08-01-2013, 07:11 PM
A public defender for De'Marquis Elkins, a Georgia teenager charged with fatally shooting a 13-month-old baby in the face during a street robbery in March, says Elkins did not have gunshot residue on his hands on the day of the killing, CBS affiliate WTEV reports.
Full story:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-5...rney-says/
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Elkins' attorneys also contend that the revolver his family allegedly through in the river after the killing is not the murder weapon.
There's no way Elkins' attorney could know whether the kid had gunshot residue on his hands the day of the shooting or not.
But, I'm sure police can't prove that Elkins did have gunshot residue on his hands either.
Since the report was released showing that both of Antonio's parents did have gunshot residue on their persons, good ploy by the defense to create reasonable doubt and cast more suspicion onto mom and dad.
Something about this case, aside from the weird parents and the horror of a baby being executed allegedly by teens, really seems off to me.
Trial starts in a couple of weeks; for some reason I'm expecting surprises.
Full story:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-5...rney-says/
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Elkins' attorneys also contend that the revolver his family allegedly through in the river after the killing is not the murder weapon.
There's no way Elkins' attorney could know whether the kid had gunshot residue on his hands the day of the shooting or not.
But, I'm sure police can't prove that Elkins did have gunshot residue on his hands either.
Since the report was released showing that both of Antonio's parents did have gunshot residue on their persons, good ploy by the defense to create reasonable doubt and cast more suspicion onto mom and dad.
Something about this case, aside from the weird parents and the horror of a baby being executed allegedly by teens, really seems off to me.
Trial starts in a couple of weeks; for some reason I'm expecting surprises.