"Russo and Holmquist were handed a crappy case and they did a crappy job."

Tree jurors agree with DDA Elan Firpo's  argument about the new trial, handling of the case and Judge Reinholtsen's decision to deny the new trial.

Several jurors have attended different hearings and I am not going to identify who said what to me for their own privacy. As it is, after the verdict, they have received the cold shoulder from the defense.

After the decison, one of the jurors gave me a quote which supported what both the Judge and Ms. Firpo stated today regarding the request for new trial .

"The defense never clearly made the case where the shooter stood that would prove Mr. Tree innocent. I never understood why the defense had the "images " and the experts. They helped the prosecution more than the defense. Ms. Stonebarger only testified about the DNA being on the bottle and sweatpants. All the blood spatter never made sense. Cloutier's ballistics were the biggest evidence. He was more influential."

After the jury verdict, a juror had said that even without the inmates testimony, DDA Elan Firpo did such an amazing job putting the puzzle together with all the witnesses, that they would have convicted Tree. There were 73 witnesses, one witness alone did not make the case.

The jurors have done their job and as one juror said, they do not want Bodhi Tree to get away with murder because of the legal process. All they can do is show up and have their presence speak.

One juror summed up what the jurors felt about the defense team. "Russo and Holmquist were handed a crappy case and they did a crappy job."