The timeline doesn't clear anyone, but if bruises and such were on the girl before the alleged rape, that will damage the prosecution's argument considerably. Something else you may want to consider is that if the DA really had some weight to throw in this case, he wouldn't have gone to a closed grand jury. There would have been a preliminary hearing. I don't think I've ever seen a defense team come out swinging like this. To me that seems like they honestly know they have the knockout punch. Most defense lawyers would want this type of case to stay behind closed doors.. granted it could be a slick move on their part, but highly doubtful.
The_Jazz, of course your friend has high praise for the DA office. If my brother was killed and the DA got the perps sentenced to that kind of time, I'd praise him too. I still believe he's pulling some sort of political gain out of his ass with this one.
There are just way too many holes (at this point) for me to say the kids are guilty. I believe in Innocent until Proven Guilty, but alot of times you know when someone did something like this. The more I read, the more I hear, the more I believe the kids are innocent. I just hope I'm right.
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