Prominent criminal defense attorney Alan Dershowitz on Tuesday criticized Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg over his decision to move forward with a criminal case against former Marine Daniel Penny in the death of Jordan Neely.
Neely, 30, died on May 1, 2023, while being restrained by Marine Corps veteran Daniel Penny, 24. That’s what Dershowitz has said since the trial. I started Mr. Bragg should not have pursued second-degree manslaughter charges against Penny because Monday’s jury selection could have easily resulted in a hung jury. (Related article: ‘Get a bad conviction’: Alan Dershowitz outlines Democrats’ strategy for prosecuting Trump)
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“I don’t think you would file a criminal case unless it’s clear. I don’t think there’s a need to file a case when there’s a plausible interpretation of the facts and the law that would lead to an acquittal,” Dershotis said on Tuesday’s “The・Said in “Dasho”. “The case has to be strong. You know, I’ve said this before. Thomas “The criminal law should be clear and unambiguous enough that a reasonable person could read it while running and understand it.”
“He’s running, running, running, and carrying a book and reading, and you have to be able to understand that. Now, this incident is clear enough to warrant criminal prosecution, so Why? No reasonable person would agree to that,” Dershowitz continued. “My own view is, no, I don’t think there should be a criminal case if there’s a plausible interpretation, a reasonable interpretation of the facts that is consistent with innocence, but, um, there’s a lot of disagreement with that. I am aware of that.”
At the beginning of the show, Dershowitz said Jurors in this case probably won’t hear about Neely’s past. arrest Because Penny didn’t know about them at the time of the incident on May 1, 2023.
Dershowitz said he did not expect the jury to reach a unanimous verdict because of the divided nature of the city. (Related: ‘Abuse’: Alan Dershowitz, Greg Jarrett, Jack Smith say they’re using ‘intimidation tactics’ against Trump judge)
“A lawsuit has been filed. There will be a trial, but there will probably be no plea bargain, no expectation of a hanging, no possibility of a conviction by a jury, no possibility of an acquittal,” Dershowitz said. . “It could go either way, and I think the chances of a guilty verdict being acquitted are less than the chances of a hung jury.”
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