508mikey
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Aren't most cases basically circumstantial?
either somebody did some serious talking, the state uncovered some serious info during search warrants, or they are overreaching with hope
I don't know. Dude is on camera with a gun talking about going to get the guy. Then they go get him, he's executed, and they come back home.
It almost takes out the reasonable doubt equation, but common sense and laws don't go together oftentimes.
"I swear we were just going to go out there and beat the guy up, teach him a lesson. The for some reason my buddy Fred went crazy, pulled out a gun, and shot him. I panicked and tried to help cover it up because I was worried about my football career." Put even a crappy story like that in the hands of a great defense lawyer up against the typically mediocre lawyers who work for the state and it might be enough, in the absence of any direct evidence or testimony. As you say, common sense sort of has a way of evaporating in the courtroom.
The fact that Herndandez was the only one arrested certainly makes you think that the other two guys are going to testify against him.
But he had the weapon in the video. So if he tries that defense, the first question will be "why did you bring a gun, if you didn't plan on killing the guy?"
"I thought the other guy might have a gun too."
I'm not claiming it's any kind of a plausible story. I'm just saying that Hernandez's lawyers will probably be a lot better than the guys they'll be going up against, and if there's no murder weapon and no witness testimony, good lawyers have a way of conjuring reasonable doubt up out of thin air.
He will have a good defense but imo he will be guilty.
"I swear we were just going to go out there and beat the guy up, teach him a lesson. The for some reason my buddy Fred went crazy, pulled out a gun, and shot him. I panicked and tried to help cover it up because I was worried about my football career." Put even a crappy story like that in the hands of a great defense lawyer up against the typically mediocre lawyers who work for the state and it might be enough, in the absence of any direct evidence or testimony. As you say, common sense sort of has a way of evaporating in the courtroom.
The fact that Herndandez was the only one arrested certainly makes you think that the other two guys are going to testify against him.
Police in Connecticut have arrested a second man they believe is connected to the murder case involving former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez
Police arrested Carlos Ortiz, 27, from Bristol, Connecticut and are holding him on $1.5 million bond, but his charges have not been made public
Does Urban Meyer have any responsibility concerning Aaron's behavior? Was he able to get away with "murder" while at Florida? And are we talking about a program that sacrificed character for wins which caused the program to be totally out of control? Just a question.