Related
Translate
Previous entry: Pakistani Muslim clerics declare suicide bombings un-Islamic
Next entry: OSCE concerned at Dutch climate of fear for Muslims
Get RNB via RSS
 |
RNB's RSS feed What is this? |
Get RNB via Email
 |
 Subscribe by Email What is this? |
Follow: Twitter
Most Popular
This Week:
- Polygamist Sect Leader Convicted of Sexual Assault
- Jury takes 14 minutes to convict self-proclaimed pot pastor
- Supreme Court upholds cult AUM Shinrikyo members’ death sentences
- Newspaper continues series of exposés of Scientology cult
- Epic Mohammad movie in pipeline
- Coptic Christian Blogger in Egypt Pressured to Convert to Islam in Prison
- Italian judge convicts 23 in CIA kidnapping of Muslim cleric
- Cult leader Warren Jeffs’ attorneys argue sect leader faced wrong charge
- Texas judge limits some records in FLDS trial over polygamy references
- Photos show birthing center at sect’s Texas ranch
Evidence Surprise in Wesson Trial
More articles on this topic: Marcus WessonMay 19, 2005 — Police say one gun killed all nine children in Fresno’s worst mass murder. But Thursday, the jury learned something else about that gun that could clear Marcus Wesson of murder charges.
Most times, when a gun is fired, a residue is left behind. But, the FBI insists that wasn’t the case with the gun found at the scene of Fresno’s worst mass murder.
That is hard for one local defense attorney to accept.
Defense attorney Ernest Kinney has tried hundreds of Valley murder cases. But, he’s never heard the claim that a gun didn’t leave any residue.
“I think it’s a bunch of baloney,” says Kinney. “There are always some form of gaseous or residue that come out of the handgun somewhere. I’m not saying it’s not possible, but before I would let Lisa Gamoian get away with that trick, I would have that researched totally.”
The report was released to the jury outside of testimony. The report also shows no gunshot residue was detected on Wesson’s daughters, Elizabeth Jr. and Sebrenah.
The defense contends Sebrenah fatally shot her eight siblings in March last year, then killed herself.
Also missing are any fingerprints on the gun, the cartridge or the knife found underneath the nine victims.
Kinney believes the prosecutor needs more evidence to prove Wesson committed the murders, but says the details may not matter on judgment day.
“I don’t think she’s proven it at all. But, because of all the stuff the judge has allowed in and because he’s [Wesson] such a repulsive type of person, because of the things he’s done, people just aren’t going to care.”
The jury spent Thursday afternoon reading Wesson’s writings and his daughter’s and niece’s diaries.
Friday, the judge is expected to decide whether he’ll allow testimony from a mind control expert.
What You Can Do From Here
|
Read More Articles On These Topics
Share, Blog About, Bookmark, or Email This Article
Subscribe
Read Another Article
Previous entry: Pakistani Muslim clerics declare suicide bombings un-Islamic Next entry: OSCE concerned at Dutch climate of fear for Muslims
RNB Homepage with latest headlinesFind Related Information
Find Related Books
|
Share This Article
To share this page simply copy and paste one of these URL's:
