LIVE: FL v. Ashley Benefield, Black Swan Murder Trial - Day 1 | COURT TV

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LIVE: FL v. Ashley Benefield - Black Swan Murder Trial Day 1 - A former ballerina is facing trial on charges she murdered her husband in the middle of their custody battle. Ashley Benefield, 32, is charged with second-degree murder for the death of her husband, Douglas Benefield, 58, who was shot to death in Ashley’s bedroom in Sept. 2020. Ashley has not denied pulling the trigger but has argued that she did so in self-defense.

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TRIAL NOTES:
ON THE RECORD - Day 1 Fl v. Ashley Benefield
OUTSIDE JURY’S PRESENCE
Jury Instructions
State Opening Statement - ASA Suzanne O’Donnell
Defense Opening Statement - Neil G. Taylor
State witness 1 - Tommie Douglas Benefield, Jr.
State witness 2 - Eva Benefield, daughter of Douglas and Renee Benefield (both deceased)


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