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Adam Montgomery Smiled at His Jury and Skipped His Own Murder Trial
Adam Montgomery walked into jury selection for his own murder trial smiling, tongue out. Then he refused to show up for most of the proceedings, choosing to stay in his cell. The jury convicted in under a day. The Supreme Court reversed the conviction. And now the Harmony Montgomery case is headed for a second murder trial where everything about this man’s behavior will be on display again. The retrial raises questions the first trial never had to face on its own: whether Kayla Montgomery’s uncorroborated testimony can carry a murder conviction, whether the defense theory that Kayla — not Adam — is responsible for Harmony’s death will land with a fresh jury, and whether the cover-up evidence can still be used to argue consciousness of guilt when the Supreme Court said it only proves what happened after the killing. Criminal defense attorney Bob Motta (Defense Diaries) joins Tony Brueski to assess both sides of the retrial. How a defendant’s courtroom demeanor registers with jurors. Whether the speed of the first conviction tells us the evidence was strong or the jury was contaminated. And what the prosecution must change to get a verdict that survives appeal. Tony Brueski and Bob Motta. Links:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod Disclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. Hashtags:#HarmonyMontgomery #AdamMontgomery #TrueCrimeToday #TrueCrime #DefenseDiaries #BobMotta #MurderRetrial #KaylaMontgomery #JusticeForHarmony #TrueCrimePodcast
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