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Lurks Often

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7. It was a weak case

Reply to Burma Jones (Reply #3)

Wed Aug 27, 2014, 03:34 PM

Aug 2014

No witnesses, no murder weapon, no gunshot residue on Barajas's hands and no intact bullet.

Closest things to evidence was a missing hard drive from the family's home security system and an empty holster and a box of bullets. That wouldn't get me over the beyond a reasonable doubt threshold

http://www.wfla.com/story/26364791/trial-over-drunken-drivers-murder-splitting-texas-town

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Texas Dad David Barajas Acquitted of Murdering Man Who Killed Sons [View all] conservaphobe Aug 2014 OP

I Expect I Would Have Voted To Acquit, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #1

Holy shit! RiffRandell Aug 2014 #2

I guess the "Some Folks Just Need Killin" Defense worked....... Burma Jones Aug 2014 #3

It might simply have been lack of evidence. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #6

He had motive and opportunity exboyfil Aug 2014 #8

It was a weak case Lurks Often Aug 2014 #7

Meanwhile, the 'affluenza' kid lives and breathes... Blue_Tires Aug 2014 #4

I can't agree with this. Cali_Democrat Aug 2014 #5

They had no real evidence, see my post #7 for more details. Lurks Often Aug 2014 #9

Allegedly, and the jury agreed with the defense that the prosecutor failed IronGate Aug 2014 #10

No gun was produced exboyfil Aug 2014 #11

Reasonable doubt - TBF Aug 2014 #12

Great news malaise Aug 2014 #13

i think drunk drivers and gun nuts are selfish JI7 Aug 2014 #14