Troemner says the night of the stabbing she took the knife to protect herself. She said she showed it to Smith and told him she had it.

Troemner admits to stabbing Smith. She says she was fearing for her life. “I thought that he was going to kill me,” she said.

Troemner on cross testified that she never sought medical assistance or reported the previous incidents of abuse.

Assistant State Attorney Jennifer Brown asks Troemner why she didn’t go to a neighbor to call for help and instead went to 7-11. Troemner says they didn’t know the neighbors and it seemed like rationale thing to do to go to first place she thought of.

During redirect Donald Day, Troemner’s defense attorney, asks her if she ever became violent with Smith if he didn’t first become violent. Troemner: No.

Defense expert also says that no dental mold was made for bite marks on Smith’s arm. Troemner has testified that she bit his arm when he put her into a chokehold.

State’s objection is that the defense witness was provided with the jail medical records this morning and is now testifying based on those. Prosecutors are requesting 15 min break to review them.

State wants to have testimony of defense expert witness that’s based on the medical records excluded. Assistant State Attorney Katherine Rumley says defense deliberately didn’t disclose the records until now. “The state was ambushed,” Rumley said.

But Day says the defense expert had no change in opinion but was simply never asked about bruising. “I missed it and so did the state,” he said. “So there’s nothing new in his testimony at all.”

Jury back in. Greider now instructs jury to disregard expert witness testimony re bruising.

But on cross manager testifies that Smith picking up Troemner from work didn’t occur “fairly frequently.” Troemner testified earlier that Smith would drive her back and forth every day.

Allen testifies that a door was off its hinges at the Marco condo when he checked out the scene. He said Troemner told him Smith had kicked, kneed, elbowed and punched it.

That’s it for today. Court is in recess. Story to come.