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Place your bets, as i put the odds at 80% he is found not guilty based on a number of legal analysis i have heard thus far.
This one below is one of the best at summarizing why i think he will win but there are others,
TLDR:
- Hunter lawyer Abbe Lowell is just much better than the prosecution
- the key to this case will be the word 'Knowing' or 'intentional', as pushed by prosecution
- Hunter had just finished an 11 day rehab before getting the gun, and as such, even if delusional, can a jury believe beyond a reasonable doubt, that he did not believe (again even if deluded) that he had broke the addiction and thus legally could buy the gun as again, Hunter is the one who has to 'KNOW' and if you are in a delusional state, you cannot know. You can be mistaken.
- During jury voir dire, most of the jurors said they have had friends or family who have struggled with addiction, and as such it would be very easy, with their experience, to see druggies as 'delusional' and thus not 'knowing' they are committing the crime. Not forming the intent.
- The prosecution witness, an FBI agent, testified that in Hunters 5 years of drug abuse there were times when he believes he had stopped using and believed he was ok, before relapsing again.
- The prosecutor asserted in opening statement "addiction is not a choice but buying a gun is a choice " and "that we would not be here today if Hunter was not a drug addict'. This statement has all the elements of the prosecution loss, as it states an 'addict has no self control to not use', that they cannot control their decision making,.. 'but they do have the self control in other areas such as buying a gun', which goes to intent. A jury can easily find that with the loss of self control (prosecution argument) finding then they had formed an intent to buy the crime does not follow.
(special recognition to Jarad for stealing from his thread titles)
This one below is one of the best at summarizing why i think he will win but there are others,
TLDR:
- Hunter lawyer Abbe Lowell is just much better than the prosecution
- the key to this case will be the word 'Knowing' or 'intentional', as pushed by prosecution
- Hunter had just finished an 11 day rehab before getting the gun, and as such, even if delusional, can a jury believe beyond a reasonable doubt, that he did not believe (again even if deluded) that he had broke the addiction and thus legally could buy the gun as again, Hunter is the one who has to 'KNOW' and if you are in a delusional state, you cannot know. You can be mistaken.
- During jury voir dire, most of the jurors said they have had friends or family who have struggled with addiction, and as such it would be very easy, with their experience, to see druggies as 'delusional' and thus not 'knowing' they are committing the crime. Not forming the intent.
- The prosecution witness, an FBI agent, testified that in Hunters 5 years of drug abuse there were times when he believes he had stopped using and believed he was ok, before relapsing again.
- The prosecutor asserted in opening statement "addiction is not a choice but buying a gun is a choice " and "that we would not be here today if Hunter was not a drug addict'. This statement has all the elements of the prosecution loss, as it states an 'addict has no self control to not use', that they cannot control their decision making,.. 'but they do have the self control in other areas such as buying a gun', which goes to intent. A jury can easily find that with the loss of self control (prosecution argument) finding then they had formed an intent to buy the crime does not follow.
(special recognition to Jarad for stealing from his thread titles)