[Defense attorney Robert Udell had argued before Judge Wennet that Brazill, who was 13 at the time of the shooting, was too young to face such a harsh sentence.] It tells you all you need to know about the United States of America in the year 2001, doesn't it? ... We've lost our soul. |
[The tapes] reflect my client's best responses to a con job that Alsup was pulling. He's going to testify to explain the context in which the statements were made. |
Any of you who have dealt with 13 year olds, or have one, know that they get stupid on us. |
Are you a psycho? |
Guns go off in this country unintentionally every single day and that's what occurred in this case. |
Guns go off in this country unintentionally every single day, and that's what occurred in this case, |
He's a child. Thirteen-year-olds are more susceptible to a false confession than a 40-year-old. |
He's been held in jail [for a] long time. He's looking forward to his day in court to vindicate himself. |
He's obviously very relieved. Paul from day one said he did not commit this crime. |
I agree that it was a fair verdict. Let's see if we get a fair sentence. |
I think the judge has leeway from zero time in prison to life. |
If (members of the jury) think he's a bad kid, they're going to find him guilty, ... If they think he's a fine young man, they'll give that some consideration in determining what crime occurred here. |
If [members of the jury] think he's a bad kid, they're going to find him guilty, ... If they think he's a fine young man, they'll give that some consideration in determining what crime occurred here. |
If Russian roulette was manslaughter, then that was what happened here. Nathaniel Brazill was playing Russian roulette |
If they think he's a bad kid, they're going to find him guilty, ... If they think he's a fine young man, they'll give that some consideration in determining what crime occurred here. |