Florida Judge Rejects New Trial For Men Convicted Of Murdering Julio Foolio

Judge Michelle Sisco today rejected motions for new trial and/or acquittals before she sentenced the four men convicted of murdering rapper Julio Foolio. Sisco, who presides in Florida's 13h Judicial District in Tampa, first heard argument from defense attorney Brian Gonzalez, who represents Rashad Murphy. 01:07 "Mr. Murphy would suggest that the court erred in denying several of Mr. Murphy's pretrial motions with arguments that extended not only to the pretrial motion dates but also during the course and scope of the trial in interim circumstances." 03:50 Gathright's attorney Jarvis Wise "We did not file a motion for new trial. I would just ask to adopt the arguments that Mr. Gonzalez made." He argues Gathright should be acquitted of tampering with evidence, related to the car "Essentially, the evidence we see is that the car is left with a grandmother...." 07:01 Nick Sinardi for Davion Murphy 08:11 "The focus of the trial, and a substantial portion of the trial, was predicated on the state's introduction of Mr. Murphy's alleged gang affiliation, and that became the focus of the trial, and by simply by alleging that Mr. Murphy was in fact a part or participant in the gang, made him guilty by association." 10:50 Isaiah Chance's lawyer Justin Petredis 11:22 response from Assistant State Attorney Michelle Doherty 11:46 "We literally have the defendant on video where he is seen actually wiping down the fingerprints. All of the rest of the cases went towards knowledge intent that that physical act was actually done and proof of that. And judge, there is circumstantial evidence in this case that is overwhelming..." 14:57 judge rules