The state attorney says his office determined there was insufficient evidence to file a murder charge in the death of a woman fatally shot through a door. She is charged with manslaughter.
Her lawyers would probably argue something along the lines of how she was in fear for her life at that moment. Yes, that’s BS. But an important part of criminal law is the “beyond all reasonable doubt” part, and if her lawyer can create reasonable doubt in the minds of the jury that she really didn’t want to kill someone then that’s enough to get her off on that charge.
Frankly, I’d prefer the legal system to err on the side of caution and innocence. Even when the person on the stand is “obviously” a terrible person. It’s easy for the media to depict someone as a terrible person even when they’re not, so let’s account for that situation before we account for the situation where she really is a terrible person.
Manslaughter’s got the possibility of a lengthy sentence, let’s see how that goes before we write the justice system off completely.
Her lawyers would probably argue something along the lines of how she was in fear for her life at that moment. Yes, that’s BS. But an important part of criminal law is the “beyond all reasonable doubt” part, and if her lawyer can create reasonable doubt in the minds of the jury that she really didn’t want to kill someone then that’s enough to get her off on that charge.
Frankly, I’d prefer the legal system to err on the side of caution and innocence. Even when the person on the stand is “obviously” a terrible person. It’s easy for the media to depict someone as a terrible person even when they’re not, so let’s account for that situation before we account for the situation where she really is a terrible person.
Manslaughter’s got the possibility of a lengthy sentence, let’s see how that goes before we write the justice system off completely.