No, no, no.
They couldn’t say what caused the death. Technically, every single death is a heart attack. But the state has to prove that some act of the Defendant caused the death. The expert couldn’t even say what caused it from a legal point of view.
I Prosecuted for 25 years and in following this case am not the least bit surprised in the verdict. I have found that juries tend to take their assignment seriously and they will typically not fin guilt just because something looks suspicious even if it looks REALLY suspicious.
This doesn’t mean she didn’t do it, it just means that the State didn’t prove her guilt.
We don’t want that to change I wouldn’t think.
And finally, I have also learned that unless one is in the courtroom to hear all the evidence, you really don’t have a feel at all for guilt or innocence.
The evidence was there, the prosecution stunk at presenting it in a cogent fashion. Same as with OJ
Also, probably not a good idea for prosecutors to guffaw during the defense attorney’s summation.
BTW, it's way beyond suspicious when a mother won't tell you where her little girl is.
True, and I’m sure that you also learned that any jury trial is a crapshoot.