re: Dallas PD Guyger Trial: Guilty of Murder..Sentence to 10years in prison

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DA doing cop a solid IMO. Murder is highly unlikely. Manslaughter would be more appropriate here

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Jesus Christ people. Again?


In Texas, the jury can nail her with a lesser charge

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Jesus Christ people. Again?


In Texas, the jury can nail her with a lesser charge

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This happens every single time

LINK

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On Tuesday, Armstrong testified that at the time of the shooting the apartment building didn't offer many visual clues to indicate which floor a resident was on. During cross-examination, he said a black placard near the elevator of the parking garage was the only indication of the floor number, and it was a sign a driver had to look hard for. "There were no clear obvious signs showing what level you were on," he testified when questioned by Robert Rogers, one of Guyger's attorneys.

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The Ranger noted that, during his investigation, he heard from several residents who went to the wrong apartment, particularly residents on the third and fourth floors. Armstrong testified that he led a team that interviewed 297 of the 349 residents at the apartment complex, and 15 percent — 46 of those interviewed — had walked to the wrong floor and put their key in the door. The percentage was higher for residents on the third and fourth floors, where 38 residents had gotten confused. Of all the residents interviewed, Armstrong said 93 of the residents interviewed had previously parked on the wrong floor in the parking garage, 76 of them residents living on the third or fourth floor.

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DA violates gag order. Trying to do anything possible to get case tossed so as to not sever alliance with police department.

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Isnt this the same DA that wont prosecute theft under $750?

Not that it should matter here, but it appears the Judge is a black woman and the prosecutor is a black women. I have a hard time believing an off duty cop shooting an innocent black man will get any preferential treatment from them.

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The thing that makes the "oops wrong apartment" defense seem bullshite to me is that he had a red doormat in front of his apartment while she has nothing in front of her door. Even if I'm tired as hell I'm going to notice a doormat in front of my place that has suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

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I just can't get past this. I've lived in apartments/condos for 15 of the last 20 years. I've occasionally gone to the wrong door but never tried to open it. That's because almost every single time, it was the doormat that tipped me off. And those were just different doormats than my own. She didn't even have a doormat in the first place. How do you not notice that? How is a police officer that oblivious to her surroundings? She wasn't a desk officer. She was even a member of the CRT and had additional training in observing her surroundings.

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I just can't get past this. I've lived in apartments/condos for 15 of the last 20 years. I've occasionally gone to the wrong door but never tried to open it. That's because almost every single time, it was the doormat that tipped me off. And those were just different doormats than my own. She didn't even have a doormat in the first place. How do you not notice that? How is a police officer that oblivious to her surroundings? She wasn't a desk officer. She was even a member of the CRT and had additional training in observing her surroundings.

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When I was living by myself in Raleigh, I lived in a mega apartment complex like the one in question. You parked at your floor by your door and went in. The building was shaped like the pentagon, so each corner had and entrance. One night, the deck was really crowded and I parked on a different floor. My boss called before I got out of the car and I had a 20 minute work conversation with him. When I got out of my car, I forgot I was on the floor above. I walked down hallway and went into wrong apartment. Lucky for me, I noticed right away and turned my arse around.

It can happen, but I am shocked she didn't know immediately.

Probably already discussed but found a couple things interesting from the Dallas Morning News review of today’s trial:


Her keys were in the lock

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He noted the numbers on each apartment weren't on the doors, but above eye-level and to the left of each door. The apartment numbers are on a light fixture.

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Armstrong testified that he led a team that interviewed 297 of the 349 residents at the apartment complex, and 15 percent — 46 of those interviewed — had walked to the wrong floor and put their key in the door.

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The percentage was higher for residents on the third and fourth floors, where 38 residents had gotten confused.

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93 of the residents interviewed had previously parked on the wrong floor in the parking garage, 76 of them residents who lived on the third or fourth floor.

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Not that it should matter here, but it appears the Judge is a black woman and the prosecutor is a black women. I have a hard time believing an off duty cop shooting an innocent black man will get any preferential treatment from them.

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this entire fiasco brought to you by affirmative action

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93 of the residents interviewed had previously parked on the wrong floor in the parking garage, 76 of them residents who lived on the third or fourth floor.

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How many of these people went to the wrong apartment? And how many of those people shot the man inside, realized they were in the wrong apartment, then called 911 and texted their partner while he was bleeding out despite being trained in first aid