Attorneys and the judge spent much of the morning on a defense motion. That motion was to exclude a taped conversation between Quintero and a friend while Quintero was in custody about whether that friend could get on the jury to turn the case in Quintero's favor.
The defense won the motion and the taped conversation won't be introduced as evidence. The defense had claimed that the state withheld the tape and they needed it to defend their client.
Closing arguments will be on Monday, followed by deliberations
