Ashley Benefield trail underway in Manatee County

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2024-07-25 12:55:03

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Ashley Benefield on the second day of her trial for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 24, 2024.

Ashley Benefield on the second day of her trial for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 24, 2024.

Ashley Benefield on the second day of her trial for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 24, 2024.

Ashley Benefield’s mother, Alicia Byers, leaves the courtroom after testifying for the state on the second day of her trial for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 24, 2024.

Ashley Benefield’s mother, Alicia Byers, testifies for the state on the second day of her trial for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 24, 2024.

Ashley Benefield’s mother, Alicia Byers, testifies for the state on the second day of her trial for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 24, 2024.

Ashley Benefield on the second day of her trial for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 24, 2024.

Licensed clinical social worker Dr. Barbara Russell testifies on the second day of Ashley Benefield’s trial for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 24, 2024.

Licensed clinical social worker Dr. Barbara Russell testifies on the second day of Ashley Benefield’s trial for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 24, 2024.

Ashley Benefield on the second day of her trial for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 24, 2024.

Judge Matt Whyte holds a sidebar with attorneys on the second day of Ashley Benefield’s trial for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 24, 2024.

Manatee County Sheriff’s Lt. Dan Dickerman testifies on the second day of Ashley Benefield’s trial for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 24, 2024.

Assistant State Attorney Suzanne O’Donnell continues to present her case on the second day of the trial for Ashley Benefield for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 24, 2024.

Ashley Benefield on the first day of her trial for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 23, 2024.

Assistant State Attorneys Rebecca Freel and Suzanne O’Donnell stand as potential jurors file in for the voir dire portion of Ashely Benefield’s trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.

Ashley Benefield returns to the courtroom after a brief break in the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.

Ashley Benefield appears before potential jurors in the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.

Ashley Benefield and attorney Neil Taylor laugh together bofore the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.

Ashley Benefield whispers to her attorney, Neil Taylor, as she appears before potential jurors in the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.

Ashley Benefield appears before potential jurors in the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.

Ashley Benefield appears before potential jurors in the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.

Ashley Benefield sits with her attorney Neil Taylor as she appears before potential jurors in the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.

Ashley Benefield and paralegal Amrita Duckett before the start of the voir dire portion of Benefield’s trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.

Ashley Benefield and her attorney Neil Taylor stand before potential jurors in the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.

Ashley Benefield appears before potential jurors in the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.

Ashley Benefield’s attorney Neil Taylor and Assistant State Attorney Suzanne O’Donnell speak before selecting potential jurors in the voir dire portion of Benefield’s trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.

Ashley Benefield and attorney Neil Taylor stand before potential jurors in the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.

Paralegal Jack O’Keefe sits behind the defense table as Ashley Benefield appears before potential jurors in the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.

Ashley Benefield appears before potential jurors in the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.

Judge Matt Whyte addresses the courtroom as Ashley Benefield appears before potential jurors in the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.

Ashley Benefield’s attorney Neil Taylor in the courtroom as his client appears before potential jurors in the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.

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