He was facing a great number of years, regardless. But I think this does show some compassion on the part of the jury. |
I wouldn't have advised him to say anything without a lawyer present. |
The purpose is not going to go to prove anything. |
These years we've assumed fingerprint evidence was infallible. The scientific evidence shows it's not and a palm print is even less reliable than a fingerprint. |
We acknowledge that it is going to be difficult for a jury to hear that Charles Boney was there, that Charles Boney sold a firearm, when you're talking about the murder of a young woman and her two children. |
We're on trial for murder, not for supplying a handgun. |
Whether you're playing a basketball game or a football game, everybody needs to play by the rules and in this case I don't believe the rules were followed. |