Courtney Clenney knows how to grab attention, even inside a courtroom. This time, it was not about a photoshoot. It was about a motions hearing. And yes, she stuck out her tongue in the courtroom.
Clenney has been in the spotlight because of serious legal accusations involving the death of her boyfriend, Christian Obumseli. The case has been followed closely by the public. Courtrooms are usually quiet places, but this moment added a little internet-style chaos to the serious setting.
The tongue-sticking moment quickly went viral. People online reacted exactly how you would expect. Some were shocked, some were amused and some wondered if courtroom etiquette had taken a vacation.
Judge Andrea Wolfson denied a defense motion to strike an expert witness proposed by the prosecution. When prosecutors named Dr. Michael Brannon as their expert witness, Clenney’s defense objected because of a personal relationship between Brannon and the defense’s proposed expert witness, Dr. Lenore Walker. Brannon has testified in multiple Court TV trials, including those of Sarah Boone and Marcia Thompson.
At Friday’s hearing, Walker testified that continuing a case involving Brannon would make her uncomfortable; she said that approximately 22 years ago, Brannon sued her for defamation. The two reached a settlement in the case, which required that neither side disparage the other on a personal level.
Clenney’s attorneys were successful in suppressing several recordings that the prosecution sought to show to the jury during her murder trial. The recordings were made by the victim without Clenney’s awareness, which the defense argued made them illegal surreptitious recordings and inadmissible.
Judge Wolfson agreed that many of the recordings would be suppressed, but allowed recordings made in the lobby and on the couple’s apartment balcony, finding that there was no expectation of privacy in those locations.
The legal process continues slowly, as legal processes usually do. Evidence arguments take time. Lawyers talk, Judges listen, papers move around quietly like they are afraid of attention.
And the internet waits impatiently.
The story is still developing. The hearing is part of a longer legal journey, and people are still watching every small detail, even the silly-looking ones.
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