Carpe Pacem
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Don't understand this shocking verdict.
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A transient was acquitted Friday of a voluntary manslaughter charge stemming from the 1998 stabbing death of a 12-year-old girl in a rural Escondido home.
It was the second time that Richard Tuite, 44, had been tried for the Jan. 20, 1998, death of Stephanie Crowe. He was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in 2004, but a federal appeals court in 2011 ruled that Tuite didn't get a fair trial because a judge limited cross-examination of a prosecution witness.
Tuite's sister, Kerri Licon, cried as the verdict was announced. After the jury exited the courtroom, Tuite shook hands with his legal team.
"Today is justice for Stephanie," Licon said outside court. "This is justice, not only for Richard, but also for Stephanie."
What was the reason he was acquitted? Why did they not accept the evidence against him?
I really think it might have been someone else who killed her and not the boys or tuite.
I think Tuite may have done it, but I'm confused about a few things. What was his motive?