Brit17
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This pretty much sums it up. Before the surrebuttal, Dr. Horn was called to the stand again by Juan. The bullet wound was first discussed, but not the particular membrane. Dr. Horn testified that he would've been immediately incapacitated and wouldn't have been able to defend himself. Plus given the lack of blood and hemorrhaging around the wound, meant he was more than likely dead when he was shot.
It was Dr. G that brought up the membrane and that this membrane controls motor functions. He pointed out that Dr. Horn's report stated it wasn't damaged and added that Travis could've been capable of still defending himself, and/or possibly attacking Jodi.
The fact still remains is that the bullet shot came last. Juan got Dr. G to admit that the lack of blood from the wound meant he was probably already dead. Juan needs to make sure and focus on the fact that even if this membrane was or was not intact at the time the autopsy was performed; the shot to the head was the final nail in the coffin. It did not come first like Jodi states it did. Hopefully the jury takes the report for mostly what it is and oversees this typo. If anyone of them is believing Travis was shot first, then this could be a problem. I certainly hope they all believe he was stabbed first, then his throat slit and the shot came last.
Personally, from the moment I learned how he died, I really didn't believe it was self defense. Especially given there was no calls for help, tried to clean up the crime scene, disposed of evidence. A real self defense victim would've been in fight and flight mode. Fight just enough to escape from the scene and call for help.
Of course you all know that. I'm just rambling on now.
I agree with you that TA was probably stabbed first, throat slit, then shot last (because let's not forget the shell casing was found on top of the blood too) ... But just for argument sake, let's just say that JA shot TA in the shower first, and like the autopsy report technically says, the membrane wasn't damaged and it really wasn't a typo after all ... TA could have still then gotten out of the shower, JA panicked and started stabbing him, TA defended himself (defense wounds), went to the sink, coughed up blood, continued to try to get away, JA followed and kept stabbing him, TA got to the end of the hallway where JA slit his throat and then dragged him back to the bathroom ... So in other words, even IF TA was shot first, it still doesn't make JA's self defense claim/story/lie anymore probable or believable to me ... (but I never bought her self defense claim to begin with either) ...