After hearing closing arguments this morning, Judge Barry Williams said he will hand down his verdict on Thursday morning.
The judge is considering the seven charges against Goodson, with the most serious being seocnd degree murder depraved heart.
Last week, in denying a motion to dismiss the charges, Judge Williams said it was "a close call," to determine if that charge should stand.
Goodson is also charged with involuntary manslaughter, second degree assault, manslaughter by auto or boat, criminally negligent manslaughter by vehicle, misconduct in office, and reckless endangerment.
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Judge Williams pushed the prosecution hard in their rebuttal. It's doubtful Officer Goodson will be found guilty of the murder charge because the judge said during the defense's motion to dismiss that it was a "close call" for him to not dismiss that charge. Keep in mind that with this motion he is required to give the prosecution the "benefit of doubt" so to speak and he did. With the verdict the standard is beyond reasonable doubt required to convict.
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