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Defense attorney Kevin Horan makes an opening statement during the trial of Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who is on trial for the murder of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, in Oxford, Miss. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Bruce Newman/The Northeast Daily Journal via AP, Pool)

Defense attorney Kevin Horan makes an opening statement during the trial of Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who is on trial for the murder of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, in Oxford, Miss. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Bruce Newman/The Northeast Daily Journal via AP, Pool)

Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who is on trial on a capital murder charge in the 2022 death of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, looks out into the courtroom during the lunch break, in Oxford, Miss., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Bruce Newman/The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal via AP, Pool)

Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who is on trial on a capital murder charge in the 2022 death of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, looks out into the courtroom during the lunch break, in Oxford, Miss., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Bruce Newman/The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal via AP, Pool)

Stephanie Lee, mother of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, cries as she testifies at the trial of Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who is on trial on a capital murder charge in the 2022 death of Jay Lee, in Oxford, Miss. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Bruce Newman/The Northeast Daily Journal via AP, Pool)

Stephanie Lee, mother of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, cries as she testifies at the trial of Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who is on trial on a capital murder charge in the 2022 death of Jay Lee, in Oxford, Miss. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Bruce Newman/The Northeast Daily Journal via AP, Pool)

Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., foreground, who is on trial for the murder of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, looks over at his attorney in Oxford, Miss. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Bruce Newman/The Northeast Daily Journal via AP, Pool)

Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., foreground, who is on trial for the murder of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, looks over at his attorney in Oxford, Miss. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Bruce Newman/The Northeast Daily Journal via AP, Pool)

Stephanie Lee, mother of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, testifies at the trial of Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who is on trial on a capital murder charge in the 2022 death of Jay Lee, in Oxford, Miss. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Bruce Newman/The Northeast Daily Journal via AP, Pool)

Stephanie Lee, mother of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, testifies at the trial of Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who is on trial on a capital murder charge in the 2022 death of Jay Lee, in Oxford, Miss. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Bruce Newman/The Northeast Daily Journal via AP, Pool)

Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who is on trial on a capital murder charge in the 2022 death of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, looks out into the courtroom during the lunch break, in Oxford, Miss. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Bruce Newman/The Northeast Daily Journal via AP, Pool)

Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who is on trial on a capital murder charge in the 2022 death of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, looks out into the courtroom during the lunch break, in Oxford, Miss. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Bruce Newman/The Northeast Daily Journal via AP, Pool)

Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who is on trial on a capital murder charge in the 2022 death of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, looks out into the courtroom during the lunch break, in Oxford, Miss., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Bruce Newman/The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal via AP, Pool)

Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who is on trial on a capital murder charge in the 2022 death of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, looks out into the courtroom during the lunch break, in Oxford, Miss., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Bruce Newman/The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal via AP, Pool)

Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who is on trial on a capital murder charge in the 2022 death of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, looks out into the courtroom during the lunch break, in Oxford, Miss. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Bruce Newman/The Northeast Daily Journal via AP, Pool)

Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who is on trial on a capital murder charge in the 2022 death of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, looks out into the courtroom during the lunch break, in Oxford, Miss. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Bruce Newman/The Northeast Daily Journal via AP, Pool)

Defense attorney Kevin Horan makes an opening statement during the trial of Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who is on trial for the murder of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, in Oxford, Miss. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Bruce Newman/The Northeast Daily Journal via AP, Pool)

Defense attorney Kevin Horan makes an opening statement during the trial of Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who is on trial for the murder of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, in Oxford, Miss. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Bruce Newman/The Northeast Daily Journal via AP, Pool)