when you just don t know you, have to pull the plug. you have to say that is it. and then it got really strange. and you say, your honor the state has not proved its case. we asked that you dismiss it right now, let it go to the jury. yes. happens all the time? right. and almost always you are rebuffed. that is right, you re almost always rebuffed by about 10 to 15 seconds. that didn t happen here? no. this time the judge james listened intently for 20 minutes as michael george s defense lawyer argued that there was no way the prosecution had proven behind a reasonable doubt that the defendant was in the comic book shop with a gun in his hand. the trial judge is obligated to make a call to say whether or not there was sufficient evidence to justify this. prosecutor caplan knew that by law the judge has to regard all evidence in a light most favorable to the prosecution.
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the court is finding that the prosecution has presented substantial evidence the defendant teared up. there was enough evidence the judge declared to go forward. basic inclusion, gentlemen, is that the motion is denied. so, with that setback, none unexpected, the defense began its three pronged line of attack. that the original police work was an apt, that there was evidence someone knew that someone else committed the murder, and thirdly, that michael george had a strong alibi. we decided that our strongest evidence was the alibi. and that would normally be sufficient to win. but knowing that, we were dealing with michael s history and the affairs that could make him an unlikable character, joe and i realize that we really almost had to prove innocence. michael george told police, he had left the store with his daughter s a little after 4 pm that friday. they went to his mother gianna taos about 30 minutes away. he said he was asleep on his
verdict, barnes brother went to her grave site to show the good news. we finally got him, he did not get away with it and you can rest now. but now there was the just just blockbuster decision. it all the horn our hearts, we thought it was over. barb family would have to go through the painfully ordeal all over again, with even more uncertainties this time around. though the jury had found michael george guilty, the judge clearly had serious doubts. a new jury could go either way, especially since the defense now had new evidence or possible alternate killers, and just dug up dirt on the prosecution s star witness. but to completely new prosecutors were revved up for the coming courtroom battle, steve fawkes, and bill kahlo, teaming up to make michael george face the music one more time. the trial of the comic book murder, volume two, was now at
there s nothing to tie him to the crime. there s nothing. nada, nothing that ties him to the crime. the jury, your honor, the people rest. just as in the first trial came that moment when the prosecution rested and the defense filed a motion saying, your honor, they haven t proved their case. there is no physical evidence which links michael george to the crime. but this time there was no five-hour retreat to chambers for the judge to think about it. her ruling came in seconds. the court is finding that the prosecution has presented substantial evidence. the defendant teared up. there was enough evidence, the judge declared, to go forward. the basic conclusion, gentlemen, is that the motion is denied. so with that setback, not unexpected, the defense began its three-pronged line of attack, that the original police work was inept, that there was evidence, some of it new, that someone else committed the murder, and, thirdly, that michael george had a strong alibi.