You're not suggesting that the Wagners have a case for "self defense" are you? Maybe I misunderstand. That train left the station a long time ago, but, hey, good luck with that line of argument.
JMO, once the trial process begins, it won't last very long. The more the public learns about these crimes the higher they'll want to hang the Wagners.
ETA: With the latest filings for JW and AW, among other things, the outlook for the Wagners is increasingly grim these days. It's all uphill from here. They should really consider working with prosecutors on a plea agreement.
Not sure what you mean. The Rhodens never fired on the Wagners so there is no self defense, Canepa clarified only 2 victims were not in bed. No bullets were found from Rhoden guns, just shell casings from Wagner guns that match shell casings from Wagner property.
If your talking about a court defense, pre-trial and trial, then yes the defense will give their clients' a defense, they have to or their convictions could be overturned for lack of representation.
The defense is just doing their job filing motions for evidential hearings, calling shoe print and ballistics evidence pseudo science and wanting to get that incriminating evidence thrown out if at all possible, plus get statements that were made thrown out etc....
The defense was just doing their job when writing their bond motion for Billy saying the evidence doesn't connect him to the crimes and he was best friends with Chris Sr. amongst other declarations.
Angie told Rita about her attorneys' defense strategies on a jail phone call.
GW4's attorney said in court he "wanted to find out what this is all about"
meaning how the prosecution was connecting his client to the crimes and he was trying to distance GW4 from Angela and Jake. He said he almost stopped the hearing because it seemed to be more about Angela and Jake then about George.
Just doing his job with not a great deal to work with because there are too many recorded texts and phone calls that are incriminating even though the attorney denies they are incriminating. 100 days of recording GW4 over 2 summers, 8,000 recordings and texts.
He had no defense for why GW4 said the few things brought up in court:
Your always getting us into trouble over some girl.
I told you you should have gotten rid of your phone.
Don't come down here we have company.
I want to smash Scheiderer's face in.
Scheiderer and DeWine and Reader are going to pay for this.
If they have the gun they have the silencer.
We have a family emergency.
I bought a night scope, I had a right to do this for hunting raccoons.
I bought a Captain America mask.
Don't talk in the truck wait till we get home.
Our truck and house are bugged.
So yes there will be a defense for the Wagners. It has already started long ago with all those motions that were filed in 2019 and with the bond motions and with the current evidentiary hearing motions to try to throw out evidence and in GW4's bond hearing trying to distance GW4 from the crimes - and apparently from Angie and Jake.
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