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TXSooner518

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  1. They don't HAVE to disprove that she had a reasonable belief that she was in her apartment. If the belief she was in her apt is found to be reasonable, the state still wins if her use of force, despite her belief, was unreasonable. I actually think the second is much more likely where they win.
  2. Agree it's highly unlikely. They play literally no teams that are even good. Their toughest remaining game is either Wake Forest (3 point win over Utah State, 3 point win over the same BC team that Kansas beat by 24) or a possible matchup with UVA in the ACC title game (trailed at home 17-0 to Old Goddamn Dominion, rallied at home past mighty Florida State). There have been 5 playoffs, with 1 having two SEC teams, with those two teams having not played each other in the regular season or SEC title game. Last year was the only other year where 2 SEC teams were even considered. So it being considered 40% and happening 20% doesn't square with "getting two in most years." Not so sure on a 1-loss Clemson. They might get a benefit of the doubt, based on recent history, but 12-1 against a schedule that really might have no teams even receiving votes in the AP or coaches poll by the end of the year is NOT impressive at all. I agree with the caveat of it being 11-1 LSU with a tight loss to 13-0 Bama compared to a 12-1 Texas, which LSU beat on its home field. I still think Texas could get the nod there, but LSU could also. No other scenario is an 11-1 SEC non champ going over 12-1 Texas or OU.
  3. Texas really needs to revamp its Penal Code, including lumping all intentional killings as murder. The vast majority of the populace thinks of murder as something premeditated. A LOT of people are confused on that, and all it takes is one person on the jury to just have a visceral reaction to that word, and these facts not meeting the standard layperson definition to fuck the whole thing up.
  4. That Tribune article and many other articles and such are disregarding that she didn't prove that she was entitled to the deadly force presumption - no evidence that, even under her mistaken beliefs, he entered an OCCUPIED habitation unlawfully and with force, and no evidence that the force was immediately necessary to prevent commission of aggravated kidnapping, murder, sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, robbery, or aggravated robbery. So it should just be basic self-defense, was the force both necessary and proportionate?
  5. Actually, most CFB experts have specifically talked about how his reads have improved, most specifically getting to 2nd and 3rd reads. Another huge factor is he was scared to make mistakes under Saban. Also, you are completely disregarding that players do develop over time. Baker was a walkon freshman at Tech, yes after spending 4 years at OU under an offensive guru, he developed. Hurts QB rating year over year: 139.1, 150.7, 196.7, 249.9 - big leap between soph and junior year too Mayfield: 127.7, 173.3, 196.4, 198.9 - big leap between soph and junior year, even though soph year was under Riley and surrounded by NFL talent, hmm. Question: How many college QBs do you think could be playing for OU this year and have the highest QB rating OF ALL TIME?
  6. Seems impossible that it was only 4 years ago but Tennessee finished that season 9-4 and ranked. Plus the game was a dramatic double OT classic.
  7. My assumption is that they are saying that if her mistake of fact was that she was in her own residence, that that defense would then be available. Whether the facts of this case result in its application is up to the finder of fact (the jury).
  8. I dunno, even if it really was her apartment, since the "intruder" entered while it was unoccupied, she needs some reasonable belief that deadly force is needed to stop a murder, agg assault, sex assault, or robbery. His mere presence isn't enough to trigger that (as it would be if an intruder entered with force while it was occupied). Given he had no weapon, and there was no other evidence, I think castle doctrine would have been very shaky even in her own apartment.
  9. I think her pure panic after is too good to be faked. She in the moment wrote a check that her ass couldn’t cash.
  10. I mean, I agree that JH wouldn't have the highest QB rating in history if he played for Montana right now, so sure. I just think that there's been a pretty big dismissal of his talent, again given that dozens and dozens of other QBs have been in his same situation, and none produced like he has so far (yes against soft competition, but dozens and dozens of other QBs faced the same level of competition without doing the same). He also isn't compiling numbers by volume. Tua has thrown 63 more passes than Jalen so far this year. Plus his "highest rating in history" doesn't even factor in his rushing, where he is 47 car, 443 yards, 5 TDs.
  11. Is Jalen Hurts the first QB in history to play with NFL-bound teammates? If no, why is his passer rating higher than every QB in history?
  12. Murder is intentionally causing the death of another. It doesn't require motive, premeditation, or anything else. When she pointed the gun at Jean and pulled the trigger, she explicitly testified her intent was to kill him. That's murder unless it is justified or excused by a defense. I think manslaughter is the result as a compromise. The state did prove all of the elements of manslaughter so I don't think it is nullification, and I do think saying making an unreasonable intentional decision is reckless is legally defensible as a result. I also think most laypeople picture "murder" as something more than Texas law does.
  13. Alright, it's a wrap, thoughts? OPENING LINES Convicted of murder +170 Convicted of manslaughter +120 Acquitted +200
  14. Maybe you were out of the room when they testified about the pot and the black though.
  15. Don't like this phrasing of "I'm worried y'all might have sympathy for her." Frame it as "something tough y'all have to do.." instead IMO. Otherwise, think this close has been great.
  16. I don't think manslaughter conviction sets off uproar, only acquittal.
  17. my non-attorney wife just texted me asking the same thing, why are they having two people say the same things, so it isn't just lawdogs feeling that way either
  18. Also, LOL at maybe the marijuana made it tough for Bo to figure out what was going on. Yep, if only he was clear-minded, this surely would have been avoided. Also, they specifically said she DIDN'T follow protocol because it wasn't a call, and now say she has done everything just as she was taught.
  19. Rogers is awkwardly raising and lowering his voice, like Ferrell SNL character who CAN'T CONTROL their voice MODULATION.
  20. Defense seems to be mis-stating the law here. They said if the state doesn't prove either that Amber's mistaken belief that she was in her apartment or that Botham was an intruder in her apartment were unreasonable beyond a reasonable doubt, she must be acquitted. That's not true. Even if she was in her apartment and Jean was an intruder, jury would ALSO have to find that she believed that he was imminently committing one of the above listed offenses. No evidence was entered on that part.
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