And what would motivate a person to volunteer such information unnecessarily? Does this information lose its value if withheld from the prosecution?
If reasonable people like ourselves decide that there may be exculpatory information, doesn't that indicate that the burden of proof has not been met? Why would a person suspected of a crime arm their prosecutor with such information, assuming that it exists?
Do you presume that Ann is guilty because she is silent, despite your suggestion that she might be able to provide exculpatory information to the prosecutor?
It loses its value if the result is that Ms. Coulter's case is racked and stacked as a felony, and the exculpatory and/or mitigating information is not entered as evidence.
Do you presume that Ann is guilty because she is silent, despite your suggestion that she might be able to provide exculpatory information to the prosecutor?
It's been my experience that when one can make something go away with about two hours of work, but instead leaves it unresolved for nine months because one is making unreasonable demands for special treatment that have absolutely no chance of being met, it's because one is guilty and is searching for a way to get out of the consequences of guilt.