that is essentially exculpatory and most of the evidence that is incrime thatter to. they probably have a pretty good picture what the prosecutors have in their box in terms of tools to prosecute this guy and i just don t seat conviction happening. there is not enough of a pieces in puzzle where you get beyond a beyond a reasonable doubt. we re not dealing with evidence more likely than that. we re dealing with a beyond a reasonable doubt which is a very high standard for the state to try to meet its burden. they can bring the charges. i don t see them winning the case. leland: to that end, nicole, can prosecutors bring in family members and those kinds of things to say, hey, does this make sense? what was their relationship like? were they having marital problems or is that stuff all off the table? it is certainly possible they can bring that kind of evidence in. certainly they can bring in witnesses to talk about his reputation for being a truth-teller or not a truth-teller. i ll t
on highly inflammatory nature of two accident scenarios. the defense may have a problem here. leland: we will see if they do. opening statements begin tomorrow. a case we re going to follow and look to your expertise to help us break down. nicole, jay, appreciate your insights today. thank you, leland. thank you. leland: all the best guys. patti ann: a police union in boston is boycotting the president s visit today over what it calls for his lack of support for law enforcement, this agrowing controversy of his silence after a string of rise police killings. our media panel weighs in. a new twist in the case of the kentucky county clerk jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses after the supreme court same sex ruling. will the latest move help get her out of from behind bars? new developments in the case of a dentist gunned down in a parking garage. why police may be closer to nanning her killer. nabbing.
necessarily have beyond a reasonable doubt? that is an excellent point. so improbable is not the standard that we convict people in this country. it is beyond a reasonable doubt. and i have read the autopsy report and medical examiner s report in this case. and it shows that the medical examiner could not conclude as to what the cause of death was. he could not establish this is a homicide. there is no forensic evidence to suggest it was a murder. there are no witnesses. and only thing the prosecution has is, sort of vague circumstantial evidence. there is an x on a map. his prior wife also died and there is a lot of life insurance. that s it. that is not enough. that is circumstantial evidence. we don t convict people in this country of crimes unless we can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they committed that murder. i don t think the prosecution has it here. i have traded a lot of murder cases with a lot more evidence still gotten acquittal. i don t think they will be able to d
killed when the boat he was in collided with another boat near southern california s catalina island. the coast guard says three other people were hurt in the crash, another is still missing. leland: opening statements begin tomorrow in the murder trial of a man accused of pushing his wife off a cliff. tony henthorn fell to her death in september of 2012 during a scenic hike in colorado s rocky mountain national park. her husband harold told police it was an accident. investigators say he couldn t explain why a park map with an company. marking spot where she fell. federal prosecutors argue he murdered her to collect four 1/2 million dollars in life insurance money. let s bring in our legal panel, nicole beborg, former prosecutor. jay app former defense attorney. it looks like a tragic accident until you will realize the man s