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personpersonShoddrick NoblesShoddrick NoblesTallahassee man who testified for the State in the 2019 joint trial, describing a cocaine sale to Sigfredo Garcia and Luis Rivera and the motel room he rented in his own name the night before Dan Markel was shot.← All People
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Shoddrick Nobles

Courtroom still of Shoddrick Nobles.

Tallahassee man who testified for the State in the 2019 joint trial, describing a cocaine sale to Sigfredo Garcia and Luis Rivera and the motel room he rented in his own name the night before Dan Markel was shot.

AppearedGarcia–Magbanua
MentionedMagbanua Retrial
284 lines·11 proceedings·8 mentions·2 trials

About

Nobles is useful to the case record because his 2019 testimony addressed alleged 2014 encounters, a motel-room registration, vehicle identification, and defense challenges to his account; he was later mentioned in questioning about Luis Rivera's cooperation agreement.

Shoddrick Nobles testified in the Garcia–Magbanua 2019 Joint Trial about alleged 2014 encounters involving Garcia and another man. His account included assisting with a cocaine purchase, helping obtain a car part, registering a Rodeway Inn room in his own name, and identifying a vehicle photograph. Defense questioning examined the events, his drug-related conduct, the motel room, later police contact, probation history, and whether he received favorable treatment; he denied knowing the meaning of an overheard reference to an unidentified woman and a car. In magbanua-retrial-2022, he was mentioned during Luis Rivera's cross-examination as part of Rivera's account of a hotel-room incident and matters covered by Rivera's cooperation agreement.

Trial Record (11)

GMGarcia–MagbanuaSep 26, 2019 – Oct 11, 2019Called by prosecution

On Day 4, Nobles testified about 2014 encounters with Garcia and another man, including cocaine assistance and a Rodeway Inn room registered in his name. Defense counsel questioned his account, knowledge, criminal-history status, and possible favorable treatment.

Day 3

Day 4

DirectShoddrick Nobles - DirectShoddrick NoblesGeorgia Cappleman2highlights132lines spoken

Summary

Nobles identified Garcia and described helping two men with a vehicle and a Rodeway Inn room; the motel record was admitted.

Highlights (2)

Quote“That's the vehicle that -- that was actually parked outside of the room and the one that was on the side of the road.”— Shoddrick NoblesNobles tied the vehicle photograph to both encounters he described.Open in transcript →Watch this moment ▶
testimony highlightNobles identified Garcia in court as the man who sought cocaine during their first encounter at the Budget Inn.Open in transcript →
CrossShoddrick Nobles - CrossShoddrick NoblesSaam Zangeneh2highlights111lines spoken

Summary

Garcia's counsel challenged Nobles's account of the motel encounter, cocaine acquisition, police contact, and probation history; Nobles said he did not see Garcia with a gun.

Highlights (2)

Quote“They ain't called me. They came and got me.”— Shoddrick NoblesNobles distinguished his account of being located by law enforcement from counsel's suggestion that police simply called him.Open in transcript →Watch this moment ▶
CrossShoddrick Nobles - CrossShoddrick NoblesChristopher DeCoste1highlight38lines spoken

Summary

DeCoste challenged Nobles's account of an unidentified woman, cocaine acquisition, and his probation history; Nobles denied knowing whether he received favorable treatment.

Highlights (1)

testimony highlightNobles clarified that he only overheard a fragment about a woman who could come get a car and did not know who she was or what the conversation concerned.Open in transcript →Watch this moment ▶

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Day 10

KMMagbanua RetrialMay 18, 2022 – May 27, 2022

Mentioned during Luis Rivera's cross-examination in connection with Rivera's account of a hotel-room incident and his cooperation agreement.

Day 2