Published report · Nov 9, 2026
Donna Adelson: Three Post-Trial Requests, One Order
The selected courtroom excerpt contains the first-degree murder verdict. The full source includes other verdict counts; this edit does not imply that only one charge was decided.
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The selected courtroom excerpt contains the first-degree murder verdict. The full source includes other verdict counts; this edit does not imply that only one charge was decided.
The report then addresses the signed September 25, 2025 order denying three post-trial motions in case 2023 CF 3226, including the court’s reason for denying juror interviews. The verdict was reported on September 4; the source recording was published September 5. These historical trial-court records do not establish any later appellate decision.
From our report published Nov 9, 2026. This describes that report’s documented position, not a fresh check of today’s court docket.
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The selected courtroom excerpt contains the first-degree murder verdict. The full source includes other verdict counts; this edit does not imply that only one charge was decided.
The report then addresses the signed September 25, 2025 order denying three post-trial motions in case 2023 CF 3226, including the court’s reason for denying juror interviews. The verdict was reported on September 4; the source recording was published September 5. These historical trial-court records do not establish any later appellate decision.
Courtroom source / credit: Tallahassee Democrat, Court TV pool video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N2QJqgaFaI
Primary court record, mirrored by Scripps: https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/12/dc/b5765f934607a9232a66767fedd7/image-orders-673.pdf
Independent date reporting: https://www.wctv.tv/2025/09/04/donna-adelson-guilty-charged-murder-hire-plot/
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