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Lee-Lee

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6. I'm about 75% through reading all that was released
Wed Nov 26, 2014, 09:56 AM
Nov 2014

And I can't see any prosecutor bringing this to trial from what I have seen so far.

The forensic evidence all seems to support Wilsons claims.

There are conflicting witness statements. The ones that say he was shot with his hands up are inconsistent with each other and the forensic evidence- some claim he was on his knees with Wilson over him, some claim he was standing there and was shot. None of those accounts jive with the fact that blood was found 20-25 feet behind Brown, indicating at some point he was farther away and came closer. The witness accounts that say he came back toward Wilson are more consistent and supported by the forensics.

While reading never gives the exact same impression as seeing and hearing, I can tell from the transcripts that given the difficulty some had just in interviews with investigators who were not hostile that they would be horrible on the stand under cross examination by a defense attorney.

You've got science that pretty much goes Wilsons way. You've got conflicting statements from various witness accounts, but the ones supporting Wilson are more consistent and from what appear to be more reliable/credible witnesses.

That alone makes it hard.

Couple that with Brown having just committed a violent crime, and being high. The jury will be told that.

There is no way, unless some bombshell I haven't seen yet appears, that you will get a jury to convict. Beyond a reasonable doubt is a high standard folks.

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