The thing is, regardless of what drugs he was on or what state of mind he may have been in, it is now the burden of the state to prove beyond a reasonable doubt what exactly was done to him, how it was done, why it was done, when it was done and who exactly did it.
The state has a high burden at this point.
If I’m on that jury, and the state wants me to convict that van driver of second degree murder, then the state got some serious ‘splaining to do, because at this time, I just do not see the necessary elements for a conviction on that charge.
And I think that is the charge that the most attention will be paid to by those watching as it is the most serious.
” I just do not see the necessary elements for a conviction on that charge.”
I’m sure the van had GPS monitoring that would record acceleration and deceleration plus location.
You or someone with your critical thinking skills will not be on the jury. The jury will be made up of people who
thought OJ was not guilty.
Anything is possible here, but the State has huge hurdles to overcome to convict anyone in this case of a felony.
Then there's the matter of the arrest. He had a legal knife, so that is out. In some states though, it is against the law to be under the influence of certain drugs like meth, heroin, and PCP. I'll put on my flame suit because here will come accusations of "the ends justifies the means." I'm not going there. Just pointing out that depending on the laws of the State of Maryland, he may have been in custody legally, but not for the correct charge.
One of the first things that the Police Union is going to push for is a change of venue and disqualification of anyone who can possibly be viewed as having a conflict of interest. This trial will might get started about the time Obomination is out of office.
How long was Gray in the hospital before he died ?