Australian exchange student gunned down

[HairOfTheDog]

Morons.

Beyond all doubt.



James Edwards (pictured left) is the youngest of the defendants and a key prosecution witness.

Edwards testified that once the boys realized Luna had shot Lane from the backseat, Luna (right) said to the driver of the car, Michael Jones (center), "I thought there were blanks in the gun." At which point, Jones said "Me too, I'm sorry."

Sure thing guys. Everyone goes tooling around with blanks in their guns.

Anyway.......the trial is almost over already. Closing arguments begin tomorrow.

The prosecution presented witnesses who testified about responding to the shooting and trying to help Chris Lane.

Forensic experts testified about gunshot residue on Luna's hands. The defense argued that it could have been transferred to Luna by one of the responding officers. (I don't know why the defense argued the point; Luna has admitted to the shooting and is using the "I'm a dipshit" defense, not the "wasn't me" defense.)

Today the Medical Examiner testified that Lane's wound was small yet fatal because the bullet went through the main artery, damaged every major organ, and most of the bleeding was in the chest cavity.

The last witness to take the stand was Chancey Luna's mother, Jennifer. After being asked to leave the courtroom two day ago because she's on the witness list, she was called in and asked one question by the defense. “Do you love Chancey?” She responded, “With all my heart.”

Twenty members of Chris Lane's family and circle of friends attended the trial this week. Hopefully there will be a verdict early next week and they can get some closure if Luna is convicted and sentenced to life.

Ref: http://www.news9.com/story/28825822/clos...rder-trial