TALLAHASSEE - The prosecution rested its case against Ravens cornerback Corey Fuller on Friday after a marathon session in which it tried to show the NFL player violated Florida's gambling laws.
Judge Russell Cole Jr. rejected a defense bid to dismiss the case and asked the jury to return today.
Defense attorney Tim Jansen conceded Fuller was home April 16 with a holstered pistol while card games took place, but he said the athlete was not seen playing by an undercover investigator who spent about 40 minutes in the home before a raid.
A key state witness, Tracy Fair, testified she was there the night of the April 20 raid and said she saw Fuller play a game known as "Georgia skins."
Another state witness, special agent Tonja Bryant-Smith of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, testified that on the night of the raid, Fuller claimed to have been playing video games with his friends.
"He said he had $4-million in the bank and we were going to have a fight with his lawyer," she told the jury of five men and a woman.
Earlier, state attorney Matt Smith held off a defense challenge and was allowed to show a videotape of the raid that included a profane response to police when they rammed through Fuller's front door to serve warrants on suspicion of illegal gambling.
Jansen argued that the language might be prejudicial.
PRO BOWL: Bills cornerback Nate Clements was added to the AFC squad to replace injured Ravens CB Chris McAlister.
COWBOYS: Assistant coach Jim Jeffcoat was fired, ending a 19-year relationship between the team and the former first-round pick.
PACKERS: Former Packer Edgar Bennett was hired as running backs coach. Bennett replaces Johnny Roland, who will accept a similar position with the Saints.
TITANS: Ray Sherman was named wide receivers coach. Sherman, who spent the past five seasons with the Packers, replaces Steve Walters, who left to join the Jaguars.
