Jury hears closing arguments in grandma's murder trail
Sandra Layne is charged with killing her 17-year-old grandson.
PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE AND THE WAYNE COUNTY EXECUTIVE. I MURDERED MY GRANDSON! AN ABSOLUTE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF WHAT SHE DID TO ANOTHER HUMAN BEING. Devin: PROSECUTORS SAY SHE'S NOT THE FRAIL GRANDMOTHER YOU MIGHT THINK AND NOW THE FATE OF THIS WEST BLOOMFIELD GRANDMOTHER ON TRIAL FOR THE KETDZ OF HER GRANDSON IS IN THE HANDS OF THE JURY. THE JURY STARTED DELIBERATING TWO HOURS AGO. SHE INSISTS SHE SHOT HER GRANDSON IN SELF-DEFENSE. Carmen: THE PROSECUTION SAID SHE HUNTED HIM DOWN, SHOOTING HIM REPEATEDLY. LET'S GET TO OUR ROGER WEBER COVERING THIS CASE FOR US. THE CASE IS GETTING INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION AND IT'S NOT THAT CUT AND DRY. Roger: THE JURY HAS A LOT TO CONSIDER. SANDRA LAYNE'S TESTIMONY, THE 911 CALLS, BLOOD EVIDENCE, BALLISTIC EVIDENCE. AND THE QUESTION IS, WHO STARTED THE CONFRONTATION THAT LED TO THE FATAL SHOOTING. SANDRA LAYNE SAID SHE KILLED HER GRANDSON IN SELF-DEFENSE. ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR CALLS IT PREMEDITATED MURDER. TEN SHOTS TO ANOTHER HUMAN BEING IS DELIBERATE, TEN SHOTS OVER SIX MINUTES. Roger: HE SAID SHE CORNERED HIM IN THE BATHROOM AND ASKED WHY SHE WOULD BRING A GUN INTO THE ROOM. I GOT A GUN SO HE WOULD HEAR ME AND PAY ATTENTION TO ME. Roger: THEY LISTENED TO A 911 CALL FROM HOFFMAN. HE SAID HE'S BEEN SHOT AGAIN. IS THAT A CHANCE TO TAKE A SECOND LOOK, TO THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO BEFORE YOU PULL THE TRIGGER AGAIN? Roger: RAINE'S LAWYER REMINDED THEM OF HOFFMAN'S VIOLENT TEMPER, AN OVERDOSE AND THE USE OF K2. THINK OF SOMEBODY 73 OR 74 AND THIS BEHAVIOR IS OCCURRING IN HER PRESENCE. Roger: SAYING HE KICKED HER AND HIT HER IN THE FACE. SHE WAS AFRAID AND REACTED TO HIS PHYSICAL ATTACK AND THAT'S WHY SHE KICKED, THAT'S WHY SHE FOUGHT. Roger: PROSECUTION SAID SHE WENT INTO THE BASEMENT TO RELOAD. THE FIRST THING SHE SAID TO THE OFFICERS IS, I MURDERED MY GRANDSON! Roger: AND ACCORDING TO WALTON, AT THE TIME SHE NEVER SAID SHE HAD BEEN ATTACKED. THIS JURY OF 7 WOMEN AND 5 MEN STARTED DELIBERATING AT 3:00 AND ALREADY ASKED TO HEAR THE 911 TAPES AGAIN. MORE COMING UP AT 6:00. REPORTING LIVE IN PONTIAC, I'M ROGER WEBER, LOCAL 4. Carmen: WHAT DOES THE JURY NEED TO BELIEVE TO DETERMINE THAT SHE ACTED IN SELF-DEFENSE? Roger: THEY HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT SHE HAD A ROAM AND HONEST BELIEF SHE WAS IN DANGER AND HAVE TO CONSIDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WOULD HAVE APPEARED TO THE DEFENDANT AT THE TIME. BUT THEY'LL WANT TO KNOW WHY SHE BROUGHT THE GUN INTO THE ROOM, WHY SHE DIDN'T GET OUT OF THE CONDO, WHY SHE DIDN'T CALL FOR HELP, ALL OF THAT ABOUT BE IMPORTANT IN THE DELIBERATIONS.
