Evidence
Records, recordings, images, and other material introduced or discussed at trial.
533 items·617 mentions
Key Evidence (8)
State's Exhibit 21
Digital Evidence
The DVD admitted as State's Exhibit 21 contains video and image attachments and a 108-page PDF labeled Extraction with text messages and notes.
Suitcase
Physical Evidence
The suitcase held Jorge Torres during his confinement and was used to demonstrate hand-opening spacing during Sarah Boone's Day 7 cross-examination.
Bat
Physical Evidence
The bat was the object Boone acknowledged using to strike Torres' exposed hand while he was in the suitcase.
State's Exhibit 17
Digital Evidence
State's Exhibit 17 contains a PDF timeline excerpt and selected images and videos from a phone extraction, including IMG_1062.mov and IMG_1063.mov.
Two-minute suitcase video
Video Evidence
The two-minute suitcase video includes Jorge Torres saying he cannot breathe and Sarah Boone responding with a reference to being choked.
Autopsy report
Documents & Records
The autopsy report documented injuries discussed during Sara Zydowicz's Day 6 cross-examination.
State's Exhibit 3
Audio Evidence
State's Exhibit 3 is the disk containing the 911 call Joan Williams took on February 24, 2020, at 12:59 hours.
State's Exhibit 7
Video Evidence
State's Exhibit 7 is a disc containing a copy of John Martinez's body-worn camera recording from February 24, 2020.
Physical Evidence (67)
Suitcase — In a recorded account presented on Day 5, Sarah Boone said she zipped Jorge Torres inside the suitcase during play and then fell asleep. On cross-examination, she confirmed leaving him inside without helping him escape. Sara Zydowicz attributed his death to combined positional asphyxia and inadequate oxygen, but had not observed his position or tested the suitcase and could not determine a precise confinement duration or time of death.
13 mentionsBat — On Day 7, Boone agreed that the hand strike was the bat's only contact with Torres' body outside the suitcase and that other injuries resulted from forceful poking while he was inside. In Day 10 rebuttal closing argument, Jay challenged her account and argued that she could have used the bat while Torres was outside the suitcase.
6 mentionsBaseball bat — Boone denied hitting Torres with the bat outside the suitcase and agreed that the discussed bat contact occurred through it. The court said the bat would not accompany the jury during deliberations.
3 mentionsThe suitcase — Koepsell confirmed that investigators collected the suitcase from the scene. She observed loose items inside it and said that some were collected following discussions in which she had final approval.
2 mentions1.5-liter wine bottle — Boone qualified her recollection of bottle consumption and declined to give a definite starting time for drinking.
1 mentiona suitcase — Moreno testified that Boone told him she and Jorge had been playing a game and that Jorge went into a suitcase. He said he let her speak without asking questions.
1 mentionApple iPhone XS — Uadan identified the phone as an Apple iPhone XS and said a passcode made the download quicker. She confirmed that someone supplied the code but did not definitively identify that person.
1 mentionBaseball bat described in Boone's account — Harper confirmed that Boone described using the bat only while Torres was inside the suitcase.
1 mentionBaseball bat that Owens requested to inspect with Boone — Owens requested to remove the bat from its paper bag and inspect it with Boone before she testified. The court described the bat as already entered into evidence.
1 mentionBaseball bat, identified by the court as the exception to the evidence planned to be sent to the jury — During Day 10 preparations for instructions and closing arguments, the court said it would review the evidence to send back while excepting the baseball bat.
1 mentionBat discussed in the parties' competing accounts of the suitcase incident — Jay argued that Boone's reported bat strike made her the initial aggressor. Henderson identified Torres' hand emerging from the suitcase as the alleged overt act and argued that a photographed hand mark matched the bat.
1 mentionBat that Owens planned to review with Sarah Boone before her testimony — During Day 6 scheduling discussion, Owens said he wanted to view the bat and suitcase with Boone before her testimony.
1 mentionBlood in the suitcase and on items within it — Roughgarden confirmed that blood was observed inside the suitcase and was not tested. She did not identify whose blood it was.
1 mentionBloodstain card or DNA card represented as being from Mr. Torres — McCaskill listed a bloodstain or DNA card represented as being from Mr. Torres among the samples submitted for DNA comparison. She confirmed that the samples she listed were the only items sent to the DNA lab.
1 mentionBlue suitcase beside Jorge Torres at the scene — Koepsell testified that she saw Jorge Torres lying on the ground beside a blue suitcase. In recordings played during her testimony, Boone described the suitcase episode as play, said she expected Torres to get out, and reported opening it the next morning.
1 mentionBoone's phone — Boone testified that she understood her visit to the station was to retrieve her phone. She said she followed Lowen upstairs after he told her the phone was there, and questioning then began.
1 mentionBoone's phone, seized in the case — The phone was identified as Boone's during her direct testimony on Day 7.
1 mentionBuccal swabs represented as being from Ms. Boone — McCaskill confirmed that buccal swabs represented as being from Ms. Boone were sent for DNA comparison. They were among the samples she identified as the laboratory's only submissions.
1 mentionBuccal swabs represented as being from Sarah Boone — McCaskill explained that buccal swabs collect material from inside the mouth for a reference sample. She reported a complete DNA profile at 21 locations from the swabs represented as being from Sarah Boone.
1 mentionCell phone addressed in the defense's request for an instruction that Ms. Boone and Mr. Torres both had access — The court declined the defense's requested instruction that Boone and Torres both had access to the phone because it could not comment on the evidence. It explained that counsel could address the subject in closing arguments.
1 mentioncell phone on the hutch in the kitchen — Roughgarden identified a cell phone on the kitchen hutch while explaining State's composite photo 19.
1 mentionDiazepam syringe in plastic casing — Roughgarden identified the diazepam syringe in photo 58 of the suitcase contents and testified that it was prescribed to the victim.
1 mentionDNA card — McCaskill testified that she reviewed the original analyst's documentation and report. She reported a complete DNA profile at 21 locations for the sample attributed to Mr. Torres.
1 mentionFingernail clippings from both hands represented as being from Mr. Torres — McCaskill identified fingernail clippings from both hands, represented as being from Mr. Torres, among the samples sent for DNA comparison. She confirmed that the listed samples were the only items submitted to the DNA lab.
1 mentionFingernail clippings represented as being from Mr. Torres — McCaskill reported that DNA obtained from the clippings represented as being from Mr. Torres matched his reference profile. No DNA results foreign to Mr. Torres were obtained from either set of clippings.
1 mentionFingernail swabs from both hands represented as being from Ms. Boone — McCaskill listed fingernail swabs from both hands, represented as being from Ms. Boone, among the samples received for DNA comparison. The samples she listed were the only submissions to the DNA lab.
1 mentionHer son's baseball bat — Werner testified that Boone reported picking up her son's baseball bat and hitting Torres' hand after he extended two fingers from the suitcase. Werner was recounting Boone's account rather than describing an event she witnessed.
1 mentionHer son's bat — Owens argued that Boone used her son's bat to poke Torres and keep his hand inside the suitcase in response to a perceived threat. He also argued that the bat's remaining in place without concealment supported his account of an unintended death.
1 mentionItems inside the suitcase — Koepsell recalled clothing, miscellaneous paperwork, a dead cell phone and possibly a necktie inside the suitcase. She estimated that five or six items were collected, said items with blood were collected, and needed the property form to identify the exact inventory.
1 mentionJorge Torres's hand swabs and nail clippings — Koepsell described hand swabbing and nail clipping at Torres's autopsy. She was unsure whether his nail clippings underwent DNA testing and said a report would provide that information.
1 mentionJorge's suitcase — Boone admitted zipping Torres inside and moving the suitcase, while stating that she believed he could breathe and did not intend to kill him. She said she felt safe enough to turn the suitcase upright after threats and escape attempts stopped, but remained terrified of releasing him.
1 mentionluggage — The court said questions about handling the luggage could be addressed later.
1 mentionMs. Boone's phone, which Jay proffered would be identified through testimony about its recovery and Junella Uadan's digital extraction — Jay proffered that Junella Uadan would identify Boone's phone and explain the extraction of its digital contents. He described anticipated foundation testimony, not a foundation already established at trial.
1 mentionnecktie inside the suitcase with apparent blood — Roughgarden described photograph 58 as showing a silver, multicolored necktie inside the suitcase with apparent blood on it.
1 mentionpaper clip or wire appended to the suitcase — Owens challenged the zipper attachment's current placement. The court allowed a demonstration of the hand-opening spacing and said the defense could address attachment differences on redirect.
1 mentionPillowcases Beck asked whether Roughgarden had collected and analyzed — Beck asked whether Roughgarden had made any effort to collect and analyze pillowcases while photographing the rooms, and she answered no. His question about bloody pillowcases did not establish that they contained blood.
1 mentionSarah Boone's buccal swabs — Roughgarden testified that Boone's buccal swabs were submitted to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and that she and the detective made that decision.
1 mentionSarah Boone's fingernail swabs — Koepsell confirmed that fingernail samples were taken from Boone on her interview date and that the collection appeared in the video. She believed the swabs were submitted to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, but qualified her recollection and did not give the analysis results.
1 mentionsmall pieces of paper inside the suitcase that appeared to be soaked with blood — Roughgarden identified photograph 64 as showing what appeared to be small pieces of paper inside the suitcase that appeared soaked with blood.
1 mentionState's Exhibit 10 — Roughgarden identified the bat as one she collected from the living room, and the court admitted it without objection. On Day 10, jurors were instructed that the bat would not accompany them into the jury room and could be viewed upon a written request.
1 mentionState's Exhibit 11 — Roughgarden testified that the suitcase measured 28 inches long, 20 inches wide, and 8 7/8 inches deep. The court admitted it without objection during her direct testimony on Day 5.
1 mentionState's Exhibit 16 — Uadan recognized the phone as the device she collected from the residence and later examined. The court admitted it without objection during her direct testimony on Day 6.
1 mentionState's Exhibit 9 — Roughgarden identified the bottles as those she collected from the trash can. The court admitted them without objection during her direct testimony on Day 5.
1 mentionState's Exhibit B — Roughgarden testified that the bat was collected as evidence and that no effort was made to analyze it for fibers.
1 mentionSuitcase and its zipper opening — In the recorded interview presented during Koepsell's testimony, Boone said she had not fully zipped the suitcase and expected Torres to get out. Investigators disputed that account, pointing to the recordings and questioning how he could operate the zipper from inside.
1 mentionSuitcase and the demonstration of its zipping — During the Day 10 charge conference, Henderson argued that the effort required to zip the suitcase supported Boone's account of consensual entry. Jay argued that keeping Torres confined after he sought release constituted continuing restraint, regardless of how he initially entered.
1 mentionSuitcase described as a box measuring 28 by 20 by 8 and seven-eighths inches — Cacciatore described the suitcase as measuring 28 by 20 by 8 and seven-eighths inches and argued that Torres could not attack or provoke anyone while confined inside. He also referred to the medical examiner's explanation that oxygen diminished as Torres breathed.
1 mentionSuitcase described by the State — Jay told the jury that the evidence would show Boone zipped Torres inside the suitcase to punish him and then left him while she went upstairs to sleep. The court instructed that opening statements were the parties' expectations about the evidence, not evidence themselves.
1 mentionSuitcase described in Boone's account to Werner — Werner testified that Boone described finding Torres slipping into a suitcase intended for donation, zipping it while they laughed, and later shaking it until it flipped. Werner said Boone reported hitting his hand with a bat after he put two fingers out.
1 mentionSuitcase that Owens planned to review with Sarah Boone before her testimony — Owens stated that he wanted to view the suitcase and bat with Boone before she testified.
1 mentionSuitcase that Owens requested to inspect with Boone — Owens requested time to remove the suitcase from its box, inspect it with Boone and try its zipper before her testimony. The court identified the suitcase as already entered into evidence, but the discussion did not resolve the inspection request.
1 mentionSwabs represented as being from Ms. Boone's fingernails — McCaskill testified that the swabs represented as coming from Boone's fingernails produced a profile matching Boone's. She reported no DNA results foreign to Boone from either set of swabs and explained that Boone's own DNA was expected on those samples.
1 mentionThe baseball — The court asked whether the suitcase would accompany the jury or be available upon a written request, comparing the latter option with access to the object it called the baseball.
1 mentionThe baseball bat — Koepsell confirmed that the baseball bat was collected from the scene during her discussion of evidence-collection decisions.
1 mentionThe baseball bat Boone described using to hit Jorge Torres' fingers — Cacciatore referred to Boone's description of using the bat to hit Torres's fingers back into the suitcase. He characterized Torres's attempt to emerge as an effort to save his life and urged the jury to reject Boone's defensive explanation.
1 mentionThe baseball bat discussed in connection with Boone's hand bruise and an alleged earlier threat by Jorge — Boone said she believed her hand bruise came from holding the baseball bat. She also affirmed that she poked Torres while trying to get his hand back inside the suitcase.
1 mentionThe butcher knife Boone said Jorge wielded during the dispute over her car keys — The knife reference occurred during Boone's resumed direct examination after a ruling on Day 7.
1 mentionthe defendant's buccal swabs — Roughgarden testified that she collected Boone's buccal swabs as a DNA standard from inside her mouth. She explained that photographing Boone for identification was part of the collection procedure.
1 mentionThe leg scar Boone showed the jury — The court allowed Boone to step down from the witness stand and show the scar, without objection from Jay, before returning to testify.
1 mentionThe metal curtain rod Boone said Jorge used to strike her forehead and investigators did not take — The rod was identified as the object Boone said Jorge used to strike her forehead.
1 mentionThe suitcase and its zipper — Roughgarden said the zipper was difficult to operate without its pulls when she opened the suitcase in court. She did not agree that she had tested its operation for the first time that day.
1 mentionThe suitcase Boone said she opened upon finding Jorge the next morning — Boone testified that she noticed the suitcase while looking for Jorge, remembered the night before, and unzipped it. She said she removed him and attempted CPR.
1 mentionThe suitcase, which the court recalled as Exhibit A — The State and defense agreed that the suitcase could be sent into the jury room rather than made available only upon a written request.
1 mentionTwo empty wine bottles discussed during the recorded interview — Investigators referred to two empty wine bottles in the garbage and two Publix receipts during the recorded interview. Boone denied that she and Jorge had consumed both bottles.
1 mentionTwo recovered 1.5-liter wine bottles the State said would be produced in evidence — Jay said two 1.5-liter wine bottles had been recovered from Boone's trash can and would be produced in evidence.
1 mentionwhite cap inside the suitcase with apparent blood — Roughgarden described apparent blood on a white cap among the suitcase's contents and said photograph 57 showed the cap and the observed blood more clearly.
1 mentionYouth baseball bat bought for Boone's son — Boone acknowledged striking Torres's hand and pushing against the suitcase with the bat to make his hand retract. She initially qualified her account of the left-hand bruising as a guess, then acknowledged causing the indicated injuries and bruising with the bat.
1 mentionPhotographs (100)
Exhibit 10 — The photograph was referenced during Julie Harper's direct examination on Day 8.
3 mentionsAutopsy photographs — Jay asked prospective jurors on Day 3 whether they could view autopsy photographs without an emotional reaction preventing them from doing their job.
2 mentionsDefense Exhibit 10 — The photograph was admitted without objection during Sarah Boone's direct testimony on Day 7.
2 mentionsDefense Exhibit 12 — The photograph was admitted without objection during Sarah Boone's direct testimony on Day 7.
2 mentionsIdentification R — Jay stated that he had no objection to R if foundation was laid, and the court repeated that condition.
2 mentionsState's Exhibit 13 — The composite includes identification and injury photographs taken during Jorge Torres' autopsy. Zydowicz confirmed their accuracy, and the court admitted the composite without objection as State's Exhibit 13 on Day 6 and permitted its display.
2 mentions48 — The court sustained the objection to the photograph by stipulation on Day 4.
1 mentionAnother closeup of Sarah Boone's face showing an injury that Owens attributed to Jorge Torres — Owens proposed using the facial photograph as an opening-statement aid on Day 5. The court barred photographs A through I from opening without deciding whether the defense would establish the required overt act indicating a need for self-defense.
1 mentionCloseup of a wound to Sarah Boone's leg that Owens alleged resulted from Jorge Torres stabbing her with a steak knife — Owens described the leg wound as resulting from Torres stabbing Boone with a steak knife and proposed the photograph for opening. The court barred photographs A through I from opening without deciding whether the defense would establish the required overt-act foundation.
1 mentionCloseup of Sarah Boone that Owens described as taken after Jorge Torres kicked her in the head — Owens proposed the closeup as an opening-statement aid on Day 5. The court barred photographs A through I from opening without deciding whether the defense would establish the required overt-act foundation.
1 mentionCloseup of Sarah Boone's face that Owens alleged showed an injury from Jorge Torres poking her with a curtain rod — Owens described the facial injury as resulting from Torres poking Boone with a curtain rod. The court barred photographs A through I from opening on Day 5 without deciding whether the defense would establish the required overt-act foundation.
1 mentioncomposite — During her Day 5 redirect testimony, Roughgarden confirmed that she had seen the victim in the position shown in the composite.
1 mentionComposite Exhibit 6 — Counsel discussed the leg-injury photographs during Julie Harper's direct examination on Day 8.
1 mentionCrime scene photographs, including photographs of Ms. Boone — During Day 8 cross-examination, Harper said she saw no outward indications in the photographs corresponding to Boone's report of being dragged down stairs the night before the suitcase incident. She noted that the images did not show inside Boone's scalp.
1 mentionCrime scene photos showing the suitcase — The photographs were discussed during Sara Zydowicz's cross-examination on Day 6.
1 mentionCSI photos that Jay described as showing the phone on the nightstand next to the suitcase — Jay referred to the photographs during the Day 3 discussion of the proposed foundation for phone-derived digital evidence.
1 mentionD — The photograph labeled D was discussed during Tonia Werner's redirect examination on Day 9.
1 mentionDefense discovery list item 29 iPhone photograph — The defense stated that it did not intend to introduce the photograph, and the court took no action based on that representation.
1 mentionDefense discovery list item 32 iPhone photograph — The court declined to read the photograph’s lengthy filename and said it would take no action on the objection after the defense stated it did not intend to introduce the photograph.
1 mentionDefense discovery list item 33 iPhone photograph — The defense stated that it did not intend to introduce the photograph, and the court took no action on the objection.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 1 — The five-photo autopsy composite depicts the left hand. The court admitted it without objection as Defense Exhibit 1 during Sara Zydowicz's cross-examination on Day 6 and granted permission to publish the photographs.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 11 — Boone qualified her identification of the incident associated with the photographed head injury. The court admitted the photograph without objection during her direct testimony on Day 7.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 13 — Boone said she believed the photographed bruise came from holding the baseball bat and acknowledged poking Jorge while trying to get his hand back in. The court admitted the photograph without objection on Day 7.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 14 — The five-image composite depicts Jorge holding a bat and destroying the television. Boone alleged that he required her to record the destruction, and the court admitted the composite without objection during her Day 7 direct testimony.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 15 — The single crime-scene photograph depicts Boone's living room and stairwell. The court admitted it without objection as Defendant's Exhibit 15 during her direct testimony on Day 7.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 16 — The two photographs show Boone and her dogs on the back porch. The court admitted them without objection during Boone's direct testimony on Day 7.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 2 — Boone attributed the photographed injuries to Jorge Torres but acknowledged that she could not remember the occurrence or date associated with the two photographs. The court admitted them without objection during her direct testimony on Day 7.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3 — Boone associated the photographed thigh injury with an alleged slap. The court admitted the photograph without objection during her direct testimony on Day 7.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 4 — The photograph depicts Boone's bloody hand and was associated with her account of a struggle over her keys. The court admitted it without objection during her direct testimony on Day 7.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 5 — Boone attributed the photographed thigh burn to Jorge knocking hot soup from her hand. The court admitted the two photographs without objection during her direct testimony on Day 7.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 6 — The four photographs concern Boone's alleged stabbing injury and hospital treatment. The court admitted the exhibit without objection during her direct testimony on Day 7.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 7 — Boone attributed the photographed facial and lip injuries to being pulled from bed and dragged across carpet. The court admitted the photograph without objection during her direct testimony on Day 7.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 8 — The court admitted the photograph without objection during Sarah Boone's resumed direct testimony on Day 7.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 9 — The court admitted the photograph without objection during Sarah Boone's resumed direct testimony on Day 7.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit I — The photograph was discussed during Tonia Werner's cross-examination on Day 9.
1 mentionDefense Identification Composite L — During the Day 7 procedural discussion, the State expressed no specific objection at that time if testimony established the decedent's criminal responsibility for the injury and the photographs' fair and accurate depiction.
1 mentionDefense Identification H — The photograph was discussed during Tonia Werner's cross-examination on Day 9.
1 mentionDefense Identification K — During the Day 7 procedural discussion, the State expressed no specific objection at that time if a foundation for fair and accurate depiction was established.
1 mentionDefense Identification N — The State expressed no objection to the photograph during the Day 7 procedural discussion.
1 mentionDefense Identification P — During the Day 7 procedural discussion, the State expressed no objection provided an appropriate foundation was established.
1 mentionDefense Premarked X — On Day 7, the court allowed a duplicative enlargement for demonstrative purposes but declined to admit it because the photograph marked X was already in evidence.
1 mentionE — The photograph was referred to as E during the Day 9 redirect examination.
1 mentionEnlarged photograph of injuries to Sarah Boone's left arm that Owens attributed to Jorge Torres — Owens proposed using the enlargement as a demonstrative aid while later offering the normal-size photograph. The court barred photographs A through I from opening on Day 5 without deciding whether the defense would establish the required overt-act foundation.
1 mentionEnlarged photograph of the townhouse interior showing the sliding glass door, staircase leading to the master bedroom, and bookshelf — Owens proposed the interior enlargement as an opening-statement aid on Day 5. The court included photograph C in its ruling barring photographs A through I from opening.
1 mentionExhibit 11 — The Day 8 testimony identified the photograph as Exhibit 11.
1 mentionExhibit 12 — The photographs were discussed during Julie Harper's direct examination on Day 8.
1 mentionExhibit 14 — The Day 8 direct examination identified five photographs under the label Exhibit 14.
1 mentionExhibit 2 — The photograph was discussed during Julie Harper's direct examination on Day 8.
1 mentionExhibit 3 — The photograph was discussed during Julie Harper's direct examination on Day 8.
1 mentionExhibit 5 — During her Day 8 direct examination, Julie Harper was unsure whether she had seen the photograph, although she confirmed seeing medical records concerning the burn.
1 mentionExhibit 7 — The photograph was discussed during Julie Harper's direct examination on Day 8.
1 mentionExhibit 8 — The photograph was discussed during Julie Harper's direct examination on Day 8.
1 mentionExhibit 9 — The photograph was discussed during Julie Harper's direct examination on Day 8.
1 mentionF — The photograph was referred to as F during the Day 9 redirect examination.
1 mentionFace and eyebrow photographic aid — Boone confirmed that the image showed her face during Day 7 direct testimony, and Owens called attention to her eyebrow.
1 mentionG — The photograph was referred to as G during the Day 9 redirect examination.
1 mentionI — The Day 9 redirect examination referred to the photograph as I for identification.
1 mentionIdentification B — Sarah Boone confirmed that the photograph showed the back patio with the dogs during her resumed direct testimony on Day 7.
1 mentionIdentification H — Counsel identified the photograph among demonstrative photographic aids during Boone's resumed direct testimony on Day 7.
1 mentionimage 0092.HEIC from the exhibit's attachments, with a stated capture time of June 2, 2019, at 6:33:01 p.m. — Jay displayed image 0092.HEIC from the attachments to State's Exhibit 21 on Day 10. He stated that the image was sent to the contact labeled Mom Jorge at 6:34:33 p.m. on June 2, 2019.
1 mentionimage 0093.HEIC from the exhibit's attachments, with a stated capture time of June 2, 2019, at 6:33:26 p.m. — Jay displayed image 0093.HEIC from the attachments to State's Exhibit 21 on Day 10. He stated that the image was sent to the contact labeled Mom Jorge at 6:34:33 p.m. on June 2, 2019.
1 mentionimage 1061, photograph of the blue suitcase — During Day 7 cross-examination, Boone said she now remembered filming the video but still did not remember taking the photograph nine minutes earlier. She denied drinking more during that interval.
1 mentionLiving-room photograph blow-up — Boone confirmed that the enlargement showed her living room while Owens reviewed demonstrative photographs during her Day 7 direct testimony.
1 mentionO — During the Day 7 procedural discussion, Owens described five photographs of damage from a bat taken to Sarah's television. The State had no objection provided that a foundation was established.
1 mentionOne photograph Owens said he had been told was separate from the burn and thought involved a slap or hand to the leg; the State had no objection if foundation was laid — On Day 7, the State expressed no objection to Identification Q if foundation was laid, and the court preserved that condition.
1 mentionoverall photographs — Roughgarden testified on Day 5 that every room was covered by overall photographs, but the walls were not all photographed individually.
1 mentionPDF of photographs, in folder OCSO19-078009 — After a video stopped on Day 9, Jay announced the PDF as the first item to be published from folder OCSO19-078009, and the photographs were displayed.
1 mentionPhone photographs Boone described as documenting her injuries — In her recorded account played on Day 6, Boone said she had begun documenting injuries on her phone, including bloody fingers and injuries to her forehead and nose, which she attributed to Torres.
1 mentionPhotograph at 11:03 p.m. — Jay placed the photograph nine minutes before the video and argued that it conflicted with Boone's account of hiding in the shower. He inferred confinement closer to 20 minutes rather than 11 or 12 minutes.
1 mentionPhotograph marked H for identification — Tonia Werner's redirect testimony on Day 9 included a reference to the photograph designated H for identification.
1 mentionPhotograph of a large-screen television with six or seven holes that Owens attributed to Jorge Torres hitting it with a bat while threatening Sarah Boone — Owens attributed the television's damage to Torres striking it with a bat while threatening Boone. The court included photograph D in its Day 5 ruling barring photographs A through I from opening.
1 mentionPhotograph of Sarah Boone on the back porch of the townhouse with her two dogs; Owens argued it related to alleged abuse and threats against the dogs — Owens argued that the porch photograph related to alleged abuse and threats involving Boone's dogs. The court barred photograph B, along with photographs A through I, from opening on Day 5 without deciding whether the defense would establish the required overt-act foundation.
1 mentionPhotograph referred to as A — Tonia Werner's redirect testimony on Day 9 included a reference to a photograph designated A.
1 mentionPhotograph showing the bottom of the stairs — In closing argument on Day 10, Owens pointed to Lucas's bookshelf and belongings in the photograph and described them as undisturbed.
1 mentionPhotograph that Owens described as a law-enforcement image of Sarah Boone with blood on her ear during a prior arrest incident — Owens described the image as a law-enforcement photograph taken during an incident involving an arrest and proposed it as an opening-statement aid. The court included photograph A in its Day 5 ruling barring photographs A through I from opening.
1 mentionPhotographs concerning violent episodes — During closing argument on Day 10, Owens referred to the photographs while asking jurors to assess the prosecution's dismissive characterization of the violent episodes.
1 mentionPhotographs included in prior case packages — Julie Harper's cross-examination on Day 8 included a reference to photographs identified as part of prior case packages.
1 mentionphotographs of injuries to Sarah Boone — In his opening statement on Day 5, Owens said jurors would see photographs police had taken of alleged injuries to Boone during prior incidents.
1 mentionPhotographs of Jorge's left hand — During her direct testimony on Day 7, Boone initially said she was guessing that she caused the left-hand bruising, then acknowledged causing the indicated injuries with the bat.
1 mentionPhotographs of the child's bedroom entrance and interior — On Day 5, Roughgarden testified that the entrance and interior had been photographed as part of her documentation of the rooms and upstairs.
1 mentionPhotographs Owens described as showing Boone's injuries from prior violence by Jorge Torres — Owens described the photographs as physical evidence of injuries he attributed to Torres's prior violence. On Day 7, the court rejected his argument that detectives' statements permitted presentation of that evidence before an overt act was established.
1 mentionphotographs showing ashtrays inside the house — Sarah Boone's cross-examination on Day 7 included a reference to house photographs labeled as showing ashtrays.
1 mentionPhotographs showing bruising discussed in connection with the bat — During direct testimony on Day 7, Boone acknowledged causing the indicated injuries and bruising with the bat after initially qualifying her responsibility for the left-hand bruising.
1 mentionphotographs showing two empty bottles in the garbage — Sarah Boone's cross-examination on Day 7 included a reference to photographs labeled as showing two empty bottles in the garbage.
1 mentionPhotographs the State said showed no injuries on the defendant — In his opening statement on Day 5, Jay said photographs taken of Boone showed no injuries; he presented that description as anticipated evidence, not a finding.
1 mentionPicture of Mr. Torres' hand that the defense described as showing a mark matching the bat — Henderson described a mark on Torres' hand as matching the bat during Day 3 argument about the foundation for self-defense and battered-spouse testimony.
1 mentionpictures — On Day 10, Owens questioned Werner's review of the pictures and suitcase video while criticizing her evaluation and imminent-fear opinion.
1 mentionpictures of a deceased person that were taken at the scene — During voir dire on Day 3, Jay asked whether prospective jurors could view anticipated scene photographs of a deceased person without allowing their emotional reactions to interfere with impartial assessment.
1 mentionPictures of Boone's apartment — Sarah Boone's direct testimony on Day 7 included a reference to pictures identified as depicting her apartment.
1 mentionpictures the CSI took — In rebuttal closing argument on Day 10, Jay argued that the CSI photographs showed no injuries consistent with Boone's account of being dragged on the stairs; that was his argument, not a finding.
1 mentionState's Exhibit 8 — Roughgarden testified that the photographs fairly and accurately depicted the crime scene as it appeared on February 24, 2020. The court admitted the set without objection on Day 5.
1 mentionStill photo described as occurring at 11:03 — During the Day 10 charge conference, Jay argued that Torres could not get out of the suitcase at 11:03, when the still photograph was taken, as well as during the later videos.
1 mentionStill photograph of the suitcase — The suitcase photograph was discussed during Julie Harper's cross-examination on Day 8.
1 mentionStill picture discussed alongside the two suitcase videos — An interviewer described the still image as showing the suitcase upside down and contrasted it with a short video recorded 11 minutes later, when the suitcase was turned the other way near the dining room table. Boone said she had flipped it.
1 mentionT — The State had no objection to photograph T provided that an appropriate foundation was laid. Jay identified I as the same photograph, and the court permitted I for demonstrative use but not admission because it was duplicative.
1 mentionThree photographs of the defendant from September 4, 2019, described by the State as showing a cut in her ear and requested by the defense — During the Day 7 redaction discussion, Jay said the three photographs had been taken at the defense's request and showed a cut in Boone's ear.
1 mentionTwo images that Jay recognized as showing reflections of children and agreed to remove after Henderson raised the issue — After Henderson raised the presence of children's images, Jay recognized two photographs as showing reflections of children and agreed to remove them. Henderson said that resolved the issue.
1 mentionTwo photographs described by Owens as showing Sarah with her two dogs on the back porch and one dog on an outdoor couch; the court overruled the relevance objection and later described the native photo as in evidence — Owens described one photograph as showing Boone with her two dogs on the back porch and the other as showing a dog on an outdoor couch. The court overruled the relevance objection and later said the native porch photograph was in evidence, allowing its enlargement only for demonstrative use because separate admission would be duplicative.
1 mentionU — The State had no objection to photograph U provided that an appropriate foundation was laid.
1 mentionV — The court repeated the State's lack of objection to photograph V, subject to an appropriate foundation.
1 mentionVideo Evidence (107)
Video of a man in a suitcase — The court asked prospective jurors on Day 1 and Day 2 whether they had seen a video of a man in a suitcase. During Day 2 voir dire, one prospective juror recalled briefly seeing a man in a suitcase, felt bad for him, and said he did not believe he could set that exposure aside.
5 mentionsTwo-minute suitcase video — Boone testified on Day 7 that her choking reference in the video concerned multiple earlier incidents and that she considered Torres's pornography use cheating. Owens distinguished the two-minute recording from a 22-second recording approximately 11 minutes later. On Day 10, Owens requested a mistrial over a reported audible reaction by a Torres family member during playback, and Jay opposed the motion.
4 mentionsBody-worn camera videos in which Ms. Boone is speaking to police — Juror No. 35 indicated prior exposure to body-camera footage during Day 1 voir dire. Other panels questioned on Day 1 and Day 2 raised no paddles when asked whether they had watched or commented online about the videos.
3 mentionsVideo of Ms. Boone being interrogated by police — Jurors 27 and 35 indicated exposure to the interrogation video during Day 1 voir dire. Other panels questioned on Day 1 and Day 2 raised no paddles when asked about prior viewing or online comments concerning the video.
3 mentionsState's Exhibit 2 — Devin Jamro confirmed that the recordings accurately represented footage Publix submitted to law enforcement, and the exhibit was admitted without objection on Day 5. During Day 6 testimony, Chelsey Koepsell identified Torres and a second bottle of wine as the footage played.
2 mentions20-second video that Jay said occurred 11 minutes later — During Day 7 argument on the defense's motion for judgment of acquittal, Jay relied on both videos and asserted inconsistencies in Boone's statements to argue that the charge presented a jury question.
1 mention22-second suitcase video — On Day 7, Owens questioned Boone about events between the recordings before requesting an overt-act determination.
1 mention27 — During Day 4 exhibit discussion, Owens said the defense had not received the footage and described it as apparently showing Boone being escorted in handcuffs. The court sustained the objection because the footage had not been received.
1 mentionA second, 22-second video at 11:23:03 p.m., described by Jay as zooming in on the suitcase — During Day 4 argument over a renewed request for a statement of particulars, Jay included the recording in his description of the State's planned case.
1 mentionA short video Owens intended to introduce; Jay said it was also on the State's exhibit and did not object if foundation was laid — Jay said the video was also on the State's exhibit and did not object to its introduction if a foundation was laid; the court repeated that condition.
1 mentiona video of somebody inside of a suitcase with audio of two people in the room — Jay asked prospective jurors whether viewing that kind of recording would impair their fairness or ability to assess whether guilt had been proved.
1 mentionBody-camera recordings — Cacciatore compared the recorded accounts with Boone's trial testimony and argued that her changing descriptions and earlier omission of an attack or fear for her life undermined her credibility.
1 mentionbody-worn camera evidence — During Day 10 rebuttal argument, Jay discussed the footage while disputing Boone's account of past relationship dynamics.
1 mentionBody-worn camera footage from prior case packages — Harper's review did not include the prior body-camera footage.
1 mentionBody-worn camera footage from prior incidents involving deputies, the defendant, and the decedent; the State said the defense already possessed and listed the footage — During Day 4 discovery argument, Jay said the defense already possessed and listed recordings from the incidents the late-listed witnesses would address. The court noted the defense's possession and listing of related footage when finding that any State discovery violation was inadvertent and trivial.
1 mentionBody-worn camera video and audio from the call — Alden said he believed his camera had been activated and agreed that its video and audio would provide the best account of his time at the scene, especially given the five-year interval he recalled.
1 mentionbody-worn camera videos showing interactions between the police and Ms. Boone — No panel members raised their paddles when asked whether they had watched or commented online about those videos.
1 mentionBody-worn camera with Ms. Boone — The recording came up during questioning of the first jury-selection panel.
1 mentionBodycam footage associated with defense list items 8, 9, 10, and 11; the court stated there was no issue with the footage — The court stated that there was no issue with the bodycam footage, distinguishing it from the separate objection concerning the police report.
1 mentionBodycam footage that Owens said might be used to refresh memories — Owens said some footage might be used to refresh memories and noted that two deputies were waiting outside.
1 mentionBodycam recording of Officer Rodriguez's encounter with Sarah — During Day 10 closing argument, Owens acknowledged that Boone did not tell Rodriguez the full story in the recorded statement.
1 mentionBodycam videotapes of prior incidents — Werner testified that she had not reviewed any bodycam videotapes of prior incidents between the two people discussed in the questioning.
1 mentionBodycam videotapes relating to this incident — Werner said the State had not sent her videotapes and that she had not viewed the incident's bodycam recordings, although they were described in the police report.
1 mentionBoone's interrogation video — Harper testified on Day 8 that she reviewed the video and its transcript, along with prior mental-health records and information about Boone's legal history.
1 mentionBoone's interrogation video, described by Owens as two hours long — On Day 7, Beck expressly paraphrased an exchange near the end of the interrogation while arguing that Torres's death alone did not justify a second-degree murder charge. Owens separately argued that detectives' references to prior violence allowed earlier-incident evidence, but the court maintained the overt-act prerequisite.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 17 — Junella Uadan confirmed that the CD fairly and accurately depicted a video extracted from Boone's phone. The court admitted Defense Exhibit 17 without objection and it was played on Day 8; the reporter warned that its audio transcription was not verbatim because of inaudibility and speaker-identification difficulties, conversation speed, and cross-talk.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 18 — Junella Uadan confirmed that the video had been extracted from Boone's phone. The court admitted Defense Exhibit 18 without objection, and it was played on Day 8 after Defense Exhibit 17.
1 mentionedited clip of Torres attacking Boone and slapping the phone out of her hand — In rebuttal closing on Day 10, Jay described an edited clip showing Torres attacking Boone and slapping her phone out of her hand. He argued that Torres knew he was being recorded.
1 mentionFirst patrol officer's body-worn camera footage previewed by the State — In his Day 5 opening statement, Jay said the recording would capture Boone telling the first patrol officer that they had been playing hide-and-seek and that she had fallen asleep.
1 mentionFirst video played during defense closing — The first video played during the defense's Day 10 closing included a confrontation and repeated requests to stay away. Owens characterized Torres's behavior as an abrupt loss of control.
1 mentionimage 1062 movie — Sarah Boone's cross-examination on Day 7 included a reference to the recording labeled image 1062 movie.
1 mentionimage_1062.mov, described in Jay's proffer as the two-minute video of Mr. Torres in the suitcase, with a February 23, 2020 timestamp of 11:12 p.m., 45 seconds — During the Day 3 phone-extraction proffer, Jay identified the file's timestamp as February 23, 2020, at 11:12:45 p.m.
1 mentionimage_1063.mov — The recording was referenced during Sarah Boone's cross-examination on Day 7.
1 mentionimg 1062.mov — Uadan confirmed that the extraction showed img 1062.mov beginning at 11:12:45 p.m. on February 23, 2020. Its playback contained repeated complaints about being unable to breathe and hostile replies referring to choking and cheating, not findings that those referenced acts occurred.
1 mentionimg 1063.mov — Uadan confirmed that the extraction showed img 1063.mov being generated at 11:23:03 p.m. on February 23, 2020. Its playback contained a single call to Sarah.
1 mentionlast video containing an officer's exchange with Torres — In rebuttal closing on Day 10, Jay described a video in which an officer questioned Torres about his reluctance to report Boone for allegedly beating him.
1 mentionMs. Boone's police interview video — Julie Harper's cross-examination on Day 8 included discussion of Boone's recorded police interview.
1 mentionOther videos of conversations between Ms. Boone and Mr. Torres — Julie Harper's Day 8 cross-examination included references to videos identified as conversations between Boone and Torres.
1 mentionPhone video of a baseball bat smashing a TV — Julie Harper's cross-examination on Day 8 included a phone recording identified as a video of a baseball bat smashing a television.
1 mentionPhone video of Jorge destroying the television, which Boone said she was required to record — During her resumed direct testimony on Day 7, Boone alleged that Jorge required her to record the television's destruction.
1 mentionPhone videos Boone described as showing Jorge smashing her television — During the recorded interview presented in Chelsey Koepsell's direct testimony on Day 6, Boone said her phone contained videos of Jorge smashing her television while intoxicated. That description was Boone's recorded assertion, not an independent finding.
1 mentionPhone videos of Mr. Torres in the suitcase — On cross-examination on Day 6, Zydowicz said a detective had briefly shown her one phone video. When asked whether it was the two-minute or 22-second recording, she said she believed it was the shorter one.
1 mentionPlanned body-worn-camera and phone-extraction videos. Jay estimated about two hours of video presentation and described one body-camera recording as containing Mr. Torres's remarks about a no-contact order. — During procedural discussion on Day 8, Jay anticipated about two hours of body-camera and phone-extraction videos. He also described one body-camera recording as containing Torres's statement that Boone had invited him over despite a court prohibition on contact.
1 mentionpossible bodycam footage of prior police incidents — In his Day 5 opening statement, Owens previewed possible body-camera footage from earlier police incidents, alongside police testimony and photographs of alleged injuries to Boone.
1 mentionPrior-incident body-worn camera recordings proposed by the State, including an agreed redaction from 9:40 to 9:43 concerning a previous arrest — During procedural discussion on Day 7, the court confirmed an agreed redaction from 9:40 to 9:43 concerning a previous arrest. The court also noted that the defense requested no redactions for other identified body-camera recordings.
1 mentionPublix surveillance of wine purchases — In closing argument on Day 10, Cacciatore described Publix surveillance showing Boone buying bottles of wine with Torres. He cited it alongside her drinking admissions and recorded voice when arguing intoxication.
1 mentionPublix video of Boone and Torres purchasing wine — Boone's direct testimony on Day 7 included discussion of a Publix recording identified with her and Torres's wine purchase.
1 mentionPublix video of Jorge's later wine purchase — During direct testimony on Day 7, Boone was questioned about a Publix video identified with Jorge's later wine purchase.
1 mentionPublix videos — In his Day 5 opening statement, Owens said Publix footage would show Boone and Torres entering the store around noon and leaving with wine. He also previewed footage of Torres returning later for another bottle, placing that visit at approximately 5:00 or 5:30 p.m.
1 mentionRecorded interview containing police opinions and statements to Sarah Boone — On Day 6, the court instructed jurors that opinions and statements by Detectives Lowen and Koepsell in the recorded interview could be considered only to understand Boone's reactions and responses. The court directed jurors not to treat those police statements as true.
1 mentionRedacted video file ending 0154-2 in folder OCSO18-067501 — The playback included a speaker reporting being kicked in the face and beaten, followed by an exchange with someone addressed as Jorge. Jay confirmed that the video had been redacted.
1 mentionResumed suitcase video — The suitcase video resumed during closing argument on Day 10 contained repeated statements about being unable to breathe and hostile responses, including a reference to cheating.
1 mentionRodriguez's bodycam recording — In his Day 5 opening statement, Owens said Rodriguez's body-camera recording would capture Boone speaking after the officer arrived. He described Boone as distressed during that encounter.
1 mentionSarah Boone's body-worn-camera statements to Deputy Sheriff Kayla Rodriguez and interviews with Detectives Koepsell and Lowen — The compilation included Boone's February 24, 2020 body-camera statements and her February 24 and 25 interviews. The court received it without objection as State's Exhibit 1 for the Day 3 motions hearing.
1 mentionSecond video discussed in counsel's timeline arguments — Jay placed the second recording at about 11:23, while Owens described it as lasting 22 seconds and argued that Boone's testimony supplied the account of the unrecorded interval.
1 mentionSecond video played during defense closing — Owens requested the next recording after commenting on the preceding video, and the second video was then played and stopped.
1 mentionSeparate suitcase videos from the night before, downloaded from Boone's phone — Koepsell testified that viewing the recordings prompted her to stop further phone processing and seek a search warrant, which a judge signed the following day.
1 mentionSingle video starting with Axon, in folder OCSO19-078009 — The playback included an exchange about Sarah not being allowed to come downstairs and requests for her phone number.
1 mentionState's Exhibit 20 — The edited audio-and-video recording presents Boone's February 25, 2020, follow-up interview at the Orange County Sheriff's Office. The court admitted it over the renewed pretrial objection and instructed jurors that removal of irrelevant portions must not affect their consideration; the reporter warned that the playback transcription was not verbatim.
1 mentionState's Exhibit 4 — Kayla Rodriguez confirmed that the disc fairly and accurately represented her body-worn camera recording. The court admitted State's Exhibit 4 without objection and it was played on Day 5; the reporter warned that the playback transcription was not verbatim because of inaudibility, speaker-identification difficulties, conversation speed, and cross-talk.
1 mentionState's Exhibit 5 — The recording was admitted without objection and played for the jury during Kayla Rodriguez's direct testimony on Day 5. The reporter cautioned that inaudible speech, speaker-identification difficulties, rapid conversation, and cross-talk prevented a verbatim playback transcription.
1 mentionState's Exhibit 6 — The recording was admitted without objection and played for the jury during Kayla Rodriguez's direct testimony on Day 5. The reporter cautioned that inaudible speech, speaker-identification difficulties, rapid conversation, and cross-talk prevented a verbatim playback transcription.
1 mentionState's Exhibit 7 — Martinez testified that the recording fairly and accurately depicted a portion of the events on February 24, 2020. The disc was admitted without objection and played for the jury during his direct testimony on Day 5, with a warning that the playback transcription was not verbatim.
1 mentionsuitcase video — During her resumed direct testimony on Day 6, Koepsell confirmed that she saw in court the person whose voice she had heard on the recording.
1 mentionThe recording of Ms. Boone's February 25 interview — Koepsell qualified her recollection of several details and referred to documents or the recording for specifics.
1 mentionThe two movies on the last page of the admitted exhibit — The video files were discussed during Junella Uadan's cross-examination on Day 6.
1 mentionThe two suitcase videotapes — Werner said the state attorney had sent her no videotapes and confirmed that she had not reviewed either suitcase recording.
1 mentionThe two-hour interrogation video in which Boone said she mentioned the curtain rod — The discussion occurred on Day 7 as Boone's direct testimony resumed after a ruling.
1 mentionTikTok video attributed by defense counsel to No. 35 — Owens said the post described prior familiarity with the case that had not been disclosed. The court left questions about communication with other panel members to Henderson's discretion, and Henderson declined to ask them.
1 mentionTranscript and recording of the February 25, 2020 interview between Detectives Lowen and Koepsell and Ms. Boone — On Day 3, the court granted the unopposed redaction from page 69, line 6, through page 71 of the interview transcript. It also granted the defense's request to redact the contested detective statements on pages 53, 55, 56, and 92.
1 mentionTwo phone videos that Owens described as recorded by Sarah Boone — Owens said detectives found a two-minute recording and a 22-second recording made 11 minutes later on Boone's phone. He qualified his account by saying he believed the interrogation indicated that Boone did not remember making them.
1 mentionTwo phone videos the State said the defendant recorded — In his Day 5 opening statement, Jay described an expected first video beginning at 11:12:45 p.m. and lasting just over two minutes, with Torres asking for breath and Boone responding and laughing. He described a second, 22-second video beginning at 11:23:03 p.m. in which Torres called her name.
1 mentiontwo suitcase videos — Owens described a roughly two-minute first recording and a 22-second second recording approximately 11 minutes later, asserting that the suitcase had been turned right side up by the second video. He promised that Boone would explain what happened during the interval and why she acted.
1 mentionTwo suitcase videos described as occurring at 11:12 and 11:23 — During discussion of the jury instructions on Day 10, Jay argued that the videos showed Torres unable to get out after seeking release and that Boone's continued restraint made her the initial aggressor.
1 mentionTwo videos from Boone's phone showing Jorge in the suitcase — Boone said she did not remember making videos, and investigators then showed recordings in which Torres said he could not breathe. They questioned her about the suitcase's changed position in the smaller video 11 minutes later, and she said she had flipped it.
1 mentionTwo videos involving the suitcase — The discussion took place during Harper's cross-examination on Day 8.
1 mentionTwo videos the defense proposed playing in closing, one pared down — On Day 10, Owens told the court that both videos were in evidence. The court permitted the proposed playback, including the shortened version, provided the material was in evidence.
1 mentionTwo-hour interrogation video — Owens interpreted Boone's statements about an unintentional act as referring to Torres's death and argued that she had not appreciated the danger of leaving him in the suitcase. He also cited the recording's discussion of earlier violence.
1 mentionTwo-hour police-station video — When asked why she went to the police station for the recorded interview, Boone testified that Koepsell had given her a business card and invited her to call if she remembered anything or wanted to add information.
1 mentiontwo-hour video — The discussion took place during cross-examination on Day 5.
1 mentionTwo-minute suitcase video that Owens proposed playing during opening statement — The court denied playback during opening statement and prohibited both sides from using proposed exhibits at that stage, while allowing oral descriptions of anticipated evidence.
1 mentionTwo-minute video that Jay said began at 11:12 p.m. and 45 seconds — In opposing the motion for judgment of acquittal on Day 7, Jay cited Boone's responses and laughter in the recording as evidence of a depraved mind and indifference to human life.
1 mentionVideo 054917 bat dv-2 — Jay described the full recording as about 47 minutes and 20 seconds long and specified playback from 0 to 2 minutes and from 19 to 22 minutes. The playback included discussion of earlier injuries, previous lies to police, and fear of being killed.
1 mentionVideo about dropping the case — Owens described the recording as concerning the case arising from an incident in which, he argued, Boone had been defending herself and fighting back.
1 mentionVideo beginning at 11:12:45 p.m. on February 23, 2020; Jay recited statements he attributed to the recording and described it as part of the State's planned case — Jay attributed to the recording Torres's repeated pleas for breath and Boone's responses and laughter. He argued on Day 4 that the video showed a depraved mind and conscious disregard for whether Torres lived or died.
1 mentionVideo file Axon flex 2 video — The playback included Sarah speaking with Deputy Brown while he requested her identification and a written account of what happened. She asked whether she would be arrested and expressed fear that others would try to kill her.
1 mentionVideo identified by the State as img 1062.movie — Jay described the recording as beginning at 11:12:45 and lasting 2 minutes and 3 seconds, with Torres saying he could not breathe. He argued that Boone had confined Torres before any asserted threat and was the initial aggressor.
1 mentionVideo labeled 19-054917 bat dv — During the Day 9 playback, an officer questioned a man about allegations that he hit and choked a woman; the man denied hitting her and said she hit him.
1 mentionvideo of a man in a suitcase on the local news — A prospective juror said she briefly encountered local news coverage of a man in a suitcase, mentioned it to family members, and changed the channel without learning further details.
1 mentionvideo of an officer pushing a woman — A prospective juror said he believed the recording contradicted the officer's claim that the woman had lunged at him.
1 mentionvideo of Jorge swinging the bat at the TV — In his Day 5 opening statement, Owens said Boone recorded Jorge Torres swinging a bat at a television six or seven times during an argument. He characterized the conduct as threatening and intimidating.
1 mentionVideo of Ms. Boone's actions — Jay argued that alcohol-related questions approached Boone's claimed lack of recollection after viewing video and risked confusion about voluntary intoxication. The court allowed the general alcohol-effects questioning.
1 mentionVideo of Ms. Boone's interrogation with law enforcement — A prospective juror said she briefly watched Boone's law-enforcement interrogation on social media for perhaps a couple of minutes and did not attend to comments.
1 mentionVideo of the bat and TV incident — The video was identified as a recording of a bat-and-TV incident in Julie Harper's Day 8 direct testimony.
1 mentionVideo of Torres confined in the suitcase — In Day 10 rebuttal closing argument, Jay discussed Torres's recorded pleas for air and Boone's responses. He argued that the recording showed anger and punishment rather than fear of imminent harm.
1 mentionvideo of, like, the courtroom coverage — The video was identified as courtroom coverage during questioning about prospective jurors' prior knowledge of the case.
1 mentionVideo recording in which Ms. Sarah describes alleged violence and declines to press charges — In the video played on Day 9, Sarah Boone alleged that she had been kicked in the face and dragged down stairs. She declined to press charges and said she did not want the man to get in trouble.
1 mentionVideo seen on the news — The video was identified as news exposure during individual questioning about prospective jurors' prior knowledge of the case.
1 mentionVideo starting with 1924, in folder OCSO19-079759 — Jay announced playback from the beginning through 20 minutes and from 41 minutes, 30 seconds through the end, leaving an intervening portion outside the announced playback.
1 mentionvideo where she didn't have any makeup on and she was, like, yelling — A prospective juror was uncertain about the video she remembered and whether she could overcome its negative impression. The court struck her for cause because she was unsure she could set aside possible prior opinions.
1 mentionVideo with filename starting Axon, in folder OCSO19-055572 — An officer in the recording explained that a man could not be at the residence under a no-contact order, even if the woman invited him.
1 mentionVideos identified by the State as anticipated rebuttal evidence — At sidebar during Michael Brannon's Day 8 cross-examination, Jay described anticipated videos of verbal attacks by Boone followed by Torres slapping the phone from her hand. The court allowed the hypothetical but said the defense could seek to strike it if the videos were not introduced; no video was admitted at that point.
1 mentionvideos of Boone directing Torres's conduct — In Day 10 rebuttal closing argument, Jay described videos of Boone telling Torres how to conduct his daily life, including directing him to take a walk. He argued that the recordings called her portrayal of their relationship into question.
1 mentionVideos of Jorge in the suitcase — In Day 10 closing argument, Owens interpreted Boone's words in the first suitcase video as a response to alleged prior abuse. He described the later, 22-second video as recording Torres calling Boone's name after the suitcase had been turned upright, and argued that her continued refusal to open it was justified.
1 mentionVideos shown in rebuttal concerning the relationship — In Day 10 rebuttal closing argument, Jay characterized Boone's treatment of Torres in the relationship videos as dehumanizing while acknowledging that Torres could be violent. He argued that a recorded phone slap followed several minutes of verbal berating.
1 mentionVideotape relating to the Identification D photograph — The Day 9 cross-examination included a reference to a videotape described in relation to the photograph labeled Identification D.
1 mentionvideotaped and audiotaped interrogation — In his Day 5 opening statement, Owens described an approximately two-hour interrogation recorded in audio and video. He acknowledged that Boone lied during it, attributing those alleged lies to fear and a lack of understanding of self-defense.
1 mentionAudio Evidence (26)
26 — Owens stated on Day 4 that the defense did not intend to introduce any of the 911 calls listed under Exhibit 26.
1 mention911 call quoted by the State — Jay described Boone's account of playing hide-and-seek, falling asleep, discovering Torres in the suitcase, and attempting CPR. His description came during opening statements, which the court instructed were not evidence.
1 mention911 calls — Jay discussed the 911 calls alongside body-camera recordings when addressing the reliability of Boone's descriptions of the relationship.
1 mention911 calls from prior incidents, identified by Jay in discussing the late-listed deputies and dispatchers — Jay said the calls concerned the same prior incidents as the late-listed witnesses and argued that the defense already possessed and listed the recordings.
1 mentionA second interview described by Cacciatore as two hours long — The second interview was discussed during Chelsey Koepsell's direct examination on Day 6.
1 mentionAbraham Moreno's audio-recorded interview — Koepsell confirmed that she recorded Moreno's statement and believed Lowen accompanied her for the interview.
1 mentionAudio file 911 call - first, in folder OCSO19-055572 — Sarah identified Jorge Torres as her boyfriend or ex-boyfriend, said the incident occurred the previous day, and described keeping a baseball bat at home for protection.
1 mentionAudio file 911 call - second, in folder OCSO19-055572 — Sarah referred to a no-contact issue and said a man was there again, but initially said she did not necessarily need a deputy when the dispatcher asked.
1 mentionAudio file 911 call, in folder OCSO19-079759 — Sarah said she had left after an altercation and was unsure whether the man remained at her home. The dispatcher offered an escort or a deputy's telephone call, and Sarah requested the call.
1 mentionAudio file 911call_R1 — Sarah alleged that Torres had struck her with his fists and reported a lump on her head, but declined medical attention. The dispatcher said someone would be sent to help.
1 mentionAudio interviews of the two neighbors — Boone acknowledged hearing the neighbors' testimony and the questioning about their recorded interviews, without settling the interview date.
1 mentionAudiotapes related to questioning of Sarah Boone — Werner testified that she had not reviewed the audio recordings of Boone's questioning.
1 mentionBoone's 911 call — Jay said Boone initially reported that she did not know what happened, had gone to sleep, and that everything had been good. He contrasted those statements with her later account when confronted with a video.
1 mentionBrandon Moats's audio-recorded interview — Koepsell said she interviewed Brandon, who reported a loud noise, and recalled that the neighbor interviews occurred on February 26 or 27.
1 mentionBrian Boone's audio-recorded statement — Koepsell testified that she spoke with Brian Boone on the 24th about his involvement and made an audio recording of his statement.
1 mentionJail calls involving the defendant and third parties; the defense did not intend to introduce them and the objection was sustained — The court sustained the objection to the jail calls on Day 4 after the defense said it did not intend to introduce them.
1 mentionOne prior 911 call — Harper's review of recorded calls was limited to one 911 call.
1 mentionPrior-incident 911 calls proposed by the State, including an agreed redaction from 3:51 to the end of one call — The court confirmed the parties' agreement to redact one call from 3:51 to the end. The court also summarized other identified 911 calls as requiring no defense redactions.
1 mentionRecorded statement to a detective — Battaglia confirmed giving a recorded statement to a detective whose name he could not remember and agreed only generally with the suggested timing around February 23, 2020.
1 mentionSquad-car interview audio — Owens described Boone speaking with detectives in a squad car and acknowledged that she lied again in that interview.
1 mentionState's Exhibit 18 — The recording captured Boone describing the suitcase episode as hide-and-seek, saying she expected Torres to get out, and recounting her discovery of him and attempted CPR. The court admitted the disc on Day 6 without objection at that time; Owens then referred to possible earlier pretrial objections without stating grounds. The reporter cautioned that the playback transcription was not a verbatim record.
1 mentionState's Exhibit 19 — Boone denied drunkenness and ill will, estimated going upstairs around 12:30 while acknowledging uncertainty, and estimated waiting 20 to 30 minutes before dozing off. The court admitted the disc without objection on Day 6. The reporter cautioned that the playback transcription was not a verbatim record.
1 mentionState's Exhibit 3 — During her direct testimony on Day 5, Williams confirmed that the disk fairly and accurately represented the call, and the court admitted it without objection.
1 mentionThe 911 call — Cacciatore argued that Boone's earlier accounts described a good day and omitted an attack or fear for her life, unlike her trial account.
1 mentionThe recording of Boone's 911 call previously heard at trial — Boone testified that she called 911 after Brian told her to do so and confirmed that the recording had been heard at trial.
1 mentionVincent's audio-recorded interview — Koepsell said Lowen interviewed Vincent, that she joined at the end, and that he reported a loud noise. She recalled the neighbor interviews occurring on February 26 or 27.
1 mentionDigital Evidence (35)
State's Exhibit 21 — The exhibit was admitted without objection on Day 9, when the State played videos discussing leaving the house, drinking, pornography, trust, and disputed accusations of pushing and taking a phone or car keys. On Day 10, Mr. Jay read selected messages and notes addressing relationship conflicts, allegations of violence, separation, and requests for contact. The court instructed jurors that the entire exhibit, including complete conversations beyond the State's selections, would be available with a laptop during deliberations.
14 mentionsState's Exhibit 17 — The exhibit contains a PDF timeline excerpt and extracted images and videos that Junella Uadan confirmed came from her phone extraction. During her Day 6 direct testimony, the court admitted it without objection, and IMG_1062.mov and IMG_1063.mov were played with creation times identified as 11:12:45 p.m. and 11:23:03 p.m. on February 23, 2020. Both videos were published during Day 10 closing argument, when the reporter expressly warned that their audio transcriptions should not be considered verbatim.
4 mentionsState's Exhibit 22 — The court admitted the DVD, previously marked V for identification, without objection on Day 9 and granted permission to publish it. The court instructed jurors that its video and audio recordings had been edited to remove irrelevant portions and that those edits must not affect how they considered the recordings.
3 mentionsSarah Boone's phone — Koepsell said Boone consented to a phone search and provided the access code, but she retained the phone after videos were found and obtained a warrant signed on the 25th. Uadan identified AA and Z as extracted videos, which the court admitted without objection as Defendant's Exhibits 17 and 18.
2 mentionstext messages — Owens questioned the relevance of the text messages during closing argument. In rebuttal, Jay invited review of the remaining messages but argued that further review was unnecessary given the aggressor instruction.
2 mentions108 pages of text messages extracted from Sarah Boone's phone — Jay said he would read only portions of the 108 pages and that the jury would have access to the full material on a scrubbed laptop. The court left specific completeness objections for the time the messages were published.
1 mentionAdmitted phone-extraction excerpt, including the December 25, 2019 message entry — Henderson requested the admitted December 25, 2019 page, which Jay agreed to display. Uadan explained that extraction information identifies an originating number rather than the person physically typing a message, without establishing that someone else sent any particular message.
1 mentionAnother PDF timeline carve-out with videos and photographs — Uadan confirmed that P contained another subset of the device's PDF timeline, videos, and photographs. The State reserved P rather than offering it for admission at that time.
1 mentionCell phone records from Sarah Boone's phone — Werner included cell phone records and text messages among the collateral materials she reviewed before her October 2 evaluation.
1 mentioncommunications on Boone's phone — Boone said the people named in questioning may have communicated with Torres on an unspecified platform, and she believed she had found one or two such communications on her phone.
1 mentiondata extracted from Sarah's phone — In his opening statement, Owens said the extraction obtained calls, text messages, photographs, and videos, and revealed two suitcase videos.
1 mentionDigital phone evidence that Jay said the State narrowed to about 160 PDF pages and a few dozen pictures and videos — Jay said the State had reduced thousands of PDF pages to about 160 pages and selected a few dozen pictures and videos.
1 mentionFlash drives intended for defense evidence — Jay raised concerns that rewritable USB media could be unintentionally altered or destroyed, and the court agreed with those concerns. Owens said he would investigate transferring the material to CDs; the discussion did not establish admission, completed conversion, or a categorical ban on USB drives.
1 mentionFull download of Boone's cell phone — Koepsell said the suitcase videos had already been downloaded when she halted further processing, and the digital investigator later completed the full download after a judge signed a warrant the next day.
1 mentionInternet articles read by Seat 2 — The prospective juror initially expressed uncertainty about impartiality after reading recent articles, then affirmed that she could set that knowledge aside and remain impartial; neither side sought her removal for cause.
1 mentionJanuary 13, 2020 outgoing text-message sequence, entries 17167 through 17170 — Uadan identified the first message as outgoing at 5:01:41 p.m. on January 13, 2020, and read it with the next three outgoing messages. The sequence referred to getting rid of someone, being better, and Torres.
1 mentionJanuary 13, 2020 text message conversation — Cacciatore described a conversation containing a response about getting rid of someone and becoming better, followed by Torres's name.
1 mentionNarrowed phone-extraction carve-out, premarked D and received as State's 4 for the hearings, described by Jay as containing 59 case-in-chief PDF pages, 108 rebuttal PDF pages, 80 case-in-chief photograph and video attachments, and 147 rebuttal photograph and video attachments — Jay described 59 case-in-chief PDF pages, 108 rebuttal PDF pages, 80 case-in-chief photograph and video attachments, and 147 rebuttal photograph and video attachments, with accompanying metadata. The court received the subset without objection as State's 4 for purposes of the hearings. The court overruled preliminary objections based on the State's proffer, while requiring foundation and preserving objections at trial.
1 mentionNews update requested through Alexa — The prospective juror described a recent general news update through Alexa and said she could disregard news accounts and decide solely on trial evidence.
1 mentionOutgoing Christmas 2019 text message reading "Hide and seek. I shall." — Uadan identified the message as outgoing at 11:31:57 p.m. on Christmas 2019 and read its brief reference to hide-and-seek.
1 mentionPhone extraction that Jay said gave him some understanding of Debra Johnson's anticipated testimony — Jay said the phone extraction gave him some understanding of what Debra Johnson's anticipated testimony would concern.
1 mentionPhone record the State said would show Brian Boone's calls — Jay said the record would show repeated calls from Brian Boone on February 24 to confirm school pickup, followed by Sarah Boone returning his call before calling 911.
1 mentionPhone text messages that Jay planned to read into the record, separately from the estimated two-hour video presentation. — Jay said he planned to read a substantial portion of the phone text messages into the record separately from an estimated two-hour presentation of body-worn camera and phone videos.
1 mentionSarah Boone's cell phone — Koepsell said she began phone-search consent paperwork at the scene on February 24 but did not examine the phone herself. She testified that a warrant signed the next day allowed the digital investigator to complete the full download.
1 mentionText conversations in the case-in-chief and rebuttal PDFs, which Jay proposed using for statements attributed to the defendant and context concerning her relationship with the decedent and his family — Jay described case-in-chief conversations from December 2019 and January 2020, an offense-day phone timeline, and rebuttal conversations with or about Torres and his family. He said other participants' messages were offered to provide context for statements attributed to Boone, not to prove their asserted truth.
1 mentionText message described by the defense as discussing Jorge Torres beating his former wife or ex-wife — Henderson described a message introduced earlier on Day 10 as discussing an alleged beating of Torres's former wife. He agreed with the court that the message concerned a specific instance rather than reputation evidence.
1 mentionText messages extracted from Ms. Boone's phone — Harper had not reviewed the text messages extracted from Boone's phone.
1 mentionText messages forwarded by the state attorney — Werner agreed that she had not deemed the forwarded messages relevant to her evaluation.
1 mentionText messages from Boone's phone — Cacciatore referred to text messages from Boone's phone while asking whether the evidence left any doubt about her guilt.
1 mentionText messages from Sarah Boone's phone — Werner confirmed that she reviewed text messages from Sarah Boone's phone, but described uncertainty about their sender and agreed that they were not necessarily overly relevant to her evaluation.
1 mentiontext messages mentioning Crystal — Boone said she did not know or remember whether she had mentioned Crystal in her text messages.
1 mentionText-message exchanges described by the State, with uncertainty about who was using the phones — Jay described exchanges with a brother of Torres that included references to hide-and-seek and getting rid of someone. He expressly cautioned that the identity of the person using each phone was unknown.
1 mentionThe State's digital exhibit, which Jay said also contained the photograph represented by enlargement D — During procedural discussion on Day 7, Jay said that the photograph marked D for identification also appeared on the State's digital exhibit.
1 mentionThe State's rebuttal disk — Jay said the rebuttal disk had not been admitted and that he would not introduce it unless the defense presented a self-defense claim.
1 mentionThumb drive containing 119 JPEGs of medical records disclosed that morning; the defense proposed using relevant records to corroborate anticipated testimony about injuries allegedly inflicted by Jorge Torres — Jay said the newly disclosed thumb drive contained 119 JPEGs that appeared different from the previously disclosed 81 pages of medical records. Owens said the defense had mistakenly believed the newer records had already been sent, and the court began a Richardson hearing but deferred its completion for further information.
1 mentionDocuments & Records (147)
Information — During jury selection on Day 1 and Day 2, the court read the Information's allegation that Boone killed Torres on or about February 23, 2020, by an imminently dangerous act evincing a depraved mind regardless of human life.
5 mentionsAutopsy report — Zydowicz testified that her autopsy report included blunt-force injuries, which she said were not likely to have contributed to death and were not listed as a contributing cause on the death certificate. During Day 9 cross-examination, Tonia Werner said she had seen the report described in the incident report but had not reviewed the actual autopsy report.
3 mentionsDefendant's Fifth Amended Reciprocal Discovery Exhibit List — On Day 3, the court requested a copy of the list because the filed notices did not identify the exhibits sufficiently to match them to the State's numbered objections. The clerk provided the list, and on Day 4 the court confirmed it had reviewed the list and would address the contested entries.
3 mentionsDSM-5-TR — During Day 3 voir dire, Jay asked prospective jurors about their knowledge of the DSM-5-TR. Their answers referred to psychology coursework, pharmacy training, and work with children who met DSM diagnostic criteria.
3 mentionsDeath certificate — Zydowicz testified that she recorded positional asphyxia with environmental suffocation as the cause of death and homicide as the manner. She said blunt-force injuries were included in her report but were not likely contributory and were not listed as a contributing cause on the certificate.
2 mentionsDefense Exhibit 19 — The court admitted the orders without objection as Defense Exhibit 19 on Day 9. Owens then asked jurors to review the exhibit and pass it down.
2 mentionsDefense Exhibit 20 — The court received the order without objection as Defense Exhibit 20 on Day 9. Owens subsequently presented it as the next document for jurors to review.
2 mentionsJuror questionnaires — During Day 3 jury selection, the court said it had reviewed some questionnaires and described prospective jurors' varied occupational backgrounds before discussing equal standards for assessing witness credibility.
2 mentionsWerner's evaluation notes — Werner consulted her notes to refresh her recollection of Boone's account of the incident. She also said she planned to review the notes for information supporting or negating a PTSD diagnosis, while maintaining that she lacked sufficient information rather than finding that the relevant symptoms were absent.
2 mentions119 pages of AdventHealth Winter Park records, supplied as JPEG images; the defense sought approximately 15 selected pages — The defense sought approximately 15 pages from the 119 JPEG images, including anxiety and depression material. On Day 5, the court found the late disclosure inadvertent with limited prejudice and declined to bar the defense from seeking admission, but did not admit the selected records. The court required pages 26 and 48, described by the State as toxicology results and height-and-weight information, in any offered documents concerning the January 23, 2018 incident.
1 mention19-page PDF of law-enforcement photographs from the August 28, 2019 incident, requested by the defense for inclusion without State objection — The 19-page PDF contained law-enforcement photographs of Boone's injuries and photographs of Torres from the August 28, 2019 incident. The defense requested its inclusion with that incident's submission, and the State had no objection.
1 mention23 — On Day 4, Owens said he was no longer seeking to introduce the policies and procedures. The court therefore took no action on the State's objection to them.
1 mention25 — On Day 4, Owens said the defense had not received what it wanted and was not seeking to introduce the apartment records. The court took no action on the objection to their use.
1 mention3.6(f) instruction — The discussion of instruction 3.6(f) occurred during Brannon's direct examination on Day 8.
1 mention34-page proposed jury instructions containing the defense's redlines — The court arranged for printed copies so both parties could review the same 34-page document containing the defense's redlined proposed instructions. The review began with instruction 3.1, Introduction to Final Instructions.
1 mention382 pages of Orange County Jail medical records concerning Ms. Boone; the defense declined to offer them and agreed not to ask Dr. Harper to review them — On Day 4, Owens said the defense would not offer the 382 pages and agreed not to ask Dr. Harper to review them to avoid another deposition. Jay accepted that resolution, and the court neither sustained nor overruled the objection.
1 mention81 pages of medical records provided to the State on September 27, 2024, admitted for the Richardson hearing — On Day 5, the court received the 81-page set without objection as State's Exhibit 1 for purposes of the Richardson hearing, distinct from the newly disclosed 119-page set.
1 mentionA rap sheet described by Jay as between the victim and defendant; Owens said he had removed it — Jay said he had been shown a rap sheet described as between the victim and the defendant, and Owens responded that he had taken it out.
1 mentionAB — The order was issued in State of Florida v. Jorge Torres, Jr., in Case No. 2019-MM-5062 and dated June 16, 2019. After the State withdrew its hearsay objection, the court had the order premarked as AB and directed that the defense could move it into evidence the following morning.
1 mentionAC — The order was issued in State of Florida v. Jorge Torres, Jr., in Case No. 19-MM-5114 and dated June 19, 2019. After the State withdrew its hearsay objection, the court had the order premarked as AC and directed that the defense could move it into evidence the following morning.
1 mentionAdvent Health records — The Advent Health records came up during Harper's cross-examination on Day 8.
1 mentionAlden's report — Alden recalled from his report that he had noted light redness near Torres's left eye.
1 mentionAll court orders in Orange County criminal cases regarding Jorge Torres; the objection was overruled at that time because a Declination of Prosecution might be relevant depending on Ms. Boone's testimony and proof of an overt act — On Day 4, the court overruled the objection at that time because a possible Declination of Prosecution might be relevant depending on Boone's testimony and an overt act being placed in evidence. The court did not admit a document in that exchange.
1 mentionAspire records — Owens requested review of an entire paragraph in the Aspire records, including relationship complaints. The court allowed cross-examination to continue and said the additional context could be addressed on redirect.
1 mentionBlood and vitreous alcohol test results — Zydowicz identified a blood alcohol result of .139 and a vitreous alcohol result of .213. She distinguished the blood result at death from an earlier blood level that she said had been at least as high as the vitreous result and possibly higher.
1 mentionBoone's prior mental health records — Harper testified that she reviewed Boone's prior mental health records as part of an evaluation that also included interviews, psychological tests, and other materials.
1 mentionCertified medical records from AdventHealth Orlando, not received by either party — During the Day 4 exhibit-list discussion, both parties said they had not received the listed records. The court sustained the objection after the defense confirmed their unavailability.
1 mentionCertified medical records from the Orange County Jail — The court sustained an objection specifically to questioning about the Orange County Jail records while allowing clarification about other materials Harper had not reviewed.
1 mentionCertified medical records, AdventHealth Altamonte Springs, Jorge; the State believed these were encompassed by the records already addressed — During the Day 4 exhibit-list discussion, Jay said he believed these records were encompassed by the medical records already addressed, while acknowledging uncertainty. He stated that the State had no additional objection beyond those previously noted.
1 mentionCertified medical records, AdventHealth Altamonte Springs, Sarah; the defense had not received them and the objection was sustained — On Day 4, Owens said the defense had requested the records after obtaining Boone's medical release but had not received them. The court sustained the objection.
1 mentionCompeting proposed instructions regarding battered spouse syndrome — The court accepted language allowing jurors who found the battered spouse syndrome evidence credible to consider it when assessing the reasonable necessity of force against imminent unlawful force by Torres. The language also permitted belief or disbelief of all or part of that testimony and was to appear within both force instructions.
1 mentionCopies of the jury instructions — The courtroom deputy distributed written jury instructions for jurors to follow as the court read the law and to retain during deliberations. The instructions covered second-degree murder, manslaughter, culpable negligence, self-defense, and battered spouse syndrome.
1 mentionDCF records — Harper acknowledged during cross-examination that she lacked the DCF records.
1 mentionDefendant's Objections to State's Digital Exhibits — Henderson questioned the proposed cell-phone photographs' dates, relevance, identification, and foundation during Day 3 argument. Based on the State's proffer, the court overruled the objections while leaving the State responsible for foundation and preserving the defense's ability to object at trial.
1 mentionDefense investigator reports discussed in connection with recently noticed witnesses — Beck stated that providing information would not waive potential work-product protection for investigator reports. The court clarified that it was not requiring disclosure of material protected by attorney-client or work-product privilege.
1 mentionDefense motion for witness to appear via Zoom filed October 21, 2024 — The defense requested a Zoom appearance for Pearl Walker. The court denied the October 21, 2024 motion because the State did not consent to remote testimony.
1 mentionDefense proposals for a special battered-spouse instruction and revisions to instructions 3.6(f) and 3.6(g). No draft had been circulated to the court or State; the court directed submission before 9:00 a.m. — The proposed special battered-spouse instruction had not been circulated to the court or the State. The court directed the defense to submit revisions to instructions 3.6(f) and 3.6(g), along with other requested defense instructions, before 9:00 a.m. the next morning.
1 mentiondeposition — The court noted that the earlier deposition had not explored the specific opinion areas but had left other opinions open. The court declined to strike the expert and stated that it had permitted an in-court deposition out of caution.
1 mentionDeposition of Dr. Harper — The court received Dr. Harper's deposition without objection as State's Exhibit 2 for purposes of the Day 3 hearing on evidentiary motions.
1 mentionDeposition of Dr. Julie Harper — Werner identified Harper's deposition among the collateral materials she reviewed before her October 2 evaluation.
1 mentionDeposition of Dr. Werner — On Day 3, the court admitted the deposition without objection as State's Exhibit 3 specifically for purposes of the evidentiary hearing.
1 mentionDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-5, Text Revision — The manual came up during Harper's direct examination on Day 8.
1 mentionDiagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fifth Edition, Text Revised — Brannon described the manual as a guide to diagnostic criteria and said battered women's syndrome was not a formal diagnosis within it. He related battered-person terminology most closely to trauma disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder.
1 mentionDiagnostic and Statistical Manual, fifth edition, text revision — Werner identified the book before her as the fifth edition, text revision. She testified that battered spouse syndrome was not a diagnosis in the manual and would fit within a trauma category, most likely post-traumatic stress disorder.
1 mentionDocumentation and paperwork from the original analyst's work — McCaskill testified that she reviewed all documentation and paperwork, along with the original analyst's report, as the technical reviewer rather than the analyst who examined the evidence.
1 mentionDr. Werner's deposition — Owens cited deposition answers about Werner's uncertainty concerning PTSD and notification of additional opinions. The court distinguished an opinion about a PTSD diagnosis from an opinion about the relationship of PTSD or battered spouse syndrome to Boone's reported account.
1 mentionDr. Werner's deposition transcript — Werner's deposition transcript included answers saying she had not decided one way or the other about PTSD and needed to review her notes. The jury was excused while counsel and the court addressed the disclosure dispute.
1 mentionDSM — The discussion of the document identified as the DSM occurred on Day 9.
1 mentionDSM-5-TR discussed by the State — Jay described the DSM-5-TR as a manual of diagnostic criteria and argued that battered spouse syndrome was not a separately recognized diagnosis in it, describing the syndrome instead as a component of PTSD.
1 mentionEhrhardt's Florida Evidence, 2023 Edition, Volume 1 — The discussion of the 2023 edition's first volume occurred on Day 9.
1 mentionemail from Dr. Harper — The discussion of the email occurred on Day 5.
1 mentionExpert depositions, including Dr. Harper's deposition; the State questioned whether newly disclosed jail records had been reviewed after the depositions — On Day 4, Jay said the doctors' depositions predated the request for newly disclosed jail records and questioned whether further review would require another deposition of Harper. He acknowledged that Harper had described relying on some jail records during her deposition, but said he did not know their date span.
1 mentionFamily law case file, Boone v. Boone, Case No. 2017-DR-01660-0, proposed by the defense to explore Brian Boone's alleged bias or impeachment; no ruling appears before counsel were called to approach — Owens alleged nonpayment of alimony, while the court questioned relevance and whether any order found a violation. Owens acknowledged that there was no such finding and said he would examine the file further; the discussion ended without a ruling.
1 mentionFour-page court reporter rough draft of portions of the previous day's rulings — On Day 4, Jay used the rough draft's language about an overt-act requirement to request clarification that the restriction also covered prior bad acts and reputation evidence, not only battered spouse syndrome expert testimony.
1 mentionHarper's October 1, 2024 deposition transcript — Harper answered no at trial to a criterion concerning fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love, then acknowledged answering yes in her deposition.
1 mentionHospital records from AdventHealth, mentioned by the defense while identifying possible records custodians; the State said it did not think it had received medical records regarding Jorge Torres and raised a discovery concern if such records were introduced — Owens identified AdventHealth hospital records while discussing possible records custodians. Jay said he did not think the State had received medical records regarding Torres, and the court deferred any discovery issue until it arose.
1 mentionIncident report describing the autopsy report — Werner testified that the autopsy report was described in the incident report, but that she had not seen the actual autopsy report.
1 mentionInformation charging second-degree murder — Beck challenged the sufficiency of the evidence for the second-degree murder charge and asked that the case continue solely on manslaughter. The court denied the motion after viewing the evidence most favorably to the State.
1 mentionInformation filed in this case — The court instructed prospective jurors that the Information was not evidence of guilt and that the State bore the burden of proof.
1 mentionInstruction 3.9(a), entitled defendant not testifying — The court read the instruction to Boone while explaining that it would be given to the jury if she chose not to testify. The instruction prohibited treating that choice as an admission of guilt or allowing it to influence the verdict.
1 mentionInvestigator's report — Zydowicz testified that she had not attended the scene and had reviewed the report prepared by Ashlee Hammermeister, the medicolegal death investigator who went there.
1 mentionJorge Torres' hospital records — Harper testified that she had seen Torres's hospital records when describing the materials she considered in evaluating Boone.
1 mentionJorge Torres' hospital records, which Owens said Dr. Julie Harper considered and which the defense had not yet narrowed for possible use — Owens said Harper had considered Torres's hospital records and that the defense would narrow them if it sought to use them. The court required the defense to identify its intended selections by 5:00 p.m. that day so the State could review them before Harper testified.
1 mentionJorge's AdventHealth Winter Park medical records; the court recalled its earlier ruling allowing blood alcohol content records and the narrative, and requested the exact pages — On Day 4, the court recalled its earlier ruling that blood alcohol content records and the treatment narrative would be admissible. It requested the exact pages, and Owens said the defense would identify them.
1 mentionJurors' notes — Beck objected that jurors taking notes into deliberations could give one juror's notes undue priority. The court overruled the objection, citing its instruction that no juror's notes should outweigh another juror's notes or memory.
1 mentionJury instructions on reasonable doubt and evidence reliability — Owens read and discussed instructions addressing reasonable doubt arising from the evidence, conflicting evidence, or a lack of evidence. He also discussed jurors' responsibility to assess evidence reliability and witness credibility.
1 mentionjury questionnaires — The court explained that questioning would help the court and counsel learn more about prospective jurors beyond the information already provided in their questionnaires.
1 mentionJury questionnaires reviewed by the court — The court said it had reviewed the questionnaires and noticed that some prospective jurors had minor children before asking about childcare conflicts with the trial schedule.
1 mentionKoepsell's investigative report — Henderson asked why the report did not specify when Boone's next-day meeting was arranged, and Koepsell said she did not typically include that information. The court also sustained objections to proposed use of the report to refresh recollection because a lack of memory had not been established.
1 mentionKoepsell's Miranda card — The discussion of the Miranda card occurred on Day 7.
1 mentionKoepsell's report — Koepsell recalled an interviewee reporting that Boone had described being dragged down stairs a couple of days earlier, but declined to quote his exact words. She assumed the questioner was reading her report and said the account sounded similar to what the report should say.
1 mentionLenore E.A. Walker's book, The Battered Woman Syndrome — The discussion of Walker's book occurred on Day 9.
1 mentionletter to Jorge's family about alleged cheating — Boone said she believed she had sent a long letter to Torres's family about alleged cheating, but did not remember the names raised in questioning.
1 mentionMedical records concerning the burn — Harper confirmed seeing the burn-related medical records while saying she did not know which exhibits had been admitted.
1 mentionMedical records for Mr. Torres — Julie Harper's cross-examination on Day 8 included a reference to Mr. Torres's medical records.
1 mentionMedical records from Advent Health — Werner identified the Advent Health records among the collateral documents she reviewed when considering the opinions she expressed in court.
1 mentionMedical records from Aspire Health — Werner identified the Aspire Health records among the collateral documents she reviewed when considering the opinions she expressed in court.
1 mentionMedical records reviewed for Werner's diagnostic opinions — Werner said she based her alcohol use disorder opinion on medical records, Boone's account of problematic use, and her ex-husband's account in a police report.
1 mentionMedical records the State said perhaps described a leg wound as sword fighting and playing around — In his Day 5 opening statement, Jay conditionally anticipated evidence of a leg wound that Boone would attribute to Torres. He said medical records perhaps described the wound as resulting from sword fighting and playing around.
1 mentionmiscellaneous papers and paperwork removed from the suitcase — Roughgarden identified Photo 61 from the composite as depicting miscellaneous papers and paperwork removed from the suitcase.
1 mentionMr. Torres' medical records concerning the 2018 plate glass window incident — Jay described records containing Torres' account that he put his hand through a plate glass window and received treatment for a laceration. On Day 3, the court overruled objections to the factual treatment narrative and blood alcohol information, but sustained objections to the remaining records unless defense evidence established their relevance.
1 mentionMr. Torres' medical records concerning the December 24, 2017 incident — Jay described 487 pages containing Torres' report that unknown men had attacked him, along with records of his treatment. On Day 3, the court allowed the factual treatment narrative and blood alcohol information, but sustained objections to the remaining records unless evidence in the defense case established their relevance.
1 mentionNo contact provisions introduced late — Owens said the exhibits contained written court orders prohibiting Torres from contacting Boone. In closing argument, he portrayed Torres's alleged violation of an order as an effort to retain control over her.
1 mentionNotice directing prospective jurors to call for their return date and time — The notice directed prospective jurors to call an updated recording for their return date and time. After a concern that its wording suggested final selection, the court said it would add language identifying recipients as potential jurors, with both sides agreeing.
1 mentionOctober 4th, 2024 deposition of Dr. Tonia Werner — Owens pressed Werner about the opening of an earlier deposition answer, while Werner insisted that her complete answer included discussion of relationship volatility. The court read the cited deposition discussion as concerning anxiety versus adjustment disorder, rather than PTSD or battered spouse syndrome.
1 mentionOrange County Jail records concerning Ms. Boone's height and weight — Jay cited jail records during a dispute over a height-and-weight hypothetical, and Owens disputed Jay's description of Boone's height. The court sustained the objection to the hypothetical and permitted different hypothetical sizes without resolving that factual disagreement.
1 mentionOrange County Sheriff's Office investigation report — Werner identified the Orange County Sheriff's Office investigation report among the collateral documents she reviewed when considering her opinions.
1 mentionOrange County Sheriff's Office investigative workup report, proposed only to refresh an officer's recollection — On Day 4, Owens said the report would be used only to refresh an officer's memory if needed during testimony. The court overruled the objection on the representation that the report would not be offered into evidence.
1 mentionOrange County Sheriff's Office property form; the State said it was found that afternoon and disclosed as discovery, not as a trial exhibit — Owens described the property form as a late exhibit, but Jay said it was discovery rather than a trial exhibit. The State said the form had been found that afternoon and disclosed as soon as it was found.
1 mentionOriginal analyst report — McCaskill said she reviewed the original analyst report along with the documentation and paperwork as the technical reviewer. She acknowledged that she was not the analyst who examined the items.
1 mentionOver 500 pages concerning jail telephone calls or tablet communications that Owens said the State provided — During Day 3 argument, Owens said the State had provided more than 500 pages involving either Boone's jail telephone calls or tablet communications. He said the material had not been narrowed to communications the State considered incriminating and had required additional defense review.
1 mentionPages 1 through 413 of discovery, including the investigative report — Discovery pages 1 through 413, identified as including the investigative report, were referenced during Julie Harper's cross-examination on Day 8.
1 mentionPaperwork from prior cases involving Mr. Torres and Ms. Boone — Julie Harper's cross-examination on Day 8 included a reference to paperwork from prior cases involving Torres and Boone.
1 mentionParagraph 2 — Jay described 119 new JPEG pages purporting to be Winter Park AdventHealth records and said they differed from the 81 pages he had previously received. The court deferred the Richardson hearing until 9 a.m. the next morning and ordered the defense to provide an edited version of the records it sought to offer by that time.
1 mentionPDF starting 48-2019, in folder OCSO19-079759 — After a video stopped, Jay directed publication of the first file in the fifth folder, identifying it as a PDF.
1 mentionPolice or arrest reports associated with items 9, 10, 11, and 16, proposed only to refresh officers' recollection rather than for admission — During Day 4 discussion, Owens represented that the reports would be used only to refresh officers' recollection if needed, rather than offered into evidence. On that basis, the court neither sustained nor overruled the objections.
1 mentionPolice report — Werner said body-camera videos were described in the police report when asked about videos she had not reviewed. She also identified Boone's ex-husband's account in the report as one source for her alcohol use disorder opinion.
1 mentionPossible summary of Pearl Walker's testimony from Billy Lane; Owens said he thought Lane had interviewed her and had a summary he would provide to the State — Owens said he thought Billy Lane had interviewed Walker and had a summary he would provide to the State. The court said such a summary could inform the State's decision whether to waive a deposition and its response to a requested virtual appearance, but did not approve that appearance.
1 mentionPresentencing investigation — The court directed the Department of Corrections to prepare the investigation after adjudicating Boone guilty of second-degree murder.
1 mentionPreviously disclosed 81 pages of Sarah Boone's AdventHealth Winter Park medical records; the State had not objected to those pages — On Day 4, Jay described the previously disclosed pages as covering Boone's treatment over dates spanning 2018 to 2020 and said he had decided not to object after reviewing them. The court distinguished that set from the newly disclosed 119 JPEGs and stated that the 81 pages were not at issue in the Richardson hearing.
1 mentionPrior criminal history of Jorge Torres listed by the defense; the defense withdrew the item — Owens clarified that the proposed criminal-history evidence concerned incidents involving Boone, then withdrew the exhibit-list entry. The court did not rule on the objection after the withdrawal.
1 mentionProposed jury instructions — The court said it would review the proposed instructions during lunch and address them after the State concluded its rebuttal case.
1 mentionPublix purchase receipts for February 22 and 23 — Julie Harper's cross-examination on Day 8 included a reference to Publix purchase receipts for February 22 and 23.
1 mentionreceipts for the wine purchases — Owens said receipts would accompany Publix videos of a wine purchase around noon and another around 5:00 or 5:30 p.m. on February 23, 2020. He presented those purchases as part of the defense's anticipated account of the day's drinking.
1 mentionRedline copies — Beck said the defense had not received the redline copies discussed the previous day. The court said it had emailed them the previous night and would send them to everyone that morning.
1 mentionReport consulted to refresh the scene address — Uadan consulted her report after asking to check the numerical address and then confirmed that her memory had been refreshed.
1 mentionRevised deadly-force and non-deadly-force jury instructions — The court distributed paper instructions incorporating revisions discussed earlier on Day 10 and reviewed the deadly-force and non-deadly-force provisions with counsel. The revisions retained prior-threat and known-specific-act language but removed reputation paragraphs, with a remaining paragraph corrected to address relative physical abilities and capacities.
1 mentionRoughgarden's report — Roughgarden confirmed authoring the report but did not know whether the medical examiner used it and did not believe it stated that first responders had removed the body from the suitcase.
1 mentionSearch warrant for Boone's cell phone, signed by a judge the next day — Koepsell testified that she stopped further phone processing after seeing the suitcase videos, decided to write a search warrant, and obtained a judge's signature the next day.
1 mentionState's charging document, called an Information — During preliminary instructions on Day 4, the court told jurors that the Information was not evidence and could not be considered proof of guilt.
1 mentionState's Exhibit 1 — Jamro confirmed that the documents fairly and accurately appeared to be receipts from his Publix store. The court admitted the receipts without objection as State's Exhibit 1 on Day 5.
1 mentionState's Exhibit 12 — Zydowicz identified the document as a copy of her body diagram documenting injuries to Jorge Torres, and the court admitted it without objection as State's Exhibit 12. During examination using the chart, she described bruising on both hands, the left side of the back, and the forearms.
1 mentionState's motion concerning an overt-act prerequisite for battered spouse syndrome and victim-character evidence — The court granted the State's request to require an overt act reasonably indicating a need for self-defense before victim reputation or specific prior-bad-act evidence could be introduced. The sequencing restriction applied to trial testimony, not voir dire or opening statements.
1 mentionState's motion in limine to present evidence anticipating the battered spouse syndrome defense — The court granted the motion without defense objection, allowing the State to outline the anticipated battered spouse syndrome defense in opening statements and present evidence addressing it in its case in chief.
1 mentionState's Request for Forcible Felony Instruction and Request for Initial Aggressor Instruction — The State's pleading sought forcible-felony and initial-aggressor instructions and included legal analysis under Martinez. The State argued that a separate, uncharged aggravated assault justified the forcible-felony language, but the court declined that instruction and returned to the no-duty-to-retreat statement.
1 mentionState's request for special instruction regarding withdrawing from physical contact — The State requested language defining physical contact to include any restraint on Jorge Torres' movement. Without defense objection, the court granted the request for inclusion after the withdrawal exception in the deadly-force and non-deadly-force instructions.
1 mentionState's Request for Special Jury Instruction Regarding Florida Criminal Standard Jury Instruction 3.9(b), Defendant's Statements — The State proposed language stating that law enforcement need not ask whether a suspect wants to speak after Miranda warnings, while allowing jurors to consider that circumstance when evaluating voluntariness. The court said it would add the language to the draft for further discussion, not announce final approval.
1 mentionState's request for special jury instructions on causation — The State sought additional causation language after questioning about Torres' cardiovascular condition and the inclusion of culpable negligence as a lesser offense. Henderson objected that the wording would lessen or confuse the standard requirement, and Jay withdrew the request.
1 mentionState's response and objections to the defense exhibit list — The court reviewed the State's written objections alongside the defense's Fifth Amended Reciprocal Discovery Exhibit List and directed counsel to address only the disputed items.
1 mentionThe 108-page PDF Jay described as being on the last exhibit; he planned to read from it the next morning and estimated approximately 40 minutes. — After the jury left on Day 9, Jay said his remaining presentation would consist of reading from the 108-page PDF the next morning, estimated approximately 40 minutes, and confirmed that he would then rest.
1 mentionThe court's redlined version of the jury instructions provided by the State, to be emailed to counsel. — On Day 8, the court arranged for its redlined version of the State-provided jury instructions to be emailed to counsel and directed the defense to submit its requested instruction revisions.
1 mentionThe defense's proposed verdict form — The defense's proposed form struck manslaughter and requested culpable negligence instead. During the Day 10 charge conference, Henderson acknowledged that manslaughter had to appear if instructed, and both parties accepted the court's four verdict choices.
1 mentionThe Information read to the prospective jurors — During Day 4 voir dire, Henderson referred to the government-produced Information as the document stating the charge against Boone and asked prospective jurors whether the State should bear the burden of proving its elements.
1 mentionThe previously granted State protective order, relied on by the court to prevent the identified State Attorney's Office personnel from being read to the jury at this time — During a Day 1 sidebar, the court relied on the previously granted protective order to prevent identified State Attorney's Office personnel from being named to the jury at that time, after Owens agreed they were the people contemplated by the order.
1 mentionThe property form — During Day 7 cross-examination, Koepsell requested the property form to identify the collected suitcase contents precisely; Henderson did not have it, so she gave a qualified recollection instead.
1 mentionThe search warrant for Boone's phone — Koepsell testified that finding the videos changed her approach from consent to a warrant because Boone would have no way to contact her to withdraw consent once the phone was taken. She said the warrant was submitted and signed the next day.
1 mentionThe State's motion and proposed special instruction that Henderson said he thought concerned voluntariness; he reported having no objection. — On Day 8, Henderson said he had read the State's motion and proposed instruction and had no objection, while qualifying that he thought the request concerned voluntariness.
1 mentionThe State's motion requesting an in-camera inquiry into a potential conflict of interest — Jay reported filing a motion seeking an in-camera inquiry into a potential conflict of interest. On Day 7, the court allowed defense counsel time to review it and deferred discussion until lunch without ruling on the merits.
1 mentionThe State's request for protective order filed September 30, which the court reviewed as identifying records custodians and supervisory positions rather than specific names — During a Day 1 sidebar, the court reviewed the September 30 request and noted that it identified a records custodian and domestic-violence, victim-advocate, and misdemeanor supervisory positions rather than specific names.
1 mentionthree Publix receipts removed from the trash can — Roughgarden identified three Publix receipts alongside wine bottles in photo 25 of the composite and testified that she collected the items into evidence.
1 mentionThree wine-purchase receipts described by the State — In the Day 5 opening statement, Jay described three $9.74 receipts for Woodbridge wine: one from February 22, 2020, and two from February 23 at 12:17 p.m. and about 5:30 p.m. He presented them with the anticipated evidence of 1.5-liter bottles when discussing Boone's account of wine consumption.
1 mentionTorres's birth certificate — During Day 10 rebuttal closing, Jay argued that Boone controlled Torres and asserted that his birth certificate was torn up when he did not comply with her wishes.
1 mentionTranscript of a second interview the next day of Ms. Boone — During Day 9 cross-examination, Werner listed a transcript of Boone's second interview, conducted the next day, among the documents she reviewed in connection with her opinions.
1 mentionTranscript of a two-hour interview of the defendant — Werner testified that she reviewed a transcript of Boone's two-hour interview and confirmed the interview identified in questioning as involving Detectives Lowen and Koepsell.
1 mentionTranscript of Boone's interrogation video — During Day 8 direct examination, Harper testified that she reviewed Boone's interrogation-video transcript as part of an evaluation that also included interviews, psychological testing, and other materials.
1 mentiontranscript of Boone's prior testimony about intoxication — During Day 7 cross-examination, Boone agreed that she had previously said she was still intoxicated to a degree when she called 911 on February 24, 2020, while also describing her condition as more shock.
1 mentionTranscript of No. 35's earlier questioning referenced by Jay — Jay said the earlier questioning asked only whether No. 35 was actively seeking information about the case and ended after that inquiry.
1 mentionTranscription of Moreno's recorded statement — Koepsell reviewed the transcription to refresh her recollection during questioning about Moreno's account. She said the teaching-a-lesson reference was absent and did not confirm the proposed wording in full. The court sustained an objection to reading the statement aloud, limiting its use to refreshing recollection.
1 mentionTwo Publix receipts, each described by an investigator as recording a single wine purchase — In the recorded interview, an investigator described two Publix receipts as each showing a single bottle of wine purchased the previous day. The investigator associated those purchases with two empty bottles, while Boone denied that both bottles had been consumed.
1 mentionTwo-page FDLE laboratory report authored by Carolina Benito on June 3, 2020 — A signed stipulation addressed the admissibility of Benito's two-page FDLE report. Boone confirmed that she had reviewed both the stipulation and the report with her attorney.
1 mentionVerdict Form — The form offered four choices: second-degree murder, manslaughter, culpable negligence, or not guilty. The court instructed jurors to return one unanimous written verdict and directed the foreperson to sign and date the form after agreement.
1 mentionVerdict form signed by the foreperson — The clerk read the foreperson-signed verdict dated October 25, 2024, finding Sarah Boone guilty of murder in the second degree. All six jurors subsequently affirmed the announced verdict when polled.
1 mentionVincent DiMaio's textbook of Forensic Pathology — The textbook was referenced during Sara Zydowicz's cross-examination on Day 6.
1 mentionWaivers and affidavits form with a consent portion for searching Boone's cell phone — Koepsell testified that she began the form's paperwork and obtained Boone's consent at the scene on February 24 to search her cell phone. She said she did not examine the phone herself.
1 mentionWerner's deposition transcript — During cross-examination, Owens contrasted Werner's deposition description of psychologists' medical knowledge with her testimony about the defense experts. Werner maintained that her deposition statement concerned psychologists generally and that she did not know those experts' specific medical knowledge.
1 mentionWerner's evaluation file and notes — Werner's evaluation file and notes were referenced during her cross-examination on Day 9.
1 mentionWinter Park Advent Health records and the defense's proposed selection of pages for an exhibit — Jay requested the finalized selection of Winter Park records that the defense intended to offer, including additional pages sought by the State for completeness. The court directed the defense to provide the proposed exhibit by noon and permitted electronic delivery.
1 mentionDemonstratives (15)
Defense demonstrative A ear injury photograph — Sarah Boone confirmed that the photograph showed the injury to her ear. The court allowed the enlargement for demonstrative purposes but declined to admit it separately because it duplicated Defense Premarked X, which was already in evidence.
3 mentionsDefense demonstrative D television photograph — The court allowed the photographic enlargement for demonstrative use on Day 7, rather than separate admission, because it duplicated a photograph included in the defense's premarked exhibits and the State's digital exhibit.
3 mentionsDefense demonstrative E arm photograph — Identification E depicted Boone's arm and duplicated a photograph included in K through Y. The court allowed the enlargement for demonstrative purposes only.
3 mentionsDefense demonstrative F stab wound photograph — On Day 7, Sarah Boone identified the wound shown in Identification F as her stab wound during resumed direct testimony. The court allowed the enlargement for demonstrative purposes but did not accept it into evidence because it was duplicative.
3 mentionsDefense demonstrative G curtain rod photograph — Sarah Boone confirmed that Identification G showed the curtain rod during her resumed direct testimony on Day 7. The court allowed the enlargement for demonstrative use only, rather than separate admission, because it duplicated other photographs.
3 mentionsB — On Day 7, the court overruled the relevance objection but declined separate admission of the enlargement because the native photograph in Defense M was already in evidence. The court permitted demonstrative use.
1 mentionBlowup of the reasonable-doubt instruction — The enlargement presented the reasonable-doubt instruction that Owens discussed, including doubt arising from evidence, conflicts in evidence, or a lack of evidence, and the requirement of an abiding conviction of guilt.
1 mentionDefense demonstrative aid originally using a quote by Dr. Michael Brannon — Jay raised no objection to the aid, and the court allowed Owens to proceed during the Day 10 charge conference.
1 mentionDefense enlargement on justifiable use of non-deadly force — Owens identified the enlargement as an aid he had tried to use in opening, and Jay raised no objection when it was discussed during the Day 10 charge conference.
1 mentionPhotographic enlargement C, identified as duplicating the staircase photograph in N; allowed for demonstrative purposes rather than separate admission — The court permitted demonstrative use rather than separate admission because the enlargement duplicated the staircase photograph identified as N.
1 mentionPhotographic enlargement H, allowed for demonstrative purposes but not received into evidence because it was duplicative — The court allowed demonstrative use but declined to receive the enlargement into evidence because it duplicated another photograph.
1 mentionPhotographic enlargement I, identified as the same as T; allowed for demonstrative purposes under the duplicative-exhibit ruling — Jay identified the photograph as the same as T, Owens agreed, and the court allowed demonstrative use rather than separate admission of the duplicative enlargement.
1 mentionProposed board containing part of the weighing-the-evidence instruction, excluded from opening — The court prohibited reading the partial weighing-the-evidence instruction during opening, explaining that opening should preview anticipated facts and evidence rather than discuss law.
1 mentionProposed reasonable-doubt instruction board, excluded from opening because the court found it did not track instruction 3.7 — The court disallowed the board during opening because its reasonable-doubt language did not track the revised instruction 3.7, but did not preclude using enlargements in closing.
1 mentionThree proof-beyond-a-reasonable-doubt charts the defense agreed not to use — During the Day 10 charge conference, Jay stated that he objected to these three charts and that the defense had agreed not to use them.
1 mentionTestimony References (15)
Dr. Harper's deposition — During questioning on Day 9, Dr. Werner confirmed that she had read Dr. Harper's deposition.
1 mentionDr. Harper's deposition, cited by Owens concerning the records she relied upon — During Day 7 discussion of Jorge Torres's hospital records, Owens said Dr. Harper's deposition identified those records among the materials she considered.
1 mentionDr. Harper's deposition, which the court said did not identify an overt act; Owens disputed the questioning and characterization — During Day 4 argument, the court said Dr. Harper's deposition contained no testimony identifying an overt act and no response to questions about imminent fear. Owens maintained that the defense had been forced to disclose the overt act underlying its self-defense position.
1 mentionDr. Harper's testimony about battered spouse syndrome — During Dr. Werner's Day 9 direct examination, Jay addressed whether PTSD or battered spouse syndrome applied to Boone's account regardless of diagnosis.
1 mentionDr. Werner's deposition, which Jay said had previously been provided to the court for the State's motion in limine — During Day 4 argument, Jay said Dr. Werner's deposition had previously been provided to the court for the State's motion in limine.
1 mentionDr. Werner's earlier opinion that Boone had not provided enough information for a PTSD diagnosis at the jail evaluation — During Day 9 procedural discussion, the court read back Werner's earlier opinion that Boone had not provided enough information for a PTSD diagnosis at the jail evaluation. Owens said he intended to question Werner about that opinion using her deposition.
1 mentionin-court deposition — On Day 9, the court said it had permitted the in-court deposition out of caution after finding that the specific opinion areas had not been explored in the earlier deposition. The court reaffirmed its refusal to strike the expert.
1 mentionMedical examiner findings previewed by the State — In the State's Day 5 opening statement, Jay said the medical examiner would describe positional asphyxiation, environmental suffocation, and blunt-force injuries to Torres's torso, face, mouth, and fingers. The court instructed that opening statements were not evidence.
1 mentionMedical examiner's testimony about alcohol dissipation — In Day 10 rebuttal closing argument, Jay recounted testimony that alcohol dissipates at an average rate of 0.015 grams per deciliter each hour, while acknowledging individual variation and tolerance.
1 mentionMedical examiner's testimony about bruising, as described by the State — During Day 7 argument, Jay described the medical examiner's testimony about deep bruising while discussing Boone's account of using a bat against Torres while he remained confined.
1 mentionSarah Boone's testimony — During Day 7 argument, Jay described Boone's testimony as an account of playful confinement followed by bat use while Torres remained trapped. Owens emphasized her account of threats during the unrecorded interval and characterized the bat use and continued confinement as restraint to block an attack.
1 mentionSarah Boone's testimony about playing and laughing during the suitcase activity — In Day 10 closing argument, Cacciatore recounted Boone's testimony that she and Torres were playing hide-and-seek and still laughing after she zipped him into the suitcase.
1 mentionSarah Boone's trial testimony — In Day 10 rebuttal closing argument, Jay recounted Boone's testimony about playful initial confinement and her desire to make Torres listen to her grievances. He challenged her shower-hiding timeline against the 11:03 p.m. photograph and argued that her account of a threat to end her life had emerged for the first time at trial.
1 mentionthe deposition — Michael Brannon's Day 8 testimony included a reference to a deposition.
1 mentionWerner's earlier deposition — During Day 9 questioning, Werner said her opinion that PTSD did not apply to Boone's description of the incident predated her earlier deposition, but maintained that Owens had not specifically asked about it. Owens also compared her earlier anxiety-or-adjustment-disorder opinion with her current position, which leaned toward adjustment disorder without resolving the distinction.
1 mentionStipulations (3)
State's Exhibit 14 premarked state s f — On Day 6, the court admitted the victim-identification stipulation without objection as State's Exhibit 14 and read it to the jury.
1 mentionState's Exhibit 15 premarked state s n — The stipulation bore the signatures of Dave Cacciatore, Jr., Sarah Boone, and James Sylivan Owens. On Day 6, the court admitted it without objection as State's Exhibit 15 and read the agreement to the jury.
1 mentionStipulation that Jorge Torres is dead — During closing argument on Day 10, Cacciatore referred to the agreement that Jorge Torres was dead while discussing the elements the State had to prove.
1 mentionOther (18)
A statement claimed to have been made by the defendant outside of court — The court instructed jurors to weigh the alleged statement cautiously and determine whether it was knowingly, freely, and voluntarily made, considering circumstances such as threats or promises.
1 mentionAbraham Moreno's recorded interview — Koepsell confirmed that she interviewed Abraham Moreno on February 26, 2020, and that the interview was recorded.
1 mentionBlood and vitreous-fluid alcohol test results — Zydowicz said the comparison indicated that Torres' alcohol level was decreasing. She considered a five-hour estimate reasonable but stressed individual variation and the single collection point at autopsy rather than confirming his time in the suitcase.
1 mentionBoone's first interviews with law enforcement — Cacciatore contrasted Boone's first interviews with her next-day interview and trial testimony, arguing that her descriptions changed and that her earlier accounts omitted an attack or fear for her life.
1 mentionBoone's next-day interview with Detective Koepsell and Detective Lowen — In closing argument, Cacciatore said additional details emerged and Boone's account changed during her next-day interview with Detectives Koepsell and Lowen.
1 mentionBoone's statements to law enforcement on the 24th and 25th — Jay argued that Boone's earlier account of falling asleep and not knowing what happened differed from her statements after she was confronted with a video on the 25th.
1 mentionClinician-Administered Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Scale — Harper described the PTSD scale as consistent with her clinical findings but not independently sufficient for a diagnosis.
1 mentionDefendant's first police interview as recounted by the State — Jay said Boone described drinking wine, doing art and puzzles, and playing hide-and-seek. He said she maintained that she expected Torres to leave the suitcase and that they had not been drunk.
1 mentionExhibit 4 — The reference to Exhibit 4 did not describe its contents.
1 mentionFebruary 25 police interview as recounted by the State — Jay said Boone reported not remembering making the recordings and denied intending to leave Torres in the suitcase. He also said she described past violence but denied violence that day.
1 mentionInterviews in this case — Cacciatore estimated that presenting the interviews would take approximately three hours before direct and cross-examination, potentially extending the afternoon beyond 5:00.
1 mentionInventory of Legal Knowledge — Julie Harper's direct testimony included the Inventory of Legal Knowledge on Day 8.
1 mentionMiller Forensic Assessment of Symptoms Test — Julie Harper's direct testimony included the Miller Forensic Assessment of Symptoms Test on Day 8.
1 mentionNews articles read by Seat 34 — Seat 34 described reading news coverage and said she could disregard news accounts and decide solely on trial evidence.
1 mentionrecorded statement in an unmarked squad car — Owens said homicide detectives obtained a recorded statement from Boone in an unmarked squad car and told jurors they would hear it.
1 mentionrecording of those interviews — Sarah Boone's cross-examination on Day 7 included discussion of a recording of interviews.
1 mentionstatement from Abraham Moreno — Owens asserted that Moreno changed his statement and described an earlier account in which Boone called the death an accident. His argument was interrupted after Jay objected to reading material not in evidence.
1 mentionToxicology results for Jorge Torres — Zydowicz said testing detected alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine, with the alcohol result reflecting the time of death or near it rather than a confirmed point 11 hours earlier. She described impaired judgment and possible motor and problem-solving impairment, while emphasizing individual variation and tolerance.
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