Assistant District Attorney Greg Radics pointed to a bloody T-shirt, the shirt with victim James Smith's blood the defendant wore and then tried to conceal under a leather jacket after Smith's fatal stabbing.
Radics also countered the self-defense argument, saying that evidence showed Grizzle challenged his adversaries in the fight at Belton Bridge Park with his knife and lost his claim he was the victim in the struggle.
Public Defender attorney Ann Watson reminded the jury of state testimony that there were two fights at Belton Bridge Park in the pre-dawn of August 21st last year.
She said that testimony indicated that Grizzle was in the fight that did not involve Smith.
Watson said the defense proved Grizzle was innocent but advised jurors they have other conviction choices including voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter instead of murder.
Watson concluded by telling the jury that Smith's death was a tragic accident that grew out of the chaos of that night and early morning at the park.
Public Defender Brad Morris also argued that trial evidence portrayed a tragic, unintentional accident, not a murder, and that the state's circumstantial evidence would not support Grizzle's conviction.
Morris reminded the jury that no witness testified they saw Grizzle stab Smith.
Following the closing arguments Judge C. Andrew Fuller charged the jury after a brief recess.
Judge Fuller then dismissed the jury for the evening and deliberations are scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday.
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