The fate of Cara Rintala, charged in the 2010 murder of her wife, Annamarie Cochrane Rintala, in their Granby again is in the hands of a Hampshire Superior Court jury.
NORTHAMPTON — The fate of Cara Rintala, charged in the 2010 murder of her wife, Annamarie Cochrane Rintala, in their Granby again is in the hands of a Hampshire Superior Court jury.
Rintala's retrial in the case, held 10 months after a jury could not agree on a verdict in her first trial, was given to the jury Tuesday afternoon after Judge Mary-Lou Rup spent about two hours providing instructions. Rup explained elements of the law and the possible verdicts the jury can reach.
There are 15 men and women on the jury. After Rup concluded her instructions, three members of the jury, two women and one man, were randomly chosen as alternates. That left a jury of eight women and four men.
Below, read reporter Fred Contrada's transcript of today's closing arguments and jury instructions from Rup. If you're on a mobile device, you can follow the updates here »
Previous coverage of the trial »
This is a developing story and will be updated as our reporting continues
