Pynn-Butler trial: Jurors get first look at crime scene

The second day in a second-degree murder trial being held at Supreme Court in St. John's started with a finger pointed at the Crown's key witness.

Philip Pynn and Lyndon Butler are being tried for the murder of Nick Winsor, as well as the attempted murder of another man, in what prosecutors are calling a botched robbery at a home on Portugal Cove Road in 2011.

On Wednesday, jurors got a look at the crime scene, including computer drawings that show the body, footprints, and other items like sunglasses and a hat.

Tom Power, the owner of the home, is the Crown's key witness to events that happened that night, but defence lawyer Mark Gruchy said Power isn't a credible witness.

Gruchy suggested Power was unreliable due to his criminal history and alleged hatred for Pynn, telling jurors to "watch him like a hawk."

On Wednesday, Gruchy also sought to undermine another witness Jonathan Rowe, who is charged with accessory after the fact.

Gruchy said Rowe is a "violent criminal" with a lot to lose, suggesting he has reason to lie.

More than 30 people are slated to testify over the next eight weeks of the trial.

Power, the man at the centre of the events and the owner of the house where Winsor was killed, is expected to take the stand next week.