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Originally Posted by stang
Blood spatter on the trigger (which means his finger wasn't on it at the time if the shot) and the bulged casing shell seem to be physical evidence to support his story.  |
This was the key evidence in my opinion. The jury also apparently heard that such a hang fire is very unusal, but not impossible. And the age and type of ammo could be contributing factors. And so far as I know, there was no other explanation given as to how the buldge in the casing occured.
We don't know how the jury considered the evidence, but I think that reasonable doubt based on the above is a good possibility.
But certain people are up on their soapboxes, and are bound and determined that there must be some kind of racist conspiracy here.