I'm beginning to feel that the State does not want to fully try this case. It seems to me they are playing "chicken" with the defendant(s) to obtain a plea or pleas. Less possible overturns or appeals. Not to mention cheaper when budgets are tight.
I am still not lost on the fact that ALL these defendants had LONG court appearances before the same Judge(s) yet were out running the streets to do this crime in the first place. IMO there is plenty of shame to go around for this Judicial system and it's administrators. These fools had rap sheets that wouldn't even fit on one page each.
JMOs
I don't think the state is trying to avoid trying this case by any means. I feel the total opposite.
Imo, the biggest takeaway from the delay today is the state must have must have gotten positive results back from the forensic lab. They have turned those results over to the defense in the latest discovery concerning the gun. The Judge really had no other choice other than to delay the case and give time to the defense to do their own testing.
In the end this will be very good for the state's case and even though Holly's family is devastated they will realize this was the right call to make.
If it was JA who finally gave up the location I wonder if he will testify that a video was made during the brutality Holly endured? That would open the door for Sandra King to testify that she also saw the video in question. He may even testify that all parties involved destroyed all existence of the video.
We have to remember that just because a trial is nearing the investigation in most all cases are still continuing. The state would be remiss in their duties and obligations if they did not make the gun a part of this case. I have a feeling the skull they found may show a bullet hole or multiple bullet holes and the bullet holes match the same caliber of firearm now in evidence.
The Judge wouldn't have delayed the trial if he didn't think the gun evidence wasn't a very important piece of evidence against ZA. Imo, the defense wouldn't want to have it tested either if the gun didn't yield any evidence for the state.
So all and all even though I feel sad the Bobos have to wait longer it is a very good day for the state before they go forward to obtain justice for Holly.
I remember in the mass murder case of the five Gee family members in Illinois and in the Guy Heinz Jr. mass murder case of 8 of his family members in GA. both weapons used were fast tracked with a 3-4 day turnaround and the suspects were arrested shortly afterwards. I think this is what happened in this case but since they did not obtain the weapon until this past MD the results took longer in TN than the other two cases and just came back. That is not the fault of the state. I am sure they turned over the lab forensic results as soon as they received it themselves.
At first I was upset at the delay but now that I have calmed down and thought about it further it was the right call. The Judge knew he had to give the defense more time to do their own testing or it would be the first thing appealed if Adams is convicted, which I totally believe , he will be. I also believe he will be given the death penalty.
JMO though