J. J. in Phila
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I initially thought the same thing but don't you think that because his testimony pretty much mirrors what the other two victims testified to, that the jury can and will overlook his criminal record? Still a victim of JS. If I were on the jury, his criminal record would mean little to me.
Well, first, I'm measuring relative strength. He's not as strong as Victims 4 and 1 (and some of the others).
The record is part of it, but he also called the Hotline, i.e. he approached LE, recently. A juror could think, "Well, he has a criminal background, and he just approached the cops after all the publicity. I bet he's after money."
Relatively, he is weaker.