Post by happyhaddock on May 20, 2008 12:21:22 GMT -5
What was the prosecutor's evidence? He said the only thing you needed to consider was that Laci was found 'exactly' where Scott was boating. Let us look at that argument. What he is saying is
That doesn't convince me!
Now the argument is that he was as close as 2 miles, 4 months before. The counter argument is that if we can find any person who was closer in time and space, then Scott cannot be the only person this applies to. If they object to the logic, ask them to explain why.
So can we find another person?
Each of the people who found Conner and Laci was immediately close to them in time and in space. If they could be so close, anyone else could be as well, including the 38 million other people who also live in the state. As there are 38 million other possibles, Scott cannot be convicted on this basis.
What else? The jury claimed the cement residue weighed heavily in their verdict. Let us look at that.
Even if you believe that there were 5 circles in the mess on the flat bed, what can be concluded from that? All we could say is that
Then there is the hair. Whose was it? Could it have been Frey's? All it tells us at best is that Scott or his clothes were in his boat at some time. How helpful is that?
Finally there is the Servas timeline. Even accepting that, a woman can be abducted in 90 seconds or less. How much use is Servas' dubious timeline, based of guesses and estimates?
Even Devore only showed that the abductor might have killed Laci within hours of abduction. The FBI will tell you that this is quite usual in kidnappings. How helpful is it to the prosecution? It still doesn't implicate Scott.
Since no one can tell us when Laci died, where, how or why this is not much of a case really since there is no evidence of Scott's guilt. Fetal abduction looks far more likely to be the truth.
"There is no crueler tyranny than that which is exercised under cover of law, and with the colors of justice ..."
- U.S. v. Jannotti, 673 F.2d 578, 614 (3d Cir. 1982)
Note: You can find the most up to date version of this here
The Prosecutor's Case (LINK)
- Laci Peterson lived in California
- Laci Peterson was abducted from California
- Four months later Laci Peterson's body was found in California
- Scott Peterson lived in California
That doesn't convince me!
Now the argument is that he was as close as 2 miles, 4 months before. The counter argument is that if we can find any person who was closer in time and space, then Scott cannot be the only person this applies to. If they object to the logic, ask them to explain why.
So can we find another person?
Each of the people who found Conner and Laci was immediately close to them in time and in space. If they could be so close, anyone else could be as well, including the 38 million other people who also live in the state. As there are 38 million other possibles, Scott cannot be convicted on this basis.
What else? The jury claimed the cement residue weighed heavily in their verdict. Let us look at that.
Even if you believe that there were 5 circles in the mess on the flat bed, what can be concluded from that? All we could say is that
- someone, we don't know who,
- made something, we don't know what,
- by some method, we don't know how,
- at some time, we don't know when,
- for some reason, we don't know why
Then there is the hair. Whose was it? Could it have been Frey's? All it tells us at best is that Scott or his clothes were in his boat at some time. How helpful is that?
Finally there is the Servas timeline. Even accepting that, a woman can be abducted in 90 seconds or less. How much use is Servas' dubious timeline, based of guesses and estimates?
Even Devore only showed that the abductor might have killed Laci within hours of abduction. The FBI will tell you that this is quite usual in kidnappings. How helpful is it to the prosecution? It still doesn't implicate Scott.
Since no one can tell us when Laci died, where, how or why this is not much of a case really since there is no evidence of Scott's guilt. Fetal abduction looks far more likely to be the truth.
"There is no crueler tyranny than that which is exercised under cover of law, and with the colors of justice ..."
- U.S. v. Jannotti, 673 F.2d 578, 614 (3d Cir. 1982)
Note: You can find the most up to date version of this here
The Prosecutor's Case (LINK)
