Movie Popcorn Murder Trial: FL v. Curtis Reeves, Part 2

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🗓️ 17 February 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

A jury has been seated in the murder trial of Curtis Reeves, the retired police captain who shot and killed Chad Oulson during an argument over cell phone usage in a movie theatre. Reeves is claiming self-defense. The prosecution says he let his anger get the best of him. And how a jury must decide who is right. Host Vinnie Politan and Court TV’s Ted Rowlands will look at the opening arguments from both sides and the dramatic testimony of Chad Oulson’s widow. Get the latest updates on CourtTV and CourtTV.com and tune in to see Vinnie Politan and the entire Court TV team review each day’s testimony on Closing Arguments weeknights from 8pm to 11pm. To see more of our coverage of the Movie Popcorn Murder Trial, click here.

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0:00.0	The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are simply that.
0:05.0	Opinions, all are presumed innocent until proven otherwise in a court of law.
0:09.0	Sensitive topics are discussed.
0:11.0	Discretion is advised.
0:13.4	On this week's court TV podcast, after years of delays,
0:20.4	a jury has finally been seated in the murder trial of Curtis Reeves, the former police
0:25.8	captain charged with murdering Chad Olson after an argument in a movie theater.
0:31.6	Court TV's Ted Rollins joins me to discuss the opening statements
0:34.8	and the dramatic testimony of Chad's widow. This is the Court TV podcast with Vinny Polytan.
0:45.0	I'm Vinny Polytan.
0:47.0	Thank you so much for joining us here on the Court TV Podcast.
0:51.0	Big trial starting on Court TV. This is one eight years in the making. Eight years.
1:00.1	I began covering this story before the reboot of court TV was even a thing, like way before.
1:09.4	So this is a case involving a man named Curtis Reeves, who's accused of shooting and killing
1:15.1	Chad Olson in a movie theater.
1:17.3	Chad Olson was doing something with his phone.
1:20.3	Curtis Reeves was upset.
1:22.2	There was an argument, and then at the end of the day,
1:25.0	Curtis Reeves, a former police captain in Tampa,
1:28.0	pulls his weapon, shoots and kills Chad Olson.
1:32.0	So the trial's all about what happened, why it happened, and the
1:37.8	defense is self-defense. Okay, it's not a case where somebody else did it. No, Curtis Reeves shot and killed
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