Boston Bomber Being Blocked From Fair Trial. Free Jahar!
According to the US constitution, EVERYONE is afforded a fair trial. That includes all evidence the prosecution
has against the defendant. According to Rule 16, Section F of the law concerning defendant discovery (access to evidence)
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(F) Reports of Examinations and Tests. Upon a defendant’s request, the government must permit a defendant to inspect and to copy or photograph the results or reports of any physical or mental examination and of any scientific test or experiment if:
(i) the item is within the government’s possession, custody, or control;
(ii) the attorney for the government knows—or through due diligence could know—that the item exists; and
(iii) the item is material to preparing the defense or the government intends to use the item in its case-in-chief at trial.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcrmp/rule_16
According to Dzokar’s defense team, they are being blocked from getting photographs of the injuries
“Prosecutors have asked a federal judge to sign a protective order that would prohibit accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhohkar Tsarnaev from gaining access to some autopsy photos of his alleged victims.“
They said the bombs were filled with a specific shrapnel, so, the wounds should match the shrapnel, and visual inspection of these wounds by the defense team is written in the law.
“Defense attorneys did not immediately return a request for comment by ABC News, but in court filings and during pre-trial hearings, Tsarnaev’s attorneys have argued that prosecutors have not been fully cooperative with discovery materials.”
-Summary;
What are they hiding? If they have so much evidence, why are they not showing it?
One year later, and we still haven’t been shown the video of either brother setting down
their backpacks. Why? They are treating this kid like he is guilty, in isolation. Don’t
we still have to PROVE someone guilty in this country?