Judge’s Phone Ruling Sparks Fair Trial Debate | Jacksonville News

Judge Kite’s handling of a contentious court order forcing Kirsten Bridegan to hand over her phone sparked outrage, with both prosecution and defense claiming the judge prejudged the case and threatened contempt without due process — but she swiftly dismissed their motions as legally insufficient, leaving attorneys to decide whether to escalate the dispute to higher courts before jury selection for Shanna Gardner’s murder-for-hire trial can proceed. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/4cf885e1cffe43ae