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Jake Couture slaying: Day 3 of James Menard trial

James Menards' family sits in the court room Thursday during day-three of his murder trial at the Collier County courthouse. Menard, 24, faces life in prison on the top charge, second-degree murder, in the shooting death of 17-year-old Jake Couture. Two others were injured in the shooting at a North Naples apartment complex last New Year's Day. Lexey Swall/Staff

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James Menards' family sits in the court room Thursday during day-three of his murder trial at the Collier County courthouse. Menard, 24, faces life in prison on the top charge, second-degree murder, in the shooting death of 17-year-old Jake Couture. Two others were injured in the shooting at a North Naples apartment complex last New Year's Day. Lexey Swall/Staff

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  • During day three of James Menard's murder trial, state witness Alicia Craig, a crime scene investigator for the Collier County Sheriff's Office, pulls out a piece of evidence — an orange hooded sweatshirt — she obtained and documented while executing a search warrant at Menard's apartment in January 2010. Menard, 24, faces life in prison on the top charge, second-degree murder, in the shooting death of 17-year-old Jake Couture. Two others were injured in the shooting last New Year's day at a North Naples apartment complex. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • During day three of James Menard's murder trial, state witness Leann Whitney, a former crime scene investigator for the Collier County Sheriff's Office, looks over evidence she documented while executing a search warrant at Menard's residence in January 2010. Menard, 24, faces life in prison on the top charge, second-degree murder, in the shooting death of 17-year-old Jake Couture. Two others were injured in the shooting at a North Naples apartment complex last New Year's Day. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Collier County Circuit Court Judge Frank Baker holds a sidebar with attorneys Thursday, during day three of James Menard's murder trial at the county courthouse. Menard, 24, faces life in prison on the top charge, second-degree murder, in the shooting death of 17-year-old Jake Couture. Two others were injured last New Year's day at a North Naples apartment complex. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • James Menards' family sits in the court room Thursday during day-three of his murder trial at the Collier County courthouse. Menard, 24, faces life in prison on the top charge, second-degree murder, in the shooting death of 17-year-old Jake Couture. Two others were injured in the shooting at a North Naples apartment complex last New Year's Day. Lexey Swall/Staff

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