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I don’t trust them, not at all.It's a function of MN law IMO.
1st degree murder requires a grand jury indictment. It appears that federal charges have priority --
He'll get his.
JMO
Why Vance Boelter is (initially) charged with second-degree murder, not first-degree murder
First-degree murder charges could still come against the man charged in what officials say were politically motivated shootings in Minnesota.
There’s not much complexity in this case. Prosecutors are already making excuses about the voluminous amount of evidence to review. It’s usually the defense that makes that complaint. If they don’t want to try this case they should step aside and let the state of Minnesota and Hennepin County prosecute it.
MINNEAPOLIS -- The man charged with killing the top Democrat in the Minnesota House and her husband, and wounding a state senator and his wife, pleaded not guilty Thursday in federal court.
Vance Boelter, 58, of Green Isle, Minnesota, was indicted July 15 on six counts of murder, stalking and firearms violations. The murder charges could carry the federal death penalty, though prosecutors say that decision is several months away.
Man charged with killing a top Minnesota House Democrat pleads not guilty
The man charged with killing the top Democrat in the Minnesota House and her husband, and wounding a state senator and his wife, pleaded not guilty Thursday in federal court.abc7.com
One of Boelter's attorneys entered the plea on Boelter's behalf during Thursday's arraignment. Boelter was in the courtroom and wore an orange sweatshirt and yellow pants. He spoke briefly to affirm that he understood the charges and thanked the judge
Man charged with killing a top Minnesota House Democrat pleads not guilty
The man charged with killing the top Democrat in the Minnesota House and her husband, and wounding a state senator and his wife, pleaded not guilty Thursday in federal court.abc7ny.com
Prosecutors have moved to designate the proceedings as a “complex case” so that standard speedy trial requirements won’t apply, saying both sides will need plenty of time to review the voluminous evidence.
“The investigation of this case arose out of the largest manhunt in Minnesota’s history,” they wrote. “Accordingly, the discovery to be produced by the government will include a substantial amount of investigative material and reports from more than a dozen different law enforcement agencies at the federal, state, and local levels.”
They said the evidence will include potentially thousands of hours of video footage, tens of thousands of pages of responses to dozens of grand jury subpoenas, and data from numerous electronic devices seized during the investigation.
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The state has a great deal of evidence. It will take them a while to organize it and share it with defense. It's not uncommon these days, especially in cases where there's a lot of victims and multiple crime scenes. That means there's a lot of incriminating evidence. It's the result of the proliferation of security cams and cell phones recording events. It's also the result of so many advances in technology to develop and analyze forensic evidence. We're seeing so much of this in trials these days leading to long trials or, on the positive side, defendants approaching prosecution to make plea deals.The complexities of bringing Vance Boelter to trial
Vance Boelter, the man charged in the deadly Minnesota lawmaker shootings, pleaded not guilty in federal court last week. Nicole Kettwick, an adjunct professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law and managing partner at Brandt Kettwick Defense, discusses the complexity of his case with...www.cbsnews.com
If Boetler insists on his conspiracy theory, he might be delusional enough to fire his defense team and represent himself. Lori Vallow did, though she said it was because she wanted a speedy trial and her team couldn't do it.
Such heinous crimes and the coverage sure went silent quickly, didn't it?
Same thing happened with the prosecution of Ryan Routh, the guy who tried to assassinate the President. Neither of them are getting much headline news. And yet there are so many similarities between them, both had involvement with foreign countries, both unclear where their money came from and how they were financed, both very odd individuals in terms of how they are dealing with the courts and their public defenders, etc. Pretty much radio silence from the last administration. I suspect we'll hear more on these two cases from the current administration.
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If JB is divorcing him, I wonder if she will then testify about his actions in court?Wife of man accused in deadly Minnesota lawmaker shootings files for divorce
The wife of the man charged in the deadly, politically motivated shootings of Minnesota lawmakers in June has filed for divorce.
Jenny Lynne Boelter filed a petition for "dissolution with child" in Sibley County earlier this month, according to court documents. The official grounds of the divorce are unknown, as Judge Amber Donley granted her request to seal "all current and future documents filed in this matter," which are to be treated as confidential.
Maybe, but I don't think the prosecution will need her testimony. They have more than enough evidence, imo.
Yes, it seems standard procedure for wives of killers these days. The wife of Rex Heuermann, the Long Island Serial Killer, recently divorced him to protect the family assets. She has claimed publicly that she still believes he’s innocent.
Her statement sounds heartfelt and is likely both to protest assets and her children and also because, as she said, it goes against everything her faith stands for.
I don’t know what “heartfelt” means in her viewpoint. Is it that she loves her husband and wants him to be acquitted even though he has admitted to the brutal premeditated political murder of 2 people and attempted political murder of 4 other people?
