cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/44753482
The order came in response to a motion from the defense attorneys for Roberto Carlos Muñoz-Guatemala, a man who Ross attempted to apprehend in a separate confrontation in June. After Ross broke a window in Muñoz-Guatemala’s car and fired his Taser, Muñoz-Guatemala drove away and was later convicted of dragging Ross with his car.
Muñoz-Guatemala’s defense attorney Eric Newmark praised the ruling as key to defending the rights of his client, but also important for public understanding of what transpired in the shooting of Good.
“My client is entitled to a full hearing and to review these documents to determine whether there’s any basis for a new trial,” Newmark told The Intercept. “Ultimately, we’re seeking dismissal of the charges against my client. This information is important because it will help me provide a full and complete defense.”
Charge and arrest are important first steps, but conviction and appropriate sentencing are the ones that matter.
We get a lot of pseudo-justice with fuckers like this being arrested, but then the legal process drags its feet until people stop talking about it, then the charges get dropped and nothing happens.
Stay angry until that murderer is in prison.