Who Killed Karter? Day 3: Kianna Davis Takes the Stand | Full Trial, No Breaks

The State rested. The judge denied a directed verdict and called it a circumstantial case. Then Karter's mother took the stand. Day 3 is the day the accused finally answers for herself. Two-year-old Karter Ambrose was fatally beaten over a weekend in November 2020, and his mother, Kianna Davis, is charged with malice murder. A second adult, Kiyon Benton, was in the home and is tried separately, and no one was charged for three years. That second adult and that delay are the whole question of who killed Karter. This full day runs the last of the State's two investigators, puts Kianna Davis on the witness stand in her own defense, and carries the trial all the way through both sides' closing arguments, the jury charge, and the first hours of deliberation. This is the No Breaks Edition: the entire trial day with the recesses removed, in one continuous cut. WITNESS AND HEARING GUIDE 0:00:00 Sgt. Keith Collins, the lead investigator - Day 3 opens with his recorded interview of Davis still playing, then the State closes his direct. 0:19:36 Collins, defense cross - He left the sheriff's office before anyone was charged and before the final autopsy, and cannot say the collected evidence ever reached the crime lab. 0:40:47 Lt. Darren Bowes, the investigator who took over - His December 2021 interview of Davis is played, along with the autopsy timeline and the September 2021 meeting with the medical examiners. 1:11:00 Bowes floats the empty chair - On the State's own recording, the investigator raises the idea that someone else could have done it. Davis does not move off her account. 1:21:54 Bowes, defense cross - Chain of custody, and the meeting that fell two days before the autopsy report was signed. 1:41:50 Directed verdict denied - All seven counts stand. The judge calls it a circumstantial evidence case. 1:45:06 Kianna Davis takes the stand - The first and only time the jury hears the accused answer for herself. Her life, her son's health history, and three years of calling investigators back. 2:07:12 The denial under oath - Asked point blank whether she ever did anything to harm her child. 2:15:49 The State cross-examines Davis - The liver photo, the injury window, and the pressure on every gap in her account. 2:19:43 "Who else could have done it?" - The prosecutor narrows it to the only two adults with access, and Davis pushes back that the nurses saw no bruises. Watch the exchange whole. 2:52:32 The defense rests - No rebuttal. The evidence is closed. 2:54:38 The charge conference - Jury out, the judge and the lawyers settle exactly which instructions the jury will hear, including the accident charge the defense wins over the State. 3:26:27 Closing argument, the State - Justin Duane opens on the child he says was treated like an object. 3:45:13 Closing argument, the defense - Jeff Grube asks the jury to find Kianna Davis not guilty. 4:27:13 The State's rebuttal - The last word: the injuries read one by one, and "100% guilty." 4:49:54 The judge charges the jury - The law that applies, from the presumption of innocence to reasonable doubt to the seven counts. 5:12:30 The jury retires to deliberate. 5:15:55 The jury's first question - They ask for the definitions the judge read to them. 5:26:47 More questions, and a request to come back the next morning - Deliberations are not finished. 5:50:43 Recess for the day - Deliberations continue Friday morning. No verdict yet. COMPLETE CASE COVERAGE justiceisaprocess.com SUBSCRIBE for daily trial coverage and hit the notification bell so you never miss testimony. JOIN to unlock the Case Notebook powered by NotebookLM, where you can chat with the evidence, ask questions about the testimony, and go deeper than any comment section allows. CASE BACKGROUND REPORT: https://www.justiceisaprocess.com/ga-... Complete case overview: the charges, the timeline, the two-defendant question, and the legal analysis behind State of Georgia v. Kianna Davis. PLAYLISTS AND RESOURCES Website: https://www.justiceisaprocess.com/cov... Full Trial Live Broadcasts:    • Georgia v. Kianna Davis — Full Trial Live ...   No Breaks Edition:    • Georgia v. Kianna Davis — No Breaks Edition   Trial Analysis Podcast:    • Georgia v. Kianna Davis — Trial Case Story...   Key Moments and Testimony:    • Georgia v. Kianna Davis — Key Moments & Te...   Subscribe for Daily Coverage:    / @justiceisaprocess   FAIR USE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE This content is produced under Fair Use (17 U.S.C. 107) for news reporting, criticism, and educational purposes. We provide transformative commentary on public court proceedings, advancing public understanding of the judicial process through timestamps, analysis, and educational context. #JusticeIsAProcess #WhoKilledKarter #KiannaDavis