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Defendant Tracy Samuel testifies she does not recall shooting; recounts long history of substance use and treatment as family member testifies about their on-ag
Summary
During her testimony, Tracy Samuel said she does not remember the shooting and identified a long history of crack/PCP use and multiple treatment episodes; a family member described the couple's on-again, off-again relationship and missing property at the victim's home.
Tracy Marie Samuel took the stand in her own defense and told jurors she does not remember key aspects of the night Charles Lewis was shot and described a long history of drug use and repeated treatment attempts.
Samuel testified on Oct. 3 that she was heavily using crack cocaine and PCP around the time of the events and that parts of her memory were "fuzzy" when first interviewed by deputies. She acknowledged being taken to residential treatment programs in Houston twice in 2022 and early 2023. Records entered as defense exhibits documented admissions and discharge notes from treatment providers; those records show entries for intensive…
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