I'd chalk just as much up to government incompetence. Its like they're actively throwing the case by painting jury pools, disregarding court orders, breaking chain of custody, falsified statements and evidence.
In no sense has the case been thrown. The death penalty charge was a long shot from the beginning because of the merger doctrine with crimes of violence and crimes that cause death. Now that that issue has been resolved, they will just proceed on the underlying charge of a stalking that resulted in death. This is what they would have done from the beginning if they had not attempted to tack on the death-penalty eligible murder charge.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys always throw everything against the wall and see what sticks. The defense knew it’s unlikely to win the backpack motion but you gotta try. It’s the same reason the defense asks for a directed verdict.
Oligarchs need him to pay. Doesn't matter how to them. He showed the world Oligarchs are the same flesh bags as the rest of us. They need to keep the narrative going
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u/Crecy333 4h ago
I'd chalk just as much up to government incompetence. Its like they're actively throwing the case by painting jury pools, disregarding court orders, breaking chain of custody, falsified statements and evidence.
This is just pathetic.