Brian Nichols trial: Week 4

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Brian Nichols trial: Week 4

Brian Nichols is on trial for the 2005 Atlanta courthouse shootings and their aftermath.

Barry Hazen, the attorney who represented Brian Nichols at Nichols' rape trials, holds up a copy of an e-mail he sent March 10, 2005, the day before the courthouse shootings, to Nichols' mother, who was in Africa at the time, expressing his concerns for Brian Nichols' "festive" demeanor during the course of Nichols' second rape trial. "I was concerned that something violent could happen," Hazen said Friday.

Brian Nichols writes on a notepad while listening to testimony Friday in his murder case.

Judge James Bodiford talks with attorneys during Friday's proceeding.

Design consultant Justin Craig looks up at a monitor of scale-sized drawing he produced of the holding cell at the Fulton County Courthouse on Thursday during Brian Nichols' trial. The defense was attempting to show crowded and other poor conditions endured by prisoners to give the appearance to the jury that the prisoners were treated in a slavelike manner.

Defense attorney Josh Moore works at his computer as Brian Nichols listens to testimony Thursday.

State prisoner Matthew Wilder testified about the crowded and dangerous jail conditions where Nichols was housed for seven months before he killed four people.

Prosecution attorney Brett Pinion (left) shows a diagram of a holding cell to Robert Jessup of the Fulton County General Services Department.

During Wednesday's testimony, prosecutor Clint Rucker holds one of the weapons Nichols brought to his ex-girlfriend's apartment when he confronted her after they broke up.

Clint Rucker shows the bags of marijuana Nichols brought to his ex-girlfriend's apartment.

Brian Nichols stands while waiting for the jury to enter during Wednesday's proceedings.

The ex-girlfriend of Brian Nichols, who accused him of rape, testified Wednesday.

Brian Nichols (center) hears testimony during his trial Wednesday.

Claudia Barnes (widow of Judge Rowland Barnes) takes notes during Wednesday's proceedings.

Brian Nichol's father, Gene Nichols (right) watches Wednesday's testimony proceedings.

Defense attorney Henderson Hill (center) talks with prosecutors Kellie Hill and Clint Rucker on Wednesday.

Defense attorney Henderson Hill (center) question his first witness Wednesday.

Prosecutor Michele McCutcheon (right) questions witness Dr. Karen Sullivan on Tuesday about how Deputy Hoyt Teasley held his gun when he was shot by Brian Nichol.

Fulton County Associate Medical Examiner Dr. Geoffrey Smith testifies Tuesday about his autopsies of Judge Rowland Barnes and Julie Brandau.

(Left to right) Josh Moore, Penny Marshall, Henderson Hill and Brian Nichols listen to testimony Tuesday.

Dr. Karen Sullivan testified on her autopsy of Deputy Hoyt Teasley.

Bernadette Davy, a ballistics expert for the Georgia Bureau of Investigations, holds up a bullet during her testimony Monday in Brian Nichols' murder trial, which is in its fourth week of testimony.

Bernadette Davy testifies about the murder weapons and their ballistics Monday.

(Left to right) Henderson Hill, Josh Moore and Brian Nichols listened during court proceedings Monday.

Judge James Bodiford talked during proceedings Monday.

Judge James Bodiford talks with prosecutor Clint Rucker.

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Barry Hazen, the attorney who represented Brian Nichols at Nichols' rape trials, holds up a copy of an e-mail he sent March 10, 2005, the day before the courthouse shootings, to Nichols' mother, who was in Africa at the time, expressing his concerns for Brian Nichols' "festive" demeanor during the course of Nichols' second rape trial. "I was concerned that something violent could happen," Hazen said Friday.

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