The defense just needs to lay a seed of doubt, they don’t have to prove anything. The prosecution has the duty to prove its case. It appears the prosecution has pretty solid evidence (including testimony of the other perp).
“The defense just needs to lay a seed of doubt, they don’t have to prove anything. The prosecution has the duty to prove its case. It appears the prosecution has pretty solid evidence (including testimony of the other perp).”
I dont expect they will have any trouble proving who shot the child, the issue is whether the mother had anything to do with it. For that they would need to show contact between mom and shooter, an offer of money, payment, etc. If they just have the word of the 2 ferals against the mother, they have nothing.