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After nine days of testimony, prosecutors and defense lawyers in the trial of former Uvalde schools police officer Adrian Gonzales are scheduled to deliver their closing arguments in a Corpus Christi courtroom on Wednesday morning.
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
The actress was in the courtroom for the hearing, alongside her mom Barbara Cowan, 89, her son Michael Boxleitner and Busfield's brother, Buck.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
The ruling was made during Busfield's first in-person appearance in a New Mexico courtroom, nearly a week after his previous virtual appearance before a judge.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 21 Jan. 2026
Emotions boiled over in the gallery Throughout the trial so far, the one constant in the courtroom’s gallery has been the presence of bereaved family members of Robb Elementary victims.
—Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
The actress was in the courtroom for the hearing, alongside her mom Barbara Cowan, 89, her son Michael Boxleitner and Busfield's brother, Buck.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
The ruling was made during Busfield's first in-person appearance in a New Mexico courtroom, nearly a week after his previous virtual appearance before a judge.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 21 Jan. 2026
Emotions boiled over in the gallery Throughout the trial so far, the one constant in the courtroom’s gallery has been the presence of bereaved family members of Robb Elementary victims.
—Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Courtroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courtroom. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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courtroom
noun
court·room
ˈkō(ə)rt-ˌrüm 
ˈkȯ(ə)rt-,
-ˌru̇m
: a room in which a court of law is held
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