re: Will Smith Murder Trial-Guilty of manslaughter and attempted manslaughter

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No that was the first time he mentioned it. He tried to say that his talking to the police didn't qualify as an interrogation and that he only told the full story to his lawyers. The forensics dispute that Smith ever fired a gun.

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seems like they blew their wad with the bs stuff. weedy, ceravelo, and then him not shooting smiths wife.

seems like they were in a good position when it was his word vs the smith team when pretty much everyone was saying smith and co were the aggressors and he was calm.

I agree, there still hasn't been a damning witness testimony against Hayes that paints him as the main aggressor

Yeah Fuller was doing a good job of painting Hernandez as the aggressor and showing how badly NOPD handled the investigation the first couple days. Seems like everyone thought he would have something up his sleeve when he called witnesses to the stand but if anything his witnesses hurt Hayes.

That's what I just said.

Hayes had a better chance before Fuller started calling witnesses. Going into yesterday, I thought there was a decent chance he would walk, and if convicted, at least one of the lesser charges. Now, I don't think he has a shot of either...

Hayes will be out and at his maws house by Monday morning.

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Did he tell police

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who talks to the police??? frick that, I've made that mistake before, you best believe in any situation when I'm in cuffs or have any feeling at all that police could even possibly eye me for something, I will not say a work. 8 times out of 10 you say something you regret and the other 2 times the police completely twist your words to have you saying something you did not say. So best way to stop that is to not say anything but could you please contact my attorney.

And I'm being completely honest and not trying to be some hard arse or act off of something I've seen on tv.


(Long story slightly off topic)

I've unfortunately been arrested and in some trouble several years back when I was a little snot nosed dumbass, and even the times when I accepted reaponsiblitly and admitted up to all I had done wrong the arresting officer 100% of the time in EVERY single arrest I've had has wrote a false police report on me. I've had over a handful of arrest from dwi, criminal damage to property from a bar fight, to simple possession of narcotics. And like I said on every single occasion I've had the officer not tell the truth on the police report even when I was admitting and accepting responsibility for my transgressions.....
This has inturn made me completely jaded toward law enforcement unfortunately, even after a decade later or straightening my self out, growing up, and becoming a productive member of society... I don't know if I'll ever gain back respect for them.... (besides the few that are in my family, I would like to think they are part of the 2% that have integrity and care about our constitution)


Sorry for the long tirade hijack

never talk to the police. This case also shows never talk to anyone either at the scene or anywhere else about the crime you potentially committed. make sure and tell your buddy if he was there not to talk either. Nothing they or you say will ever be used to help you, only to be used against you.

these days you have to assume if there is an incident someone will have a phone recording.

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Maybe the case really shows to not unload your mag into someone without a justifiable reason to do so.

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im not speaking to what happened in this case. I am talking about in general. your best option of not incriminating yourself is to never talk to anyone that isnt representing your best interests. period. extra emphasis on after a situation like this where you have just shot someone, justified or not.