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Did he or did he not assault her in and around the car?
That, they said, was it.
For the defense, it was the everything else that really mattered.
She said the trial is only about what happened that night in and outside the car.
Jabbari repeatedly made clear that she did not want to implicate Majors.
She didnt want to report to law enforcement, she didnt call 911, Galaway said.
Galaway noted that Jabbari was incredibly private and had nothing to gain from coming forward.
This case is the people of the State of New York versus Jonathan Majors.
It is not Grace Jabbari versus Jonathan Majors, Galaway said.
As for the scorned ex theory, This is not consistent with the testimony that you heard.
The events and injuries, Galaway said, were not consistent with a premeditated plan of revenge.
If anything, Jabbaris unwillingness to immediately say that Majors was the perpetrator was a testimony to her credibility.
Ms Jabbari understood this.
How did this impact her?
She didnt want to tell anyone what was going on.
Her actions could not be taken in an isolated vacuum.
The defense closings tried to paint Jabbari as an unhinged drunk and insisted Majors was the victim.
Jonathan Majors is innocent and Grace is a liar, said Majorss lead attorney, Priya Chaudhry.
Chaudhry insisted it was medically impossible that Jabbari could have sustained the injuries because of Majors.
Chaudhry repeatedly intimated the case was about racial bias, as she has done previously.
They bought her white lies.
They bought her big lies.
These prosecutors brought prosecutors white lies.
And all her pretty little lies, Chaudhry said of Jabbari.
His fear of what happens when a Black man in America calls 911 came true, she said.
And now were here.
Shortly after Chaudhry delivered this line, Majors appeared to cry and started dabbing tears away with a tissue.
The courtroom theatrics took an even sharper turn when Chaudhry herself choked up at the lectern.
You are here to end this nightmare for Jonathan Majors, Chaudhry told jurors, her voice cracking.
You are here to see what is obvious, what this evidence shows … Jonathan Majors is innocent.
When her closing ended, Chaudhry returned to the defense table.
She sat and dabbed her eyes.
The most striking evidence in Majorss case was Jabbaris four days on the stand.
Jabbari testified that guilt and fear for his well-being discouraged her from leaving the allegedly abusive relationship.
Jabbaris description of the incident this spring suggests that itunfolded over his alleged infidelity.
The recording then seems to show Majors taking her by the hand and crossing the street.
Majors then takes off and Jabbari follows.
When Jabbari tried to sleep that night, the pain started to settle in, she said.
She took two over-the-counter sleeping pills, to no avail.
I noticed that the hair on my head was, like, stuck behind my ear …
It was like dried blood, I guess.
I was just like,Ugh, what is this?
Her finger, which was later found to be fractured, turned more or less black.
I wanted to say: Help me, c’mon, Jabbari recalled, breaking into tears.
But, she never imagined that this help would be from police, given Majorss past admonitions against them.
His trial involves misdemeanor charges of assault and harassment.
I fear you have no perspective of what could happen if you go to the hospital.
Majorss defense called three witnesses.
Among them was NYPD detective Ronnie Mejia, who took Majorss cross-complaint against Jabbari in June.
Majorss defense played up the arrest as part of their contention that she was the aggressor.
