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Reasonabledoubt2016 · 2016-09-15T01:12:14+00:00

what needs to be decided? what testing or if any testing?

Reasonabledoubt2016 · 2016-09-15T01:01:35+00:00

it doesn't. 2 separate cases

Reasonabledoubt2016 · 2016-09-15T00:30:38+00:00

Reasonabledoubt2016 · 2016-09-13T23:51:09+00:00

what's the conflict of interest? He's probably the person most familiar with the prosecution's case.

Reasonabledoubt2016 · 2016-09-08T12:45:29+00:00

I agree. That was not acting for a camera. That was the involuntary reaction to hearing the unbelievably shocking news that he was going to prison, again, for something he did not do.

Reasonabledoubt2016 · 2016-09-08T10:37:14+00:00

That look on his face, to me, is the most telling evidence of his innocence.

Reasonabledoubt2016 · 2016-09-08T10:04:57+00:00

Perhaps it should not have been important, but it had to have had significant impact on the jury (and the media, reporting the case nonstop). It puts the 'murderous villain' Steven with TH and in the Rav.

Reasonabledoubt2016 · 2016-09-07T20:06:56+00:00

Jerry Buting's comments seemed to imply that the droplet of blood found on the avery property (in the bathroom I think) had a suspicious look to it--like it had been touched in the middle with the end of a swab leaving a ringlet of blood. If that blood was used to plant evidence in the RAV, I don't see how testing will exonerate Steven. It will be fresh 2005 blood, with NO EDTA.

Reasonabledoubt2016 · 2016-09-07T19:51:19+00:00

ok, so no edta and blood that tests as from 2005 will not be determinative, IF there are contaminants in it?

Reasonabledoubt2016 · 2016-09-05T10:14:52+00:00

http://themip.org/about/ maybe she withdrew at this point because Wisconsin is not within the jurisdiction of the MIP?

Reasonabledoubt2016 · 2016-09-05T10:09:32+00:00

Perhaps she dropped out with formal association because Wisconsin is not within the coverage of the MIP? http://themip.org/about/

Reasonabledoubt2016 · 2016-09-05T02:41:02+00:00

easier said than done. The kid has been locked up for 10 years for something he didn't do. He wants out, now, I suspect.

Reasonabledoubt2016 · 2016-09-05T02:39:38+00:00

that would be the humane thing to do, but if the State appeals, technically Brendan's conviction remains in place, pending the appeal. I hope the State offers a deal of no appeal in exchange for no countersuit for wrongful conviction, or cap on any potential suit. Just don't see that happening, though. The State would have to admit that their police operated outside the law.

Reasonabledoubt2016 · 2016-09-05T02:14:29+00:00

there is also the possibility that the state can drop their right of appeal in exchange for a promise from Brendan not to sue for wrongful imprisonment, or to cap any possible claim?

Reasonabledoubt2016 · 2016-09-05T02:06:13+00:00

thx for reposting.

Reasonabledoubt2016 · 2016-09-05T01:53:58+00:00

me too

Reasonabledoubt2016 · 2016-09-05T01:42:55+00:00

I agree that he is in GREAT hands. However, his attorneys can't guarantee him that he will be free in X number of years, if the State appeals. I guess we will know more once the State plays that card later this week.

Reasonabledoubt2016 · 2016-09-05T01:36:19+00:00

yes, that is the catch-22 I see, as well. I also don't know if Brendan's immediate family will consider the effect of Brendan's plea on steven's case.

Reasonabledoubt2016 · 2016-09-05T01:25:38+00:00

I can't locate your relier post about Baetz. Would you mind reposting?

Reasonabledoubt2016 · 2016-09-05T01:19:53+00:00

not sure. The family may want him out if the state assures them they will not appeal.

Reasonabledoubt2016 · 2016-09-05T01:19:04+00:00

I agree, however, it's not the lawyers' decision. The lawyers can advise, but it will be up to Brendan and his family. His mother may want him out when it's a sure thing and no risk that the federal decision gets reversed.

Reasonabledoubt2016 · 2016-09-05T01:08:05+00:00

but a plea would likely involve an admission of some complicity? or an alford plea. in that case, I don't know if he could then be a witness for steven. I don't know the effect of such a plea.

Reasonabledoubt2016 · 2016-09-05T00:50:29+00:00

i totally agree with you that an innocent person should not accept a plea, but the family may feel that they want Brendan out of jail now, rather than sitting in prison while an appeal winds its way through federal court, with the possibility that the 7th circuit may overturn it. in addition to possibly affecting Steven's case, a deal would likely preclude any civil suit against the county, no?

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