Sure the errors can be in either direction. That’s why I hope for a very good system of checks and balances / evidence and challenges. I want everyone on the jury to feel confident of the end result in either direction. I wouldn’t want to find out down the road they convicted the wrong man or failed to convict the right man.
IIRC, the CVS is right there by the grocery too?
Do they deny RA saw the girls? I don't recalled that being stated by RA's defense, ever.
I don’t think you can count the differences of opinion among a group of girls who are by all accounts looking at one man as evidence that two or more men were present. Three or four girls agree on place, time, and number of men (one) for a single encounter. Details of the encounter and his clothing do NOT match from one girl to the next, which points up why eyewitness testimony isn’t the gold standard of evidence in the first place. But that’s what you’re basing your “reasonable doubt” upon.
It would be unusual if someone was capable of recalling exactly where they were on a specific day over a year and a half beforehand on a day that held no significance to your life, where nothing happened and you were just chilling at your house. I get the snark because why would anyone ever believe that. MOOI hope when the time comes for the trail witnesses to be questioned again about their recall of 2/13/17, that we look to the defense’s own snarky viewpoint on recollection and memory of events.
From FM 1.0 pg 95
At his June 20, 2018, interview, Elvis Fields told Ferency and Murphy that he (Elvis) remembered being at home in Rushville 492 days earlier on February 13, 2017. It is quite a remarkable feat for someone with Elvis’s mental capacity to remember a specific day 492 days earlier. Some people, like actress Marilu Henner, are blessed with something called
“autobiographical memory” which allows that person to remember specific days in their lives even years and years later.
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What doesn’t ? Sorry, I don’t know which part of my comment you’re referring to.
Have we seen a picture of him in 2017? His hairline is impressive for a 50 something yr old right now. I think 7 yrs ago he absolutely could have had plenty of hair. Remember the statement about "may appear younger than his true age?" From afar, his 5'4 or 5'5 height and a full head of hair (if seen during a time that he had removed his hat) could give the impression of a much younger man, like the second sketch.
Just trying to untwist my brain as there is a lot to keep track of! RA saw 3 minors right? But there were 4 in the group who took the photo of the bench? For some reason, only 3 gave statements to police so perhaps one was too young? Did RA see that 4th kid? Or did he only see three kids?
But what we’re NOT told is why did DD meet with RA to get the statement in the first place? Why did police not seem interested in talking to a guy who WAS AT THE DAMN BRIDGE at the right time?? Who decided this was smart? Let’s just completely minimize some guy who says he was at the bridge and never talk to him ourselves????
It is odd that EF did remember where he was on that specific day. I wonder what his recall is for other days that week?I hope when the time comes for the trail witnesses to be questioned again about their recall of 2/13/17, that we look to the defense’s own snarky viewpoint on recollection and memory of events.
From FM 1.0 pg 95
At his June 20, 2018, interview, Elvis Fields told Ferency and Murphy that he (Elvis) remembered being at home in Rushville 492 days earlier on February 13, 2017. It is quite a remarkable feat for someone with Elvis’s mental capacity to remember a specific day 492 days earlier. Some people, like actress Marilu Henner, are blessed with something called
“autobiographical memory” which allows that person to remember specific days in their lives even years and years later.
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IMO, sure he heard about it.
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I often wonder why RA chose to approach a random CO about a major crime that had occured to give his statement instead of contacting the investigating LE after the girls were found murdered despite their publication of numbers to reach them and where they were located right in his small hometown etc.
Q: can a juror not base reasonable doubt on whatever stands out to them as well, reasonably doubtful?
The OP was replying to this part. And I agree, the case against RA does not rely on the witnesses.
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