“The defense sought to find “reasonable doubt,” a legal standard the jury must consider. A specific example: the experts who testified it could NOT be proven whether the choking was an accident or a murder nor which of the two immobilized Loofe’s arms and who actually strangled her.
“As Mr. Guinan said in his closing, I can’t say who held her down and whose hands were around her throat,” Murray said with growing passion. “If he can’t tell you how are you to determine it? The evidence does not show it. That’s reasonable doubt.” “
IMO it doesn’t matter who did what. They are both guilty of premeditated murder.
Premeditated murder or accident? Jury deliberates in Aubrey Trail Case | netnebraska.org
“As Mr. Guinan said in his closing, I can’t say who held her down and whose hands were around her throat,” Murray said with growing passion. “If he can’t tell you how are you to determine it? The evidence does not show it. That’s reasonable doubt.” “
IMO it doesn’t matter who did what. They are both guilty of premeditated murder.
Premeditated murder or accident? Jury deliberates in Aubrey Trail Case | netnebraska.org