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Originally Posted by Buddahaid
The point I'm trying to make is it could have been nearly anybody who found and accidentally discharged the weapon. Somebody's kid, a tourist, a homeless person, your mom, etc. Sanctuary city, or not, has little bearing on it save to act as political fodder.
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Fully agreed. When you strip away all the political descriptives and grandstanding, you are left with pretty much what Buddahaid has stated. The prosecution had a very weak case for 1st degree murder, regardless of who was in possession of the firearm and the jury saw that; if you fail to prove and substantiate your case as a prosecutor, you will lose the verdict, pure and simple. What is an interesting note is the attorney defending is a Public Defender, a class of attorney very often maligned as being inadequate or, sometimes, even incompetent. The defendant didn't have a high-powered private lawyer or crusading ACLU-type counsel, just one of those 'second-rate' Public Defenders, the kind who often are the recipients of suits alleging inadequate defense by their clients. In this case, however, the Public Defender was more than up to the task:
http://www.statesman.com/news/man-ac...d1gg1pfe8WsWP/
Hardly the stumbling novice lawyer stereotype so often seen in movies and TV shows; wonder how many big name law firms are lining up to offer this guy a high-paying job...
Neal, take note: Gonzalez is a Texan...
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