In the Trumpian world it’s so easy for a white to take a black life Originally Posted by redhot11Except the fact that more of these incidents happened during Obama's presidency.
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No, you cannot shoot someone for mere trespassing. This is especially true outside your home. So if you kill the minivan lady, you’ll need to decide your prison menu and rates. Originally Posted by cjollfor the record, I did not imply that.. I said given that someone was on my property uninvited and unwanted, it is POSSIBLE I could pick her off, legally.. there would need to be more, just like with Amber, a feeling my life was in jeopardy, and maybe a little reason to justify my feeling.
Day 6 testimony:
The day in court started with a 705 hearing for Craig Miller, a retired chief deputy from the Dallas Police Department, and use of force expert who has testified in other cases.
Miller served with DPD for almost 30 years before taking the chief job for the DISD police department.
The defense asked for Miller's expertise on a number of topics in the hearing, but the judge ruled that he would only be able to speak on a narrow set of topics. Following the hearing, he was not called to the stand to testify in front of the jury Saturday.
This judge is biased because the victim is black and she is black.this isn't bias... this is normal. A judge, unless a hearing occurs before trial starts, will qualify a proposed "expert" before the jury is allowed to hear. This happens in all cases unless the opposing attorney is garbage and doesn't object to the testimony and just allows it in.
She is derailing the defense case and impeding Guyger's right to a fair trial.
Second time she blocked the jury from hearing testimony that can affect the jury's verdict.
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/sp...7-3d69aff27eb4
The FIRST time the judge did that was here:
https://eccie.net/showpost.php?p=106...&postcount=400 Originally Posted by CG2014
this isn't bias... this is normal. A judge, unless a hearing occurs before trial starts, will qualify a proposed "expert" before the jury is allowed to hear. This happens in all cases unless the opposing attorney is garbage and doesn't object to the testimony and just allows it in.Read Daubert, Khumho Tire, and Robinson? Don’t be ridiculous! He’s rather spout off ignorant opinions. The law can’t be nuanced and difficult to understand and apply to individual cases!! If it was, how could Joe Sixpack think he knew as much about the law as a seasoned trial lawyer? How boring would that be!!
The only racism is you bro, yeah there's a lot of people demanding her head because she's white, but the judge isn't doing anything out of the norm. Just because someone is a cop doesn't mean they are a use of force expert. Usually to be an expert you must have experience in the area you intend to opine, here that would be specific use of force research, evaluations, certifications etc. It's similar to requiring an architect to opine on a design and not letting civil, mechanical, or structural engineers. They work in the same industry but cannot opine as to what each of the others do, should do, or what a reasonable similarly qualified professional would have done.
Most use of force experts are retired cops, but they will have gone beyond that and specialized themselves.
Look up Daubert and E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Inc. v. Robinson for qualifying an expert. Then Kumho Tire for qualifying non-scientific experts. Once you actually understand how the process works, revisit the current case and see if you are still of the opinion that "black lady is bad because black." Originally Posted by cjoll
AGAIN:You're wrong. An appellate court must find the exclusion was an abuse if discretion; an arbitrary or unreasonable decision. Just because a jury didn't hear something doesn't mean the case is in jeopardy. Again, experts are excluded all the time, yet convictions are not overturned all the time. You'd think those lawyers would know how to handle this better than you. Of course I could be wrong, after all you are able to read the judge's mind to know she's a turrible turrible biased black lady despite any evidence of such.
Convictions have been overturned on appeals years later because Judges and Prosecutors during the original trial withheld information from the jury
or did not allow the jury to hear testimony in exactly the same way this judge has already done twice.
She is out to convict Guyger with any means necessary because of political pressure and pressure from her own community.
Just stating the facts based on what is reported on the news. Originally Posted by CG2014
I only feel sorry for Amber because the prosecutor pinned murder on her when it’s obvious that’s not the case. Then the prosecutor talked to the media when instructed not to. This cheap shot should be used for a monster. Not a dim wit. And if she is sentenced I wonder how many additional years she will get just to appease the masses to minimize rioting. Originally Posted by FunMondayWho cares about rioting? Lock that bitch up and throw away the key.
anyone want to weight in on this? I heard from an experienced Trial Attorney that the Prosecution erred big time, getting Amber to say straight up that she intended to kill Botham Jean. by her doing that, he said, that nullifies any chance of finding her guilty of less than murder, IF the Jury follows legal instructions properly.Maybe, but it also helps get a conviction for murder if you think that’s what the DA really wants. I’m not sure that’s true, but it’s at least the stated aim of the State. I’m not sure they didn’t deliberately overcharge her hyoping she’d be acquitted.
I'm thinking the defense understood this point, because Amber was emphatic saying she intended to kill. they surely want a murder-or-nothing judgement. Originally Posted by Chung Tran