Two days of motion hearings surrounding a stand your ground defense are expected to kick off today for Ashley Benefield, the former ballet dancer accused of murdering her husband, Douglas Benefield. Detectives say Ashley went to a neighbor’s house in September 2020 claiming Douglas attacked her, so she shot him. However, during the investigation, it was discovered Douglas most likely had his back to Ashley when he was shot. The couple had reportedly gotten married 13 days after they met.
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This Tramp will never survive prison
Here wondering how she got off the time, aint no way she get off this time
She planned this
When will the trial be? Crazy how long. She didn’t win outright self defense acquittal
I love this judge. What a respectful, kind gentleman. ♥️
The judge seemed too nice, and the defense at the end told the judge he was so impressed with him. to score brownie points
She murdered that man. Lock her up and throw away the key. Prayers for the victims family and friends 🙏🏼💙
WHEN IS THE DECISION?? this is crazy. Can’t find any info!!!
Her lawyer has the voice of the teacher in “Peanuts”…… wah wah wah…. Droning on in such a way as to make his “speech” horrible for me to listen to. Can’t tell you what he said.
The real case is about “why she stayed”. Could it be $$ for her ballet company? 🤷♀️
where's the rest of these videos????
Former Prosecutor here for both Dade and Orange counties Florida. This is NOT an open and shut case. This is a hard case. Apparently, the deceased has admitted to despicable acts during a deposition and now that’s in the transcript. That is an enormous problem for the prosecution.
She's a nut. Should be first degree–she planned the whole deal.
Is this trial happening??
Is his ex wife still alive? If last DV towards her as claimed why wouldn’t the defence call her to testify?
THIS HOE looks like the Evil SPY lady from fox’s action series 24 back in the first 4 seasons of the series!
How does a man in his mid-fifties marry a 24 year old after knowing her for a whole two weeks? Some people grow old and still never gain any wisdom. why not just ask her to live together it she's that great. See how we feel in 3 or 4 years. No. He just marries a complete stranger. And now he's dead bc of it and the kid will have no parents. * No jury in this trial?
I wonder how much her mother was involved in the planning of this. I mean, she had all his stuff packed, a truck ordered, paid for and packed, so only thing left was getting rid of him. "Sorry Babe, you're not moving to my mother's house with me, and our daughter, you're going to move to your grave". How evil!
Is this trial over?
28:50 Ashley had good reason to fear her husband's potential violence, so had an arguable case for self-defense. But her lawyer is arguing a completely different justification for homicide – a ludicrous argument – that her husband was a de jure burglar and that she therefore had the right to kill him to defend her property. Then he weakens his argument further by attacking the integrity of a police officer on entirely spurious grounds that he made a minor redrafting of his own argument for an arrest warrant. Poor woman, she chose a dumbcluck to marry, a dumbcluck way to get out of marriage, and now a dumbcluck lawyer to defend her. Three strikes.
Such a waste of taxpayer money!
Shooting someone in the back is by definition 1st degree murder imo!
Probably she has wealthy friend & family that get her free from prosecution by this fake facade!
She deserves the death penalty for her murder!
Self defense.
IAm I correct to understand that this video basically skipped the whole of the states closing arguments? That's too
bad.. WHEN will the judge present his decision? What do you guys think will happen? Will it go to trial or not?
Anyone have link to the day two?
IMO I feel it's the person not the age, whether you're 20 or 80, if you're a narcissistic psychopath, That's so entitled you're willing to kill to get full custody, What the heck does their age have to do with it ?! So sad when you have a parent that wants to be involved and this is how she solved her problem. 😢🙏
she wanted her his money
Why oh why did the state not ask how close the shots were? Any stippling ? 🤷♀️
I really wish the defense would talk in the microphone
Ashley didn't use Amber Heard bruise kit….dayum!!!!😕😕😕😕😕