Jurors in the trial of murder suspect Jon David Goldberg asked today to hear a portion of Goldberg’s trial testimony and also the full testimony of prosecution witness Timothy Roscoe.
This afternoon the jury sent two notes to visiting Judge Graham Cribbs, one requesting a “copy” of Goldberg’s testimony about the trip from his Bridgeville home to the home of shooting victim Timothy Smith. A second note asked for the full testimony of Roscoe, who said he was involved in a “road rage” incident with Goldberg and saw him get out of his van at Smith’s home on Rohnerville Road.
Goldberg didn’t testify in detail about his trip to Smith’s house. He explained that without thinking, he put his gun in his vehicle with no intention to use it.
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Goldberg said he left home about noon, drove to Fortuna at normal speed and got stopped in traffic a couple of times. He talked about his “destroyed” state of mind during the trip. He had learned hours earlier that Smith was having an affair with his wife. He denied he had any intention of killing Smith but was just planning to speak with Smith’s wife.
Goldberg said he strapped on his holstered gun when he realized Smith was home, thinking Smith might want to harm him.
Most of Goldberg’s testimony involved what happened at the end of the trip, when he encountered Smith outside and shot him five times.
Roscoe testified he encountered Goldberg on that trip. He said he was riding his motorcycle on Rohnerville Road when a mini-van pulled up so close behind him that “all I saw was the windshield.”
He pulled over to let the van pass, Roscoe said, and flipped the driver off as he sped by. He said the driver returned the favor.
Roscoe then followed the van until it pulled over at the Smith residence. He said the driver “jumped out and sprinted toward the house.”
Under questioning by the defense attorney, Roscoe said he saw nothing in the man’s hands. He waffled on that when being quizzed by the prosecutor, saying there may have been something in his hands but he couldn’t tell what.
Roscoe contradicted Goldberg’s statement about being stopped in traffic. In court he identified Goldberg as the van driver.
The court reporter read the requested testimony to the jurors, in the private jury room, late this afternoon.
Jurors also had another request for information, but Judge Cribbs closed the courtroom for that discussion and jurors weren’t there as they had left for the day. Both attorneys were in court, and apparently Goldberg.
The jury is expected to begin deliberating again tomorrow morning.
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PREVIOUSLY:
- GOLDBERG TRIAL, DAY ONE: Ruthless Revenge Killing or Unfortunate Tragedy? Murder Trial Underway for Man Accused of Murdering Wife’s Boyfriend in Fortuna
- GOLDBERG TRIAL, DAY TWO: Witness Testifies That Accused Murderer Physically Fought With His Wife, Fired Weapon Near Her on Morning of Crime
- GOLDBERG TRIAL, DAY THREE: Nearby Construction Workers Testify They Saw Murder Suspect Casing House Before Tim Smith Was Shot Dead
- GOLDBERG TRIAL, DAY FOUR: Victim’s Wife Testifies She Heard Gunshots Then Ran Outside to Find Her Husband Dying on the Ground
- GOLDBERG TRIAL, DAY FIVE, Part I: ‘I just held my mom and told her it was going to be OK,’ Victim’s Son Testifies
- GOLDBERG TRIAL, DAY FIVE, Part II: Suspect Said He Was Going to Kill Wife’s Boyfriend, Neighbor Testifies
- GOLDBERG TRIAL, DAY SIX: The Victim’s Son and a DA Investigator Testified Today, Along With a Man Who Was Flipped Off By Murder Suspect on the Day of the Shooting
- GOLDBERG TRIAL, DAY SEVEN, Part I: Four of the Five of the Bullets That Struck Tim Smith Could Have Killed Him On Their Own, Medical Examiner Testifies
- GOLDBERG TRIAL, DAY SEVEN, Part II: Friend Testifies He Drove Murder Suspect Home Day of Shooting, Told Him Cops Were Coming and to Be Nice
- GOLDBERG TRIAL, DAY EIGHT, Part I: Expert Witness Tells Jury About Communication Between the Victim, the Suspect and Each of Their Wives on the Morning of the Shooting
- GOLDBERG TRIAL, DAY EIGHT, Part II: Defense Witness Call Goldbergs a Bridgeville ‘Power Couple’; Attorney Seeks to Raise Doubts About Whether Victim Was Unarmed
- GOLDBERG TRIAL, DAY NINE: Murder Suspect’s Wife Gives Tearful Testimony, Says She Had Sex, Shared Explicit Photos With Victim
- GOLDBERG TRIAL, DAY TEN: Mother of the Accused Testifies About What He Was Like as a Boy; Psychologist Says Goldberg Told Him Shooting Was Accidental
- GOLDBERG TRIAL, DAY 11, Part 1: Murder Suspect Takes the Stand, Tearfully Recounts Learning of His Wife’s Affair With Victim
- GOLDBERG TRIAL, DAY 11: Accident, Self-Defense or Murder? Jon Goldberg Testifies About the Moment He Shot Tim Smith
- GOLDBERG TRIAL, FINAL DAY: Murder Suspect Wraps Up Emotional Testimony; Jury to Deliberate Monday
- Closing Arguments Underway in Goldberg Murder Trial
- GOLDBERG TRIAL, CLOSING ARGUMENTS: ‘Not Guilty’ the Only Reasonable Verdict, Says Defense Attorney in Passionate Appeal to Jury
- GOLDBERG CLOSING ARGUMENTS: Prosecution Wraps Up By Ridiculing Defense’s Case; Accused Murderer’s Fate in Hands of Jury
- Judge Scolds Goldberg Trial Jurors for Talking About the Case Outside of the Jury Room
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