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Church of Jeff
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@jeffowski@mastodon.world  ·  activity timestamp yesterday
Adam Cochran (adamscochr... Spoke on background with two attorneys who have defended officer involved shootings. Both have always taken their cases to trial. After reviewing the events today, both said if it were their client they’d advise: -Seek a plea deal -Be willing to plead guilty to a lesser crime or a lower sentence -Accept anything that isn’t de jure LWOP (life with out parole) In other words, the guys who defend police officers shooting for a living, think this case is unwinnable. They would try to defend his actions, they’d just try and lower the impact of the outcome. Their main sticking point were: -“l could argue shot number one and hope for an acquittal or a hung jury - but I can’t get there on shots 2 and 3” -“A jury will not get passed the turning of the wheels” -“Denying medics throws self defense out the window”
Adam Cochran (adamscochr... Spoke on background with two attorneys who have defended officer involved shootings. Both have always taken their cases to trial. After reviewing the events today, both said if it were their client they’d advise: -Seek a plea deal -Be willing to plead guilty to a lesser crime or a lower sentence -Accept anything that isn’t de jure LWOP (life with out parole) In other words, the guys who defend police officers shooting for a living, think this case is unwinnable. They would try to defend his actions, they’d just try and lower the impact of the outcome. Their main sticking point were: -“l could argue shot number one and hope for an acquittal or a hung jury - but I can’t get there on shots 2 and 3” -“A jury will not get passed the turning of the wheels” -“Denying medics throws self defense out the window”
Adam Cochran (adamscochr... Spoke on background with two attorneys who have defended officer involved shootings. Both have always taken their cases to trial. After reviewing the events today, both said if it were their client they’d advise: -Seek a plea deal -Be willing to plead guilty to a lesser crime or a lower sentence -Accept anything that isn’t de jure LWOP (life with out parole) In other words, the guys who defend police officers shooting for a living, think this case is unwinnable. They would try to defend his actions, they’d just try and lower the impact of the outcome. Their main sticking point were: -“l could argue shot number one and hope for an acquittal or a hung jury - but I can’t get there on shots 2 and 3” -“A jury will not get passed the turning of the wheels” -“Denying medics throws self defense out the window”
Church of Jeff
Church of Jeff
@jeffowski@mastodon.world  ·  activity timestamp yesterday
Adam Cochran (adamscochr... Spoke on background with two attorneys who have defended officer involved shootings. Both have always taken their cases to trial. After reviewing the events today, both said if it were their client they’d advise: -Seek a plea deal -Be willing to plead guilty to a lesser crime or a lower sentence -Accept anything that isn’t de jure LWOP (life with out parole) In other words, the guys who defend police officers shooting for a living, think this case is unwinnable. They would try to defend his actions, they’d just try and lower the impact of the outcome. Their main sticking point were: -“l could argue shot number one and hope for an acquittal or a hung jury - but I can’t get there on shots 2 and 3” -“A jury will not get passed the turning of the wheels” -“Denying medics throws self defense out the window”
Adam Cochran (adamscochr... Spoke on background with two attorneys who have defended officer involved shootings. Both have always taken their cases to trial. After reviewing the events today, both said if it were their client they’d advise: -Seek a plea deal -Be willing to plead guilty to a lesser crime or a lower sentence -Accept anything that isn’t de jure LWOP (life with out parole) In other words, the guys who defend police officers shooting for a living, think this case is unwinnable. They would try to defend his actions, they’d just try and lower the impact of the outcome. Their main sticking point were: -“l could argue shot number one and hope for an acquittal or a hung jury - but I can’t get there on shots 2 and 3” -“A jury will not get passed the turning of the wheels” -“Denying medics throws self defense out the window”
Adam Cochran (adamscochr... Spoke on background with two attorneys who have defended officer involved shootings. Both have always taken their cases to trial. After reviewing the events today, both said if it were their client they’d advise: -Seek a plea deal -Be willing to plead guilty to a lesser crime or a lower sentence -Accept anything that isn’t de jure LWOP (life with out parole) In other words, the guys who defend police officers shooting for a living, think this case is unwinnable. They would try to defend his actions, they’d just try and lower the impact of the outcome. Their main sticking point were: -“l could argue shot number one and hope for an acquittal or a hung jury - but I can’t get there on shots 2 and 3” -“A jury will not get passed the turning of the wheels” -“Denying medics throws self defense out the window”
Church of Jeff
Church of Jeff
@jeffowski@mastodon.world  ·  activity timestamp yesterday
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson - 12h Obviously there'll need to be a full investigation—and there may be things we don’t know—but as a former criminal defense lawyer who worked homicide cases, my gut tells me this is Second-Degree Murder. As with all things ICE, every encounter is mishandled. Seth Abramson @SethAbramson - 12h Everything about how the first officer approached the vehicle was contra SOP—which is why the driver got spooked and tried to navigate from the situation. The second officer blocked her in—again contra SOP—then made no effort to step aside (though the victim wasn’t under arrest). Seth Abramson @SethAbramson - 12h I think the other key thing to remember is that Noem, Lewandowski, and Miller are deliberately under-training and mis-training these officers, which underscores that they should be facing massive legal liability for the foreseeable results: i.e., homicides of innocent Americans.
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson - 12h Obviously there'll need to be a full investigation—and there may be things we don’t know—but as a former criminal defense lawyer who worked homicide cases, my gut tells me this is Second-Degree Murder. As with all things ICE, every encounter is mishandled. Seth Abramson @SethAbramson - 12h Everything about how the first officer approached the vehicle was contra SOP—which is why the driver got spooked and tried to navigate from the situation. The second officer blocked her in—again contra SOP—then made no effort to step aside (though the victim wasn’t under arrest). Seth Abramson @SethAbramson - 12h I think the other key thing to remember is that Noem, Lewandowski, and Miller are deliberately under-training and mis-training these officers, which underscores that they should be facing massive legal liability for the foreseeable results: i.e., homicides of innocent Americans.
Seth Abramson @SethAbramson - 12h Obviously there'll need to be a full investigation—and there may be things we don’t know—but as a former criminal defense lawyer who worked homicide cases, my gut tells me this is Second-Degree Murder. As with all things ICE, every encounter is mishandled. Seth Abramson @SethAbramson - 12h Everything about how the first officer approached the vehicle was contra SOP—which is why the driver got spooked and tried to navigate from the situation. The second officer blocked her in—again contra SOP—then made no effort to step aside (though the victim wasn’t under arrest). Seth Abramson @SethAbramson - 12h I think the other key thing to remember is that Noem, Lewandowski, and Miller are deliberately under-training and mis-training these officers, which underscores that they should be facing massive legal liability for the foreseeable results: i.e., homicides of innocent Americans.