@httrart@jacbro35@Real_Ames So what about Caysen Allison case? That case was a clear cut murder case. KA was criminally negligent homicide. Provocation in KA case is very weak. Those witnesses using legal term made it seem strong but still overall weak
@httrart@Real_Ames A witness is a witness. The defense called that witness to prove Anthony had a right to be there & point out he was invited. If this person gave any other testimony during questioning that sided with Anthony then it would’ve been addressed. Both sides can pull from the witnesses
@httrart@jacbro35@Real_Ames I don’t support either party. I’ve watched both sides argue about the exact same scenario happening across two different cases, and it’s clear that skin tone is what dictated the wanted outcome for both parties. Its only about right or wrong for a few people in both parties
@httrart@Real_Ames Yes a prosecutor made script. Those kids definitely were coached up. Using legal terms on the stand to answer questions with at best 1 year college education using legal terms only defined in the Texas penal code. All this will be considered in the appeal
@httrart@jacbro35@Real_Ames That’s a very republican areas. All republicans even black republicans wanted him arrested and charged with murder. Attorneys are connected to party’s either privately or publicly. This race was racially & politically profiled. Lawyers depending on the situation will leave u out
@httrart@Real_Ames Yes and they answer those questions using the facts of the trial which includes that exact witness testimony stating he murder Austin and this was not self defense. You have never been on a jury. That was definitely used to determine the outcome. Alone with him not testifying.
@Kettleblack@Real_Ames "You're right 3/4 but you are completely wrong about how that affects the appeal. Under Texas law, a trial attorney's failure to object to a massive evidentiary error doesn't kill the issue it transforms it into a textbook claim for Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.
@httrart@Real_Ames The trial lawyer’s silence absolutely mattered, & that is precisely why a powerhouse coalition of appellate & civil rights attorneys stepped in
@httrart@Real_Ames You are relying on a textbook theory that doesn't hold up in a real courtroom. Jury instructions aren’t magic erasers; you cannot unring a bell once a traumatic teenage witness labels an act 'murder' right in front of the jury.
@jennylb222@Real_Ames Texas appellate courts have ruled for decades that lay witnesses are strictly forbidden from defining legal terms of art or offering raw “legal conclusions”. It improperly permits a lay witness to dictate the law to the jury
@jennylb222@Real_Ames forcing a witness to choose between the words "murder" or "self-defense" does not ask for their perception of the facts; it forces them to issue a verdict on the law. 704 cannot bypass the boundaries of 701 like I said before all day on this app
@jennylb222@Real_Ames 704 cannot by pass 701 so your claim is false. Every attorney in the U.S will tell you that question should not be allowed on record in a self defense vs murder case. That’s the jury Job to deliberate. It improperly permits a lay witness to dictate the law to the jury