The Bench: Gerald Goines, Episode 2
HOUSTON – The trial against Gerald Goines is one step closer to being handed over to the jury.
Goines is a former Houston Police narcotics officer accused of falsifying government records for a no-knock search warrant on Harding Street.
The raid became deadly and Rhogena Nicholas, Dennis Tuttle, and their family dog, were killed.
Five officers were injured with four of them being shot.
Thursday, the state rested their case.
A brand new panel of The Bench legal analysts weigh in on if Gerald Goines will take the stand now that it’s the defense’s turn to call witnesses.
Watch their opinions on how prosecutors wrapped up their case. Did the defense flip a prosecutor’s expert witness in their favor?
Also, hear why Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas’s dog, Star, is so important in this trial.
We answer all of those questions and much more during the second episode of The Bench: Gerald Goines.
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