A litany of witnesses were called in the case, including people whom the Defense attorneys have been able to impeach because they are getting paid off for their testimony:
Defense attorney Jonathan Shapiro called Dancy a "liar" under cross-examination, saying he repeatedly lied to authorities on the gun purchase. And he questioned whether Dancy had a plea agreement with prosecutors to avoid being charged with firearms violations.Why? Why do prosecutors do this to their own cases? Over and over again in cases where they just don't need to they will call terribly self interested witnesses who have been bought off by lessened sentences or dropped charges or whatever and the guy will harm their case. I doubt it will change the result here too much but I've seen it devastate closer cases.
"I haven't seen the paperwork," Dancy said in response.
BTW, the article above also describes the escape attempt (which was more than just flooding the cell).
Here's a description of Muhammad's attempt to get a weapon modified by a gun dealer out west.
And the governor pitched in his two cents on the verdict.
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