[dead]

I can't see any way he gets convicted, despite his probable guilt.

The case wasn't proven. There was no physical evidence, just the thirty year old memories of a gaggle of shakey witnesses.

The donut-munching, starstruck, Greenwich police force had no interest in upsetting the Kennedys. If they did, Skakel would be facing a parole hearing about now, rather than a trial.

[another cricket]

I can't see any way he gets convicted, despite his probable guilt.

However sometimes justice does prevail. This does appear to be one of those times.

Skakel has been found guilty.

a.cricket

[mountaineer]

It was circumstantial evidence, to be sure, but I imagine it was hard to ignore that the murder weapon was a golf club belonging to the Skakels. It was simply a matter of "which Skakel did it," and Michael was the more logical choice than Tommy, I guess, especially given his unbelievable "cover up" stories and repeated semi-confessions.

[carton253]

Have you read Furman's book "A Murder in Greenwich..." It's pretty interesting.

[cinFLA]

I can't see any way he gets convicted, despite his probable guilt.

Convicted!

The case wasn't proven. There was no physical evidence, just the thirty year old memories of a gaggle of shakey witnesses.

Guilty per his OWN WORDS!

The donut-munching, starstruck, Greenwich police force had no interest in upsetting the Kennedys. If they did, Skakel would be facing a parole hearing about now, rather than a trial.

If they had, he would have been out @ 21 as he would have been tried as a juvenile in MASS.

[capitan_refugio]

Circumstancial evidence is as valid as eyewitness testimony, physical evidence, etc. I agree that there will be many avenues for an appeal, but the jury found the State's case convincing enough to convict. Not putting the defendant on the witness stand to explain himself (I know, he has his 5th Amendment rights against forced self-incrimination!) may have been the straw thought broke the camel's back.

Having been a juror in criminal cases twice, I know that I assessed the credibility of each witness, and in my mind, it was pretty easy to size up a liar. I did not follow every minute of this case, so I don't have an opinion per se, just an observation that 12 people were convinced of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.