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Back @NS Supreme Court for the 2nd degree murder trial of Kale Gabriel, in the death of Ryan White in 2010. #nscourt #cbcns

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 1:45:05 PM
Trial in final stages. Closing arguments. Defence lawyer Geoff Newton going first. #nscourt

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 1:45:55 PM
Newton: "His life has been my responsibility for three years now." Telling jury it will be their responsibility. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 1:47:19 PM
Newton tells jurors they have three choices: murder, self defence or manslaughter. Defence is arguing self defence. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 1:48:25 PM
Newton says Randall Samson's evidence is all that leads to murder. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 1:49:13 PM
Newton says Samson has already received $20 ,000 and is hoping to collect $150 ,000 if Gabriel is convicted. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 1:51:11 PM
White's murder is in the province's major unsolved crimes file, meaning testimony leading to a conviction could net a cash payout. #nscourt

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 1:52:40 PM
Newton says Samson testified the gun was pointed straight up, coroner said gunshot went down. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 1:54:41 PM
Newton questions why if Gabriel intended to kill White he brought a bunch of witnesses with him. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 1:55:33 PM
Newton says when Gabriel first approached White he could have shot him then, but he didn't. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 1:56:56 PM
Newton says Gabriel kicked White in the head in a bid to knock him out and defuse the situation. It didn't work. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 1:58:06 PM
Newton says if Gabriel meant to kill White he would have shot him more than once, but White was only hit once in the chest. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 1:59:05 PM
Newton says it's easy to judge Gabriel's actions from a safe distance but he's asking jurors to put themselves in the moment. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:00:10 PM
Newton says people might suggest that Gabriel could have run away but he didn't. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:00:54 PM
Newton says problems between Gabriel and White escalated in a matter of days, he didn't have time to plan. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:02:42 PM
Newton says Gabriel had no choice about where to live, he was in public housing. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:03:34 PM
Newton says Gabriel didn't call the police because that's what got him in trouble in the first place. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:04:23 PM
Gabriel told his trial he got in trouble because he had a reputation as a snitch. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:04:58 PM
Newton says if Gabriel tried to leave his home he would have had to walk his young children past men with guns. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:06:00 PM
Newton says it would also have been unreasonable to expect Gabriel to remain in his home with the threat outside. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:07:10 PM
Newton says Gabriel took a gun to the confrontation but didn't have it out. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:07:50 PM
Newton says in the days before the shooting, men showed up on Gabriel's doorstep to threaten him and force him to sell drugs. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:09:10 PM
Gabriel refused to sell drugs but Newton says the confrontations escalated. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:09:46 PM
Newton says 3pm on day of shooting, Ryan White shows up with a mask and a sawed-off shotgun. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:11:46 PM
Newton: "Just because you don't act scared doesn't mean you're not scared." #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:12:28 PM
Newton: "How much more reasonable was Kale supposed to be?" #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:13:09 PM
Newton: "This is a different culture and a different code of life to live by." #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:13:48 PM
Newton says lots of key players have criminal records. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:15:52 PM
Newton says Durrell Bundy said whatever he could to keep himself out of trouble. He never spoke up until three years after shooting.

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:18:26 PM
Newton says Samson denies he testified just to get the $150 ,000 cash prize. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:21:26 PM
Newton: "Randall Samson cares about Randall Samson and nobody else." #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:22:18 PM
Newton says Samson only realized after he gave initial statement that he would have to testify to get the $150 ,000. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:23:47 PM
Newton says Samson painted himself and Ryan White in a good light and Kale Gabriel in the worst light possible. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:24:50 PM
Newton on Gabriel: "Yes he has a motive to lie to you. He also has a motive to tell the truth." #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:28:45 PM
Newton says witness who refused to testify early in the trial gives an insight into the culture where people just won't talk to authority.

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:36:50 PM
Newton says Ryan White lived by the code more than anyone because even as he lay dying he refused to tell police who shot him. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:38:13 PM
Newton says Kale was a "rat" because he gave a statement to police when he was 16. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:40:09 PM
Newton says Gabriel's reputation as a rat followed him to the Waterville youth jail where he was being held. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:40:09 PM
Newton says Gabriel was threatened in Waterville by people who were friends of Ryan White. This was 5 years before the shooting. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:41:23 PM
Newton says Gabriel felt blacks in Mulgrave Park were particularly intolerant of rats. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:43:52 PM
Newton says on one occasion, White refused to shake Gabriel's hand, saying he wouldn't shake hands with a rat. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 2:44:55 PM
Court resumes after mid-morning break. Geoff Newton still making closing arguments on behalf of Kale Gabriel. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 3:22:38 PM
Newton says Gabriel produced gun at earlier confrontation to make White back down. That happened that time. Not later. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 3:33:23 PM
Newton says Gabriel admitted to carrying gun with him all day, even when with his kids and on a trip to the liquor store. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 3:34:51 PM
Newton continues to attack credibility of major crown witness, Randall Samson, who Newton says was only testifying for money. #nscourts

by Blair Rhodes via twitter 2/16/2016 3:46:33 PM