The suspect in the case of Arizona international student Jiang Yue has once again been refuted and is preparing to be postponed
The suspect in the case of Arizona international student Jiang Yue has been refuted again and is preparing to be postponed [Overseas Chinese News reporter Nie Da reported in Los Angeles on June 2] The incident occurred on January 16, 2016...
[Overseas Chinese News reporter Nie Da reported in Los Angeles on June 2] The incident occurred on January 16, 2016 in Tempe, Arizona. Jiang Yue, a Chinese student in Tempe, Arizona, was rear-ended while driving and was shot and killed by the suspect Davis (Holly). Davis, who pleaded not guilty to a first-degree murder charge in the Grand Jury. His attorney said Davis had taken controlled substances during the time he was involved in the case and had long suffered from mental illness. Not only that, the defense also asked the court on April 12 for another reasonable preparation time to rebut the grand jury's indictment. Recently, the suspect Davis once again received an extension to August 25.
Today, according to Rebecca Wilder, public information officer of the Maricopa County Prosecutor's Office, the defense lawyer first requested the court on April 12 to obtain another reasonable preparation time to collect evidence to rebut the grand jury's indictment. The extension application was granted, and the permission was valid until May 27. However, on May 19, the defense once again applied to the court for an extension for the same reason. This time the extension application was granted by the judge again on May 25, and was extended to August 25.
Previously, according to Jerry Cobb, public information officer of the Maricopa County Prosecutor's Office, the defense lawyer had formally applied to the court, requesting that the defense be given more time to prepare sufficient evidence to rebut the grand jury's indictment. Cooper said that generally speaking, indictments against grand juries occur from time to time, but they are not common. Especially for such relatively egregious cases, it is rare that the defense chooses to refute the opinions of the grand jury, because the hope of trying to change the final result through this method is very slim. However, it is normal for a defense attorney to hope to obtain the best outcome for his client through various means. Cooper also said that generally speaking, after the defense requests the court to "extend the time to prepare and collect evidence" to refute the grand jury's written application, it will further collect evidence, information and relevant legal documents to inform the grand jury members that they have omitted evidence, misunderstood the testimony or improperly used certain legal terms in the process of making the charging decision.
However, regarding this case, Kubo personally stated that he and the judge in this case believe that the defense's request is basically useless. After all, this is different from ordinary traffic accidents. For example, a driver is stopped by the traffic police. After inspection, it is found that there are drugs in the car. Therefore, the police accuse him of illegal driving while taking drugs. The driver can refute the accusation by conducting a series of tests. Cooper said: "However, in this case, the fact that the suspect Davis shot and killed foreign student Jiang Yue is irrefutable. It is difficult to imagine what kind of evidence the defense can use to prove that Davis was not guilty of a crime and convince the grand jury? I think it is almost impossible."
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