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Ashley Benefield trail underway in Manatee County
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Ashley Benefield on the second day of her trial for the second-degree homicide of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 24, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield on the second day of her trial for the second-degree homicide of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 24, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield on the second day of her trial for the second-degree homicide of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 24, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield’s mom, Alicia Byers, leaves the courtroom after testifying for the state on the second day of her trial for the second-degree homicide of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 24, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield’s mom, Alicia Byers, testifies for the state on the second day of her trial for the second-degree homicide of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 24, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield’s mom, Alicia Byers, testifies for the state on the second day of her trial for the second-degree homicide of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 24, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield on the second day of her trial for the second-degree homicide of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 24, 2024.
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Licensed scientific social employee Dr. Barbara Russell testifies on the second day of Ashley Benefield’s trial for the second-degree homicide of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 24, 2024.
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Licensed scientific social employee Dr. Barbara Russell testifies on the second day of Ashley Benefield’s trial for the second-degree homicide of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 24, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield on the second day of her trial for the second-degree homicide of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 24, 2024.
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Decide Matt Whyte holds a sidebar with attorneys on the second day of Ashley Benefield’s trial for the second-degree homicide of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 24, 2024.
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Manatee County Sheriff’s Lt. Dan Dickerman testifies on the second day of Ashley Benefield’s trial for the second-degree homicide of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 24, 2024.
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Assistant State Lawyer Suzanne O’Donnell continues to current her case on the second day of the trial for Ashley Benefield for the second-degree homicide of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 24, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield on the primary day of her trial for the second-degree homicide of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 23, 2024.
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Assistant State Attorneys Rebecca Freel and Suzanne O’Donnell stand as potential jurors file in for the voir dire portion of Ashely Benefield’s trial for the second-degree homicide of her estranged husband in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 22, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield returns to the courtroom after a quick break within the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree homicide of her estranged husband in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 22, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield seems earlier than potential jurors within the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree homicide of her estranged husband in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 22, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield and lawyer Neil Taylor chuckle collectively bofore the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree homicide of her estranged husband in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 22, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield whispers to her lawyer, Neil Taylor, as she seems earlier than potential jurors within the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree homicide of her estranged husband in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 22, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield seems earlier than potential jurors within the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree homicide of her estranged husband in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 22, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield seems earlier than potential jurors within the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree homicide of her estranged husband in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 22, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield sits along with her lawyer Neil Taylor as she seems earlier than potential jurors within the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree homicide of her estranged husband in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 22, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield and paralegal Amrita Duckett earlier than the beginning of the voir dire portion of Benefield’s trial for the second-degree homicide of her estranged husband in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 22, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield and her lawyer Neil Taylor stand earlier than potential jurors within the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree homicide of her estranged husband in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 22, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield seems earlier than potential jurors within the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree homicide of her estranged husband in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 22, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield’s lawyer Neil Taylor and Assistant State Lawyer Suzanne O’Donnell converse earlier than choosing potential jurors within the voir dire portion of Benefield’s trial for the second-degree homicide of her estranged husband in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 22, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield and lawyer Neil Taylor stand earlier than potential jurors within the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree homicide of her estranged husband in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 22, 2024.
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Paralegal Jack O’Keefe sits behind the protection desk as Ashley Benefield seems earlier than potential jurors within the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree homicide of her estranged husband in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 22, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield seems earlier than potential jurors within the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree homicide of her estranged husband in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 22, 2024.
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Decide Matt Whyte addresses the courtroom as Ashley Benefield seems earlier than potential jurors within the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree homicide of her estranged husband in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 22, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield’s lawyer Neil Taylor within the courtroom as his shopper seems earlier than potential jurors within the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree homicide of her estranged husband in 2020 on the Manatee County Judicial Middle, July 22, 2024.
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