Yaak murder trial continued to today
Benjamin Kibbey Western News | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 years, 4 months AGO
The trial in Montana 19th Judicial District Court of Sarah Carpenter, who is charged with homicide and tampering with evidence in the January 2017 death of Travis Gillett, was continued from Friday to today.
At the end of Friday, the prosecution had called all of its witnesses, and defense attorney Greg Rapkotch had called Carpenter as the defense’s first witness.
Rapkotch reached the end of his direct examination of Carpenter on Friday, but the prosecution was unable to begin the cross examination in the time that remained. Carpenter testified under questioning by her defense lawyer to a story in which Ezra Skinner took action alone in the death of Gillett.
Lincoln County Attorney Marcia Boris is scheduled to begin with the cross examination of Carpenter this morning at 9 a.m.
It is unknown whether the defense will call any additional witnesses.
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