Day Three in the trial of Hemy Neuman, charged in the November 2010 death of Dunwoody businessman Rusty Sneiderman, began Thursday morning. On Wednesday, the victim's widow, Andrea Sneiderman, faced a tough cross-examination from defense lawyer Bob Rubin regarding her relationship with Neuman, her former boss at GE Energy. Both the state and the defense allege Andrea Sneiderman was romantically involved with Neuman, the man who has acknowledged fatally shooting her husband and has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. On Tuesday, Sneiderman – the first witness the DeKalb County District Attorney’s office called – adamantly denied having an affair with Neuman.
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Here's ajc.com's minute-by-minute coverage from Thursday's court session:
11:15 a.m.: Judge Adams released the jury after an alarm went off somewhere in the building that caused strobe lights to flash in the courtroom that the judge found distracting. Trial resumes at 9 a.m. Friday.
11:00 a.m.: Morton ends testimony. Judge Adams calls 10-minute break.
10:55 a.m.: Prosecutor Don Geary questions Jerry Morton, quality control manager at GE. Neuman was his supervisor. Morton says he seemed "distant" at a meeting the day before the shooting, says Neuman "looked over my head" when he made comments to Neuman, says he was "unusually quiet" but he never saw any signs of hallucinations.
10:46: Roberts says Neuman texted her about 10 times in three years.
10:42 a.m.: Roberts tells prosecutor Don Geary that she never saw anything to question Neuman's mental stability, says he acted normally and looked normal in the meeting the day of the shooting.
10:40 a.m.: Roberts says she met with Neuman at 1 p.m. on the day of the shooting. He got a call and told her "Andrea's husband has been shot and killed."
10:35 a.m.: Alice Roberts, an engineering manager at GE, takes the stand. Hemy Neuman was her supervisor; Andrea Sneiderman was a co-worker. She says the two were "very familiar" with each other.
10:28 a.m.: Service manager at Ed Voyles Honda testifies about Neuman bringing his Honda van in for a safety recall.
10:20 a.m.: Defense attorney Doug Peters resumes questioning of Testa. Questions are focused on Neuman's demeanor while he was at the car rental office.
10:15 a.m.: Court is resuming. Lawyers for both sides huddle with judge.
10:05 a.m.: Judge Adams calls for a break.
9:53 a.m.: Christina Testa, manager of Enterprise car rental on Windy Hill Road, said she rented a silver Kia Sedona minivan to Hemy Neuman the day before the shooting. She says Neuman was in a hurry and very impatient. She said he returned it the day of the shooting.
9:50 a.m.: Sneiderman leaves stand.
9:45 a.m.: Sneiderman says he called Atlanta Medical Center, where doctors confirmed Rusty had died. They flew to Atlanta to be with Andrea and the children.
9:41 a.m.: Donald Sneiderman says Andrea called him around 9:30 the morning of the shooting to tell him Rusty had been shot and she was on her way to Dunwoody Prep.
9:40 a.m.: Sneiderman says his son was smart with money and was a good provider for his family; says Rusty and Andrea were worth about $1.3 million.
9:37 a.m.: Citron leaves stand, Rusty Sneiderman's father, Donald, is sworn in.
9:30 a.m.: Peters questions how Andrea knew Rusty had been shot (when she told Citron on the phone) when all she'd been told at that point is that "something had happened" to him.
9:29 a.m.: Citron thought it "strange" that Andrea wanted to get her work computer right after her husband had been shot.
9:25 a.m.: Citron confirms Rusy Sneiderman's career changes were stressful to Andrea.
9:20 a.m.: Citron says Sneidermans argued over the care of their children.
9:15 a.m.: Defense attorney Doug Peters begins cross-examination of Citron.
9:11 a.m.: Citron says Andrea Sneiderman denied having an affair with Hemy Neuman but says she didn't believe her.
9:10 a.m.: Citron tells prosecutor she got call from Andrea Sneiderman, saying she was on her way to the hospital and screaming that Rusty Sneiderman had been shot.
9:07 a.m.: First witness, family friend Shayna Citron, talks about Andrea Sneiderman's family problems.
9:02 a.m.: Judge Adams huddles with prosecution and defense attorneys.
9:00 a.m.: Judge Gregory Adams enters courtroom, calls trial to order.
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