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the defense also argued that the ballistics report linking shell casings from the crime scene to a bullet at smoot s home had no actual scnce behind it. there s no scientific evidence othat or any standard that show that, is there? there s not currently a standard that shows that every firearm makes unique marks. as for the volatile relationship described in the order of protection? the defense pointed out that smoot never admitted to any of the allegations. and he was never charged, much less convicted, of any assault on brooke. the order doesn t mean that mr. smoot ever did anything. it doesn t mean that mr. smoot admitted that he did anything. and the order of protection didn t prevent them from seeing each other which they clearly did. ms. morris told the judge that she wanted to have social contact with mr. smoot. jolley argued if brooke was so afraid of smoot, why would
once contained a firearm with some ammunition. no gun? no gun. the box was for a. 32 caliber pistol. the same caliber as the murder weapon. and the ammo? it was the same style of ammunition that was found at the murder scene. but without the actual gun itself, the circumstantial case wasn t strong enough to charge smoot with murder. then, the crime lab released its ballistics report showing that marks on shell casings from the crime scene matched marks on a bullet found in smoot s home. his missing hand gun appeared to be the murder weapon. hat s a huge connection? it is pretty much the connection. in june of 2012, eight months after brooke was killed, shawn smoot was indicted on charges of first degree murder. did you immediately identify with her just being this young woman who was clearly so vulnerable? oh, absolutely. prosecutors bob edwards and tiffany starr smith saw this case as a relationship turned deadly. we re still talking about domestic violence
i don t think that they did very thorough investigations of anyone other than mr. smoot. and even his investigation wasn t very thorough. jolley told the jury just how little that investigation had uncovered. there are no fingerprints there s no gunshot residue test, there s no dna test, there s absolutely no evidence that links mr. smoot to roane county on that evening. the defense sought to prove that the evidence the state did have wasn t actually incriminating. like the missing gun that shawn owned. yes, it was the same caliber as the murder weapon. but there are however many million of people in this country who own guns. and this was a very common weapon.
little moot, they used to call her because once she decided something, all arguments against were moot. she was very sure of herself from really the earliest time. yes, nailah franklin was going somewhere. she was like my hero. i looked up to her. she always accepted you for who you were. it was almost like she glowed when she walked into a room. after college, nailah came home to chicago and she began building a career eventually in pharmaceutical sales. at 28, she owned a condo in the heart of the city. i think everything she wanted to be she was. just as a theme fabulous was the aspiration. i think she definitely met that mark. but always number one really, she stayed in touch. never failed. call her, she would call back right away. text her, she would reply instantly. always. she managed to water all of her relationships. she spent time with everyone. friends,