One Man’s Opinion-Billy Lane

Hey,

  This is not really an opinion but, it is editorial and when I do something like this I use this banner.

  We are aware now that Billy’s lawyers are challenging the blood evidence taken at the hospital shortly after the accident that killed Gerald Morelock. This is not a surprise as the lawyers told the judge they were preparing to make the challenge.They are doing the O.J. Simpson thing with a twist. They are challenging the chain of custody, lack of refridgeration( makes the results unreliable) and that Mr. Lane did NOT give the police permission to take his blood.We understand that permission is NOT required in the state of Florida if a death occured so we don’t get that claim. The rest is pretty standard.

  The twist is that Train noticed in the court records dated 10/1/07 that there is a charge of NON CAPITAL MURDER. We don’t know if this is an additional charge or a change in charges. We do know however, or at least we think we know what NON CAPITAL MURDER is. This is the same charge against Phil Spector out in California in the death of a young woman at his home. She died of a gun shot in the mouth at Mr. Spector’s home.

  We are NOT attorney’s nor do we have any legal back ground. What we do have is the desire to research what we say and get answers. It seems that Non Capital MURDER is when a person does NOT intentionally kill another but has contributed to the circumstance which led to anothers death. In the Spector case, it was his gun, his house, blood all over him, his record of having used a gun to threaten women before as well as other witness’s testimoney. The first trial of Mr Spector ended in a hung jury.The case will be re-tried. The jury vote 10-2 for conviction but the decision must be unanimous.

  So, why is this interesting? It is because the prosecution must only convince a jury that Mr. Lane due to his past behavior, his behavior that day and all of the evidence collected proves that he is responsible for Mr. Morelock’s death. There is supposedly eye witness testimony, the accident itself, the crossing of a double yellow line, speeding, as well as the blood evidence available in this case. The prosecution must prove that Mr. Lane is responsible for Gerald’s death. It does NOT have to prove that he was drunk or that he intended to do it.

  I want to repeat that We Are NOT lawyer’s and we are reporting  the story as we understand the charge and what was filed a few days ago. We would love if one of our readers or family members who DOES have a legal background would comment.

  We report news. We try and report it accurately and objectively. We try and get there FIRST OR DAMN CLOSE.We are www.thebeachcruiser.com.

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