by Joy Stoltenberg Sr.
Published 3 years ago
Updated 2 years ago
8 min read
Family
Ross Harris
Cooper’s father. He was 33 years old in 2014. Graduated from the University of Alabama and was employed as a web developer for Home Depot at their Treehouse location (2600 Cumberland Parkway).
Prosecutors
Chuck Boring – Cobb County assistant district attorney
Jesse Evans – Deputy chief assistant district attorney
Susan Treadaway – Assistant district attorney
Defense Attorneys
Maddox Kilgore – Lead defense attorney, former Cobb County assistant district attorney
Carlos Rodriguez – Maddox Kilgore’s law partner
Bryan Lumpkin – Former Cobb County felony prosecutor
Cobb County Medical Examiners Office
Dr. Brian Frist – Chief Medical Examiner who performed Cooper’s autopsy. Testified for the prosecution.
Martin Jackson – Medical Examiner Investigator. Examined Cooper’s body at the scene. Prosecution witness.
Judges
Frank Cox – Chief magistrate judge. Presided over the probable cause hearing.
Mary Staley Clark – Superior court judge. Presided over the 2016 trial.
Cobb County Police Department
James Ferrell
Stoddard’s supervisor and Unit commander. Prosecution witness.
Prosecution Witnesses
Michelle Gray
Cooper’s Early Childhood teacher at Little Apron Academy (2455 Paces Ferry Rd., adjacent to Home Depot’s headquarters).
The Murder Weapon in The Ross Harris Case
Prosecution For The Ross Harris Trial Rests
The state rests in the Justin Ross Harris case, and now Mr. Harris’s defense counsel will be afforded the opportunity to dismantle the prosecution’s claims, most of which eyewitnesses or indisputable video have not corroborated. The state’s case depends predominantly on circumstantial evidence, according to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution. The potential lynch pin i…
The jury viewed footage of a surveillance tape, featuring Ross Harris’s police interview shortly after his son’s death, which was allegedly perpetrated by him. While he speaks with Cobb County investigators, the defendant appears calm, but when he’s paired with his then-wife Leanna Taylor, he cries and mentions time in jail. Some more unsettling footage showed Mr. Harris’s interview …
Ross Harris’s case drew to a close and now the sentencing remains on his eight convictions, the most notable being malice murder. He could potentially be facing life imprisonment without parole, according the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cobb’s District Attorney opted not to seek the death penalty, sparking a wave of criticism. Mr. Harris is await...