Tony Carruthers
This case is quite interesting at not just a crime level but also at a legal level. One of the problems I came across researching the case was getting a lot of details of the crime itself as well as what was presented at trial. I think this is because there has been so much about the case since that time through appeals and yet the appeals that I read also gave few details. In general an appeal is the best place to get the details. News articles are often not just skewed but also it is not unusual to find inaccuracies. An appeal often will not only go through the story of what happened in the crime but also presents things that were given to the jury. If give you an idea as to how the jury likely came to their decision but also keep in mind that only really occurs when the jury has found the defendant guilty. It is “rarer than rare” to find a case where a jury has acquitted someone and the prosecution has appealed. More often then not in severe cases you will find ...