Video Camera Monitors Cook County Murder Trial
(CBS) -- For the first time in a Cook County courtroom, video cameras were able to record every event in a murder trial.
And after a week of testimony on what happened leading up to a deadly police chase, a verdict may be near.
CBS 2's Jeremy Ross reports.
Defendant Timothy Jones, 22, didn't deny he and two others were part of a plan to get money owed from a credit-card scheme.
How that was done back in May 2013 on the other hand – that depends on who you ask.
What is not in dispute in a cook county courtroom -- is money and items left with jones.
He left in a car that was eventually pursued by police. In the chase, 57-year-old Jacqueline Reynolds was hit and eventually killed by a pursuing Chicago police squad car.
Prosecutors argue that string of felony events -- including the accusation Jones was armed or with another armed robber -- makes him a murderer.
"In the eyes of the law if you commit felonies and someone dies, regardless weather it's intentional or accidental or by a third party entirely, you are legally responsible for that person's murder," prosecutor Marina Para said.
The defense agues jones didn't commit a felony. They say he didn't break into a home, and a gun was never found.
The jury resumes deliberations Saturday morning. Jury members will be considering charges that include murder.
