[Jasper County District Attorney Guy James Gray told reporters outside the courthouse that any blood or other evidence had been washed off before authorities recovered the chain.] And besides, ... any time you cover something with dirt, it's nearly impossible to get DNA. |
All I can do is point out what the facts are, ... All I want to do is prove he was bad, he's racist and did it and is going to do other things in the future. |
Any prosecutor that enjoys getting the death penalty has just got a little something wrong with him, ... You temper your enthusiasm over a verdict you know is right and just and what the jury should have done under the facts with just that little hesitation that it's just not something you enjoy doing. |
bombshell in our community. |
Clearly there is a pattern of deceit, ... He (Brewer) crafted his story to try to imply James Byrd was dead before they started dragging him. |
Devils and monster faces and skulls and things like that are pretty consistent with somebody having a lot of hate in their hearts, |
He sees himself as a real hero, a star, |
His work, though formal and precise, displays an exceptional understanding of the limits and uses of formalism and precision. |
I don't like the death penalty, ... but that's what he deserves. |
I don't think anybody realized until last Tuesday that this was a Klan-type outfit, a white supremacist-type outfit, ... Most people thought it was just a bunch of guys getting drunk on Saturday night or a drug deal that went bad. |
If you've got a hanging black man on your arm, you're more likely to commit a crime against a black person, |
It is different this time, |
James Byrd at the time he was chained at the back of the pickup truck was alive, ... Not only was he alive, he was conscious at the time, and he was using his elbows and his body in any way he could to keep his head and shoulders away from the pavement. |
Mr. Berry is the weakest of the three cases as far as the death penalty, ... He does not have a racist background that the other two have. He doesn't have the same criminal history that these other two have. But I think he may have been more of an active participant than the other two. |
needed to do something dramatic in order to gain in their warped world respect for his newly formed gang. |