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Live coverage: Griego rape trial

Follow The Billings Gazette's live coverage of the Toby Griego trail. Griego is accused of committing a series of home-invasion sexual assaults.

3rd & 7 37yd

Bartleson is asking about the gloves that were seized. "We've all lived with thru Montana winters, right?" #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/11/2014 8:54:59 PM
Beckers: He is confirming he didn't find fingerprints, DNA or trace evidence #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/11/2014 8:56:03 PM
Beckers: He is confirming he didn't find the victims' numerous stolen items. #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/11/2014 8:56:31 PM
um yeah, except he was wearing gloves in July at the Wild West

by JS01 4/11/2014 8:56:36 PM

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That's it for Bartleson's cross examination. Beckers is being re questioned by Pierce #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/11/2014 8:57:16 PM
Pierce is having him confirm that it wasn't winter in April, May or July 2013 #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/11/2014 8:57:44 PM
the most damaging is ON HIS PHONE...dummy thot that app took care of it! oooops! fool he is!

by jacq 4/11/2014 8:57:54 PM

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get a rope!

by jacq 4/11/2014 8:58:35 PM

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Pierce is also having him confirm that none of the victims' stolen were found. He says that is not surprising #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/11/2014 8:58:36 PM
Def confident that no evidence (besides camera) have been found in #Griego 's possession. Also want to point finger @ Biggs. #griegotrial

by Kelli via twitter 4/11/2014 8:59:03 PM
Beckers: Is stepping down. Pierce: The state rests. Duke: We have no witnesses and defense rests #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/11/2014 8:59:26 PM
Det. Beckers is clearly upset and trying to compose himself. #griegotrial

by Teri423 via twitter 4/11/2014 8:59:42 PM
Beckers: We got it right. #griegotrial Liked this detective too.

by Kelli via twitter 4/11/2014 8:59:57 PM
Def has no witnesses & rests?!?!?!....hahahhaa
#griegotrial

by Pencil of the Court via twitter 4/11/2014 9:00:28 PM
BREAKING: Defense and state both rest in the trial of suspected serial rapist Toby Eugene Griego #griegotrial #mtnews

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/11/2014 9:00:29 PM
Holy cow. #Griegotrial State rests, and then so doe defense. They put up NO defense. Back on Monday with juror instructions.

by azmatthews via twitter 4/11/2014 9:00:30 PM
lol! and the prosecution fades back for a three'pointer...swiiish! slam dunk!

by jacq 4/11/2014 9:00:31 PM

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EXACTLY... DEFENSE HAS NADA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#griegotrial

by Teri423 via twitter 4/11/2014 9:00:39 PM
Testimony is over? Closing arguments Monday?? #griegotrial

by Kelli via twitter 4/11/2014 9:00:59 PM
give it to the jury today ! why wait?

by jacq 4/11/2014 9:01:07 PM

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The trial will go to closing statements on Monday morning #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/11/2014 9:01:13 PM
Wow, the state rests and the defense has no witnesses! #griegotrial

by lovespink22 via twitter 4/11/2014 9:01:25 PM
Duke: Griego has the right to testify. But he declined to do so. #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/11/2014 9:02:40 PM
Watch the #griegotrial with us! thetrialdivas.com/trial-livestre…

by Jennywoos via twitter 4/11/2014 9:02:42 PM
Judge Fagg just granted the state 70 minutes for closing statements #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/11/2014 9:03:27 PM
Judge Fagg is now going thru jury instructions with counsel #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/11/2014 9:03:54 PM
Defense has no witnesses and rests it's case. This guy is going down. Can't believe there are people like this. #griegotrial

by Ali Iverson via twitter 4/11/2014 10:00:17 PM
Mick, this guy has previous ape convictions, per the law if he is found guilty he will get life

by JS01 4/14/2014 2:47:46 PM

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Good morning. I'll be live tweeting the last day of #griegotrial . Closing arguments start at 9 a.m., with jury deliberation after #mtnews

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/14/2014 2:53:34 PM
Are closing arguments today in #griegotrial ?

by Pencil of the Court via twitter 4/14/2014 2:59:52 PM
The jury has been brought in and court is in session #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/14/2014 3:03:42 PM
Judge Fagg: A defendant has the right to not testify. You can't hold this against the defendant in your deliberations #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/14/2014 3:05:25 PM
.@TheEddieGregg in the courtroom for what could be the last day of the #griegotrial . He's been on point with fantastic coverage since day 1

by Zach Benoit via twitter 4/14/2014 3:05:45 PM
The jury must reach a unanimous decision of not guilty or guilty for each of the 27 counts against #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/14/2014 3:06:08 PM
In Billings: MT @TheEddieGregg : Live tweeting the last day of #griegotrial . Closing arguments start at 9 a.m., with jury deliberation after

by eidietrich via twitter 4/14/2014 3:06:26 PM
Judge Fagg is now going over the definition of each count and what it takes for a person to commit each offense #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/14/2014 3:06:55 PM
no stream today?

by s 4/14/2014 3:10:50 PM

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I cant find one either

by JS01 4/14/2014 3:11:15 PM

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This will take a few minutes. We're just now going over the instructions for count 7 of 27. #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/14/2014 3:12:01 PM
found it, it will continue after jury instruction

by JS01 4/14/2014 3:13:09 PM

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Basically Fagg is explaining Griego should only be found guilty of each count if the state proved each element of each offense #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/14/2014 3:14:04 PM
does anyone have a link for the stream?

by d 4/14/2014 3:14:43 PM

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Closing arguments to begin any moment in serial rapist #TobyGriego #griegotrial . Watch LIVE here with LIVE chat. courtchatter.tv/griego.htm

by CC via twitter 4/14/2014 3:15:11 PM
thank you.

by d 4/14/2014 3:16:25 PM

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The jury is made up of 7 women and 5 men, with 3 male alternate jurors #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/14/2014 3:18:58 PM
Griego faces: 10 counts of sexual intercourse without consent, 6 counts of robbery, 4 counts of aggravated kidnapping #griegotrial ...

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/14/2014 3:21:42 PM
We have the mother of one of #TobyGriego 's rape victims chatting live with us here courtchatter.tv/griego.htm #griegotrial . Please join us!

by CC via twitter 4/14/2014 3:21:52 PM
... 2 counts of aggravated assault, 1 count of assault with a weapon, 2 counts of intimidation #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/14/2014 3:22:16 PM
... and 1 count of attempted sexual intercourse without consent. All of those counts are felonies #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/14/2014 3:22:46 PM
He also faces a misdemeanor count of surreptitious visual observation or recordation in a residence. #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/14/2014 3:23:02 PM
Because of his criminal history #NewMexico , Griego could face life in prison if convicted of rape, robbery or kidnapping #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/14/2014 3:25:18 PM
Among other crimes, #Griego was convicted of raping a 16-year-old in the late 1990s in #NewMexico #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/14/2014 3:26:24 PM
We're still going thru jury instructions. #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/14/2014 3:27:36 PM