Dear WolfpackWoman
Gessner is not biased and American justice ruled supreme here. The logic sprang out. Faith and society believe in a real justice system and I, more than anyone funnily enough, believe that the USA has the best, strongest and tightest justice system in the world. There is little room for corruption, terrorism, deception or failure.
The many inconsistencies and illogical actions screamed out in this case. Brad's lies were more than all too apparent. His alibi and time-line failed dismally - mainly because there are never coincidences in a murder - and BC had way too many of them. Personally, I believe this emotionally charged trial garnered a clan with an inbred desire to get back at LE (for whatever reason) as opposed to seeing true facts & justice.
All of this is my opinion and I've long said I could never sit on this jury. BC has received his verdict. What he did was heinous.
You'll be missed in future trials here, tho. Go well ....
Polk
I wish I could share your pride in American justice, but I know too much. My assessment would be the same whatever the verdict. I hope that justice was served today, and if not then will be upon appeal. Whether you agree with the verdict or not, it should be nearly impossible to ignore issues of evidence and process, the risks they pose, and the magnitude of the problem.
Until the trial began, I assumed he probably did it and would be found guilty. As the evidence was presented in court, many of the key facts were reduced to here-say and opinion. I had dismissed defense claims of evidence tampering and destruction because that claim is often made regarding computer evidence, but almost never proven the case.
The actions of the CPD in this case made such claims plausible in the general, and in the specific of erasing NC's phone it is in evidence, though allegedly a serious of accidents. Even if one were to accept that assertion, the delay in informing defense, the cover-up, and the misleading and false statements under oath are more than enough to warrant an investigation of possible obstruction of justice and similar charges.
Many at this site cheered when the judge ruled JW could not testify to matters that a computer forensic expert could, ignoring the many areas of common expertise between the two specialties. When a substitute expert was proposed but denied on grounds that the State was unprepared and adversely affected, the defense was barred from presenting a witness to rebut.
ETA: The ruling was roughly equivalent of not allowing an expert in a medical specialty from discussing a autopsy.
Whether there was actual tampering or not, the CPD made error after error that made it at least a possibility in this case. Those cheering the legal gamesmanship in this case might feel differently if a defendant. You would be surprised how easy it would be using little more than SWF from a hacked site and running within your browser environment to download kiddie *advertiser censored* without you noticing. Could you prove your innocence?
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Unrelated to any of that or this case, here is an example of how routine is the mis-administration of justice in NC:
http://www.aoc.state.nc.us/www/ids/Brief Bank/Briefs/McRae, Shawn.doc