VERDICT: 'Broke My Heart' Murder' Trial — Latoshia Daniels Learns Her Fate

[00:00:00] Speaker 1: Good evening I'm Vinnie Politan welcome to closing arguments and we begin this Friday night with breaking news and yes word in a verdict has been reached in Tennessee in the case of the pastor who was shot and killed by his girlfriend Natasha Daniels his wife Tabitha also shot she survived the pastor did not Natasha Daniels charged with first-degree murder facing the rest of her life in prison let's take you inside the courtroom right now as we get ready to hear the jury's verdict there are some lesser included possibilities here of second-degree murder manslaughter criminal reckless homicide all of those something that the defense is looking for because if it's first-degree it is game over for this defendant the rest of her life she'll be locked up anything less than first-degree she'll have a chance to get out someday the defense in this case they admit that she shot and killed the pastor [00:01:08] Speaker 2: let's take a listen you can stand and read the verdict do I need to start from state of Tennessee versus [00:01:28] Speaker 3: state of Tennessee versus LaTosha Daniels indictment number 25-01253 verdict form count one we the jury define the defendant sorry find the defendant guilty of second-degree murder as included in count one of indictment number 25-01253 state of Tennessee versus LaTosha Daniels indictment number 25-01253 verdict form count two we the jury find the defendant guilty of reckless endangerment as included in count two of indictment number 25-01253 verdict form count two we the jury find the defendant guilty of reckless endangerment as included in count two of indictment number 25-01253 state of state of Tennessee versus LaTosha Daniels indictment number 25-01253 verdict form count three we the jury find the defendant not guilty in count three of indictment number 25-01253 verdict form count three we the jury find the defendant not guilty of indictment number 25-01253 verdict form count three we the jury find the defendant not guilty in count three of indictment number 25-01253 not guilty in count three of indictment number 25-01253. [00:02:37] Speaker 2: Would you like the jury to call? Yes, please. Okay. I'm sorry, Ms. N., is that your party? Yes. Is that your party? Yes. Is that your party? Yes. Is that your party? Yes. Is that your party? Yes. Now that you have concluded your service on this case, I thank you for your patience and conscientious attention to your duty as jurors. You have not only fulfilled your city duty, but you have also made a personal contribution to the ideal of equal justice for all people. You may have questions about the confidentiality of the proceedings. Because the case is over, you are free to discuss the case with any person you choose. However, you do not have to talk to anyone about the case if you do not want to. If you tell someone you not wish to talk about it and they continue to bother you, let the court know, for we can protect your privacy. If you do decide to discuss the case with anyone, I would suggest you treat it with a degree of solemnity. So that whatever you say, you will be willing to say in the presence of your fellow jurors or under oath here in open court in the presence of all the parties. Also, if you do decide to discuss the case, please respect the privacy of the views of your fellow jurors. Your fellow jurors fully and freely stated their opinions and deliberations with the understanding that were being expressed in confidence. Again, I thank you for your willingness to give up your time away from your accustomed pursuits and faithfully discharge your duties as jurors. You are now excused. I will be back to speak with you shortly, so I'll show you excused to the jury. You are excused to the jury. You are excused to the jury. You are excused to the jury. You are Ms. Daniels, if you will please stand. A jury of their peers is found guilty of sacred indictment, and the jury is found you not guilty in count three. As the 13th juror, I approve that verdict. We'll show you a bond with both, and we'll show this matter set for [00:05:21] Speaker 4: the 12th. We'll need to do a pre-sentence report. If we could get a shorter date to get the pre-sentence report back, that way we don't have to reset it once we get it. We can reserve January the 12th and then get a sooner date for the report. I'm actually hoping to be in Cabo right [00:05:48] Speaker 2: way. Oh, January 12th? I'm hoping. Okay. December. Well, we can get a December date, and me and Pete are that just a piece of report. December 17th? December 17th, is it that? Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am. All right. We'll show this matter set for sentencing on December 17th. All right. All right. We can show court the journey until Monday morning at 9:00 a.m. [00:06:33] Speaker 1: Another Friday verdict on court TV. Second-degree murder conviction for Latasha Daniels. You have to look at that as a victory. Everything is relative. Everything is relative. She was facing first-degree. The allegation was pre-meditated murder. They had her on video purchasing the gun. She brought the gun to the pastor's house. She took the gun out when she was leaving, pointed it at the pastor, shot and killed him. And she was found, I guess, not guilty of first-degree, but guilty of second-degree. The defense, in their closing argument, wanted something less, like manslaughter. But the jury came back. So, 15 to 25 years for that is what Latasha Daniels is facing instead of life. 15 to 25 years later, she'll have another chance. She'll have another chance here. She has an opportunity to potentially get out of prison. Now, two convictions, though. There's a second count, and that is a 3 to 15 for the criminal attempted reckless homicide or reckless endangerment. And that's for shooting Tabitha, the pastor's wife. So, the jury clearly was moved to some extent by the testimony of this defendant and the evidence in the case