James Menard, 24, center, listens as his defense attorney, Timothy Moffitt, talks to a bailiff Tuesday at the end of the first day of Menard's trial for shooting death of Jake Couture on January 1, 2010. The trial continues Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the Collier County Courthouse. Menard faces a maximum life sentence in prison if convicted of second-degree murder in the case. Prosecutors recently added third degree-murder to the list of charges Menard faces, along with two counts of attempted second-degree murder and two counts of armed trespass. Lexey Swall/Staff

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James Menard, 24, center, listens as his defense attorney, Timothy Moffitt, talks to a bailiff Tuesday at the end of the first day of Menard's trial for shooting death of Jake Couture on January 1, 2010. The trial continues Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the Collier County Courthouse. Menard faces a maximum life sentence in prison if convicted of second-degree murder in the case. Prosecutors recently added third degree-murder to the list of charges Menard faces, along with two counts of attempted second-degree murder and two counts of armed trespass. Lexey Swall/Staff

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