State Attorney Andrew Bain on Sarah Boone verdict
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State Attorney Andrew Bain on Sarah Boone verdict

Florida State Attorney Andrew Bain and the state prosecutors spoke briefly with reporters following the verdict in Florida v. Sarah Boone. Boone was found guilty of second-degree murder in the Feb. 2020 death of her boyfriend, Jorge Torres, who was locked inside a suitcase and left to suffocate, officials said. Boone initially claimed Torres' death was not intentional, but at trial, claimed it was in self-defense.

Sarah Boone's lawyer reacts to guilty verdict: 'Disappointed'
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Sarah Boone's lawyer reacts to guilty verdict: 'Disappointed'

Attorney James Owens, who represented Sarah Boone during her murder trial, told reporters that he was "disappointed" in the jury's guilty verdict, but that he respected the jury's decision. He admitted the state had some strong evidence, but felt he and his team had some strong evidence as well. He said Boone was "shocked" at the guilty verdict on second-degree murder in the death of her boyfriend, Jorge Torres. Owens was the ninth lawyer to represent Boone. Boone went through went through 8 court-appointed lawyers previously, whom all withdrew due to differences with Boone or conflicts of interest.

Sarah Boone found guilty of second-degree murder
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Sarah Boone found guilty of second-degree murder

A jury rendered a guilty verdict in the second-degree murder trial of Sarah Boone. The jury arrived at that decision after a short period of deliberations that began late Friday afternoon, following closing arguments.

Lawyer: This is the key piece of evidence in the Sarah Boone trial
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Lawyer: This is the key piece of evidence in the Sarah Boone trial

Laura Cadilac of Cadilac Law, a Texas-based law firm, has been following the Sarah Boone trial. She joined FOX 35's Garrett Wymer shortly after the case was given to the jury to discuss some of the most interesting moments of the trial. While second-degree murder was the most severe charge against Sarah Boone, Cadilac she said was surprised that Boone wasn't charged with first-degree murder in light of the videos at the center of the case.