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Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by Gator515151, Dec 28, 2023.

  1. gator_lawyer

    gator_lawyer VIP Member

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    Y'all voted to convict? The prosecution is supposed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that it's weed. Did they not test it?
     
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  2. ursidman

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    Good question. It was a multi-agency bust (UPD, GPD, ACSO, and FDLE) and I assume it was something that fell through the cracks. The defense (not a PD) never raised the question at trial. When we got to the jury room a bailiff placed the kilo on the table and said WE were supposed to determine if it was MJ. That was the first inkling that testing had not been done - or maybe just testing results had not been entered into trial record or kept out for some reason. I dunno.
     
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  3. gator_lawyer

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    Yeah, that's a colossal mistake by the prosecution, and the defense attorney screwed up royally by not mentioning it. It shouldn't fall to you to guess. The prosecution is supposed to prove it.