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Originally Posted by Lou_Dorchen
Actually they didn't. She was also charged with child abuse and manslaughter. None of those are death penalty eligible crimes. It was not a case of all or nothing..
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Burden of proof is higher for capital murder than that of a life sentence. If the prosecution couldn't make that burden, they should have went for the lesser. If you can't prove she killed her daughter, how can you prove AND convict a person for aggrevated child abuse and aggrivated manslaughter of a child?
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Originally Posted by Lou_Dorchen
Her dad was a cop and he testified he smelled human decomposition in the trunk.
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True...but again, unless you have specific trace evidence, a cadaver dog hitting on the car and yard AND her father testifying is circumstantial testimony WITHOUT any other trace or corroborating (direct) evidence. You can't convict someone of capital murder with only circumstantial evidence. I should say it's possible, but highly unlikely. Scott peterson was convicted on a high degree of circumstantial evidence that corroborated direct evidence. The marina reciept Peterson had and her body located a short distance away..
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