You're right, it's not double jeopardy. Totally different murder. The evidence would probably be the same, but the charge would not be. She has been convicted of murdering Damon only.HeartofTexas said:
As Jeana said, holding back on the charge for Devon gives them another shot at Darlie. I don't think the evidence against her killing Devon is any less, perhaps more so. I think Darin was downstairs when Damon was "finished off" and that he possibly even made the final blow. They chose Damon first because his murder was an automatic capital case.Goody said:
Yes, but they literally had a mountain of evidence against OJ. Most trials have nowhere near as much physical evidence as they had against him. It is amazing that Johnny C was able to muddy the waters so thoroughly but he sure did. I think if the prosecution had presented ALL the evidence they had, like the Bronco chase, the suicide note, the Faye Resnick stuff, and that one eye witness if she was any good at all who said she saw him driving away from the scene irratically that night, they might have gotten a guilty verdict in spite of the racial problems in the case.beesy said:
According to Texas statute, capital murder applies to cases in which more than one person is killed in the same event. Two people were murdered that night, so that should be as automatic as the child under 6 thing.beesy said:
Just one thing before The Boss smacks our hands, you never, ever give the defendant control of evidence, i.e. the glove. Nobody thought "it might not fit"? I have alot of respect for Mark Furmon now. He's helped renew interest in cold cases. IF he hadn't lied about using the "N" word, all the race card crap wouldn't even exsist. I don't know why he lied. As a cop in LA, there were probably many times he felt like saying it, most likely out of frustration the way you'd say the "F" word. Isn't it funny the "N" word is more forbidden than the "F" word?Goody said:
beesy said:
I don't agree. Guess we'd better take it to the OJ thread but I think JC got away with so much in that trial that he would never get away with in most. He won because he was very, very good at camouflaging the issues with lots of drama and BS. The state made mistakes but if the defendant had been some poor Latino or the son of factory worker, he would have been convicted on what they had, in spite of their mistakes. It was only because of JC and the OJ's celebrity that he got off. I think the public was more concerned about the "N" word than the jury. In fact, they said so afterwards. They didn't even know about most of what was on those tapes,and were shocked when the trial was over that people thought that is what convinced them to acquit.beesy said:
Nah, let's just keep going til I get my normal :slap: LoL..you're right Johnny did get away with "murder" ha ha during that trial. However, the prosecution didn't help themselves a whole heck of a lot.
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