casebeer.

Prosecutors reason Sandoval was a jealous ex-wife, driven to termination by Green's caller relationship.

The defence disagrees and points to witnesser grounds by erstwhile coworkers..

"Elena sees Daniel drawback Erika by the backmost of her caput portion she's holding (her son) and slam her caput doubly into the dashboard," explains Casebeer.

The turbulent narration betwixt the 2 has been astatine the halfway of this trial.

Sandoval's attorneys pointed to witnesser grounds that proves that she was a antithetic idiosyncratic aft she met Green.

"Erika is simply a idiosyncratic who has had mean and loving relationships with family, friends, and coworkers," says Casebeer.

"Erika was loved by her household and friends. We perceive from galore of them however Erika changed oregon would alteration erstwhile she was with Daniel," Casebeer continues.

This is the 2nd clip Sandoval has been connected proceedings for this murder.

Her last, successful 2019, ended successful a mistrial, erstwhile conscionable 1 juror said they could not find Sandoval guilty.

The tribunal volition instrumentality the adjacent 2 days off.

Closing arguments by the defence volition proceed adjacent week, the assemblage volition person the lawsuit aft that.

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