Bryan Pata case update - upcoming bond hearing for Jones

[OrangeBowlMagic]

I listened to all the episodes available at the moment, but I can’t really judge them because I had only a superficial knowledge of this sad story before this.

I've listened to the first 3, will be listening to episode 4 today.

 

[Yoyo423]

Prosecution rests in murder trial of ex-Miami player Rashaun Jones

Prosecutors rested their case against former Miami football player Rashaun Jones, who is accused of second-degree murder in the 2006 slaying of teammate Bryan Pata.

www.espn.com

Prosecution rests

 

[TpaBayFlyFisher]

Well, did he do it?

 

[Alex_Dynamix]

I have a friend who represented a guy charged with capital murder. Spent three years in jail awaiting trial. Was offered a “time served” deal in exchange for a guilty plea to manslaughter. The client said NO. Jury convicted him of first degree. Did not recommend death so he was sentenced to life. Still says he is innocent but no new evidence has appeared and the Innocence Project gave up his case…..either an idiot or truly innocent.

Wow thats tough, im leaning he had to be truly innocent to pass on walking out of jail.

 

[Yoyo423]

Well, did he do it?

I'm not a legal expert at all but with how old the case is and no real "smoking gun", I'm not sure if he'll be found guilty.

Personally, I think he did. But "beyond a reasonable doubt"? I'm not sure that threshold can be reached with the evidence and case they have.

 

[hharvey09]

I'm not a legal expert at all but with how old the case is and no real "smoking gun", I'm not sure if he'll be found guilty.

Personally, I think he did. But "beyond a reasonable doubt"? I'm not sure that threshold can be reached with the evidence and case they have.

After listening to the podcast and reading about the the trial, I could see this as a hung jury or an innocent verdict because there was no weapon found, no 100 percent witness testimony and a lot of circumstantial evidence. I’m no lawyer though

 

[OrangeBowlMagic]

After listening to the podcast and reading about the the trial, I could see this as a hung jury or an innocent verdict because there was no weapon found, no 100 percent witness testimony and a lot of circumstantial evidence. I’m no lawyer though

I’m not in the courtroom so this is probably totally irrelevant but knowing what i know about the case I have no idea how you can convict this dude of murder. There’s zero hard evidence THAT I KNOW OF. And if there was, it’d have been reported by now. My money is he skates.

 

[hharvey09]

I’m not in the courtroom so this is probably totally irrelevant but knowing what i know about the case I have no idea how you can convict this dude of murder. There’s zero hard evidence THAT I KNOW OF. And if there was, it’d have been reported by now. My money is he skates.

Sad situation all around. Neither side has come out better from this. I wish it was black and white and everybody knew the truth but unfortunately I don’t know if they ever will.