I try to remember the jurors have little to no information on this case. We know much more than will be presented in this trial. We all came here biased, in one way or another. So, with that thinking I went into this trial trying to think that way. Personally, just my useless 2 cents here, prosecution has not convinced me George participated. But I KNOW he was involved because I/we know so much more than the jurors will ever know. Of course we want them convicted. I'm waiting this "evidence" to prove AC's comment of "we didn't need them (JW and AW) as we have enough evidence to convict them." (I can't recall where I heard/saw that particular comment.)
JMO/useless 2 cents
The State's Case does not rest on Jake's testimony. They had enough evidence to tie George into Complicity, the murder Conspiracy - way before his arrest.
In this Motion and the last several Motions the defendant wants the court and community to believe that the State's entire Case hinges on Jake Wagner and that's just not true.
The State had a powerful and strong Case against the Wagner clan both collectively and individually before the State even indicted them, well before we got to this point. Well before Jake and Angela decided to cooperate and give us their testimony.
What did their proffers really do for the State? The proffers help us to rule out those initial suspects, other suspects, bogus suspects that somebody else did it. It erased "who done it." When Jake came in and he sat down with us and he told us what happened it absolutely erased the "who done it" defense.
They gave us some Motions (regarding other suspects) and at one point they wanted to dispose a witness to give us possible Cartel connections. So when Jake came forward it ruled out Cartel, dirty sheriff, fight retaliation Chris Jr had been in, all their other suspect defenses were gone.
So let's talk about the evidence they had before Jake and Angela's proffer. Found piece after piece of the Wagner's involvement.
Child custody, doing exact same thing to George's son, 3 guns used, Angela Wagner's laptop gun list including all 3 guns used in the murders including an SKS 7.62 listed for George, they never recovered those guns during the searches, shoe receipt that matched shoe prints found at scenes, 22 caliber shell casings on their property matching ones from crime scenes, first time in 2016 all Wagner phones are together, George made incriminating statements caught on listening devices, murder kit purchases, suppressor in cistern, etc...
The proffers are direct evidence but there is alot of circumstantial evidence. All the evidence collected made the State free to argue a Complicity theory against George, enough to give George his Murder Conspiracy indictment charge.
Complicity in Ohio is if 2 or more people engage in criminal activity for the purpose of one doing one part the other doing the other part then each is responsible for the whole.
The defendant doesn't seem to get that - he doesn't seem to understand that - he wants to argue that he didn't do this or he didn't do that when the evidence will show that at the very least he participated in every phase of this crime.
The planning, the preparation, the execution and the cover up.
16:22 time stamp.
