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This is definitely the right decision, in my opinion.
But it didn't take LE almost a year to identify & arrest him either. Doesn't a lot depend on the trial judge's calendar too?Makes no sense to me. They dealt with Darren Mack much faster.
What do you think of this ?Denison murder suspect wants separate trials on other cases
"...Were concerned that the publicity and the presumption of his guilt in the Denison case will overshadow the two other charges, said Richard Davies, a deputy public defender who filed a motion Friday for three trials. For clarity, it would be better to sever the counts..."
I'm wondering what the defense is going to say about the fact he left the first two vics alive. Do you think they'll try to say he has a merciful side and didn't mean to kill Bri?Well, in general, if the defense wants something it's to make their client look better if at all possible. He can be tied to the crimes in different ways, and based on what I saw at the preliminary hearing I can tell they are going to try to pull a real slimy character assassination on the first girl he raped (who saw him) and will try to mess with the second girl (who did not see him but they have DNA evidence from - but she does NOT speak English well and lives in a different country). The idea is to not let the jury see the totality of his behavior.
I think it's a long shot. Even if they do separate the trials, he can get the maximum sentence for the crimes against Brianna. But with the various organizations that will rush to his defense the moment he is convicted I'd like to see as many charges as possible proven at once to make sure he gets the needle without delay.
Is he going to confess to any of the crimes?I'm wondering what the defense is going to say about the fact he left the first two vics alive. Do you think they'll try to say he has a merciful side and didn't mean to kill Bri?
I've been poking around. One thing they may be trying to do is avoid the death penalty by not having the murder of Brianna tied in the same proceeding to any other crime that could be an aggravating element.
There was a guy in Reno - David Middleton - who is on death row for abducting and killing 2 women in separate events. He was tried for both murders together and got the death penalty for committing more than one murder. He appealed on various grounds, and lost the appeal. Here is an excerpt:
Source: http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=nv&vol=114nvadvopno120&invol=2
You're so right, and in the two trials of Phil Spector, "prior bad acts" (PBA) witnesses were allowed to testify as to his behavior, even though he was never charged with prior 'crimes'.Chico, not a legal-eagle but in other cases they have allowed past criminal history in to show a pattern of behavior.
Lawyers for James Biela, charged with killing Brianna Denison and sexually assaulting two others, have filed a motion saying the county’s crime lab destroyed DNA evidence that could have been used in his defense.