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In reply to the discussion: If Dunn is convicted of the four charges, [View all]avebury
(11,204 posts)43. But when they brought Dunn's
character into play that opened the door for the prosecution to introduce the jail letters which would have proved that he had an agenda. For crying out loud, he wrote that more blacks should be killed. That would certainly go to show that he was not in fear for his life. There was a lot that the prosecution could have presented in rebuttal that would have shot the claim "I was in fear for my life" full of holes like swiss cheese. Once destroy the claim of fear for my life, it becomes a lot easier to gain the conviction.
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it is pretty much impossible to convict on attempted murder and aquit on murder
cthulu2016
Feb 2014
#9
Would the state really bother with another trial if conviction on the other charges assure
Incitatus
Feb 2014
#37
yes, the thing is that you only need one racist or a few of them to get a not guilty even if most of
JI7
Feb 2014
#42