I haven't been following this trial as closely as some on this list, but isn't there an *awful* lot of circumstantial evidence?
What about the concrete that was supposedly used to 'fix his driveway', yet none of that brand of concrete was found in his driveway? That, the phone conversations, has me convinced. And, for the record, what the heck does his emotion have to do with it? If I was on trial, I would probably be in such shock that I wouldn't say anything either. I mean, you are getting the death sentence! You're gonna die sometime in the near future! Wouldn't you be just dumbfounded if that were you? The reaction of the defendant should NEVER be a basis of a sentence, IMO. My 2 Abes, Ray At 01:09 PM 12/14/2004, you wrote: > > Brian Wrote: > > But they are separate, aren't they??? > > > >I think you're right about that. Which convinces more that the death >penalty isn't warranted in this case. Although I think that's just >the jury's recommendation and now it's up to the judge. > >Still, if the system effectively forces you into putting a guy to >death with only circumstantial evidence, I'm uncomfortable with that. > >I recently heard a story about a guy whose name is similar (not the >same!) to a wanted criminal in Chicago. So far he's spent 4 nights in >jail over 2 occasions because he's been stopped for traffic violations >which he wasn't even ticketed for. Of course that's meant missed >business meetings, etc. > >There has to be a better way. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:139832 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
