My cable provider had just added Court TV when the trial began.
CNN and the “Innocence Project” fail to mention a crucial fact.
There is a low quality video of the murderer in the parking lot.
Although the convicted Police captain (who is Black) can’t be identified, the image does appear to be a large Black male.
Also, the exact time of the murder is recorded, and the convicted captain has no alibi.
The defense team made a spectacular courtroom demonstration on the “bite” evidence.
They had the captain bite down on a towel as hard as he could.
Then the defense attorney yanked the towel out of his mouth and all the captain’s false teeth came right out of his mouth clamped on the towel.
Everyone in the courtroom gasped.
I was sitting at home, sat straight up in my chair, and yelled “Whoa!”
At the end of the trial I would have voted guilty because the prosecution had a lot more evidence, like violent threats and stalking, as I recall.
In most of these “Innocence Project” cases, it is VERY misleading when they claim “the defendant’s DNA was not at the scene.”
In 90% of murder cases the defendant’s DNA is NOT found at the scene.
It seems every jury wants DNA evidence or some spectacular CSI conclusion. Television has wormed its way into the court room and may truly harm our justice system.