Oswald does not ask for a sweater

Would it be possible for a defense lawyer to get reasonable doubt by presenting all those conspiracy theories?

"Oswald didn't actually kill Kennedy, it was the guy on the grassy knoll!"

I don't believe there was anyone on the grassy knoll, but there is testimony from at least a dozen people who were on Dealey Plaza that day saying there was. If they testify, the lawyer could convince 1 or 2 jurors of this theory, and possible get Oswald acquitted? :eek:

Oswald would still get convicted of the murder of officer J.D. Tippit, but Oswald being found not guilty for the murder of JFK would still be shocking in itself.

And yes, his lawyer would need to convince Oswald from hurting his own case with his Marxist rhetoric. :rolleyes:

The fact that there were so many conspiracy theories might make raising a reasonable doubt quite difficult. A wise defense lawyer tries to present an alternative theory of the case; where there are so many possible alternatives (admittedly very few, if any of them, very plausible) it's harder for the defence to come up with a coherent counter-narrative about what happened. On the whole, cases tend to "gell" - we end up knowing by and large what happened because the facts tend to come together to reveal a single, convincing story. The fact that there were so many theories about who killed JFK and why shows just how little evidence there was supporting any one of them - except the theory that Oswald was a lone assassin.
 
All denied, neither the courts nor the public will have the patience for them. Oswald will get the bare minimum his rights require. Neither the public nor the judiciary are made solely up of ACLU members. This is an open and shut case and the murder of a president. Oswald gets the bare minimum the law requires and is fried.

If I remember correctly there is no limit on appeals in the federal court system. The conspiracy theorists will use this, even they will lose at the district, appeals and Supreme Court levels.
 
Well folks are going round and round on Oswald gettingthe chair or not.

How about we move away that for now and guess on the political climate at time. With the recorded scene of Oswald advocation for Cuba, his time in Russia, and return with a Russian wife, do you think this may have an influence on the judge and jury?
 
If I remember correctly there is no limit on appeals in the federal court system. The conspiracy theorists will use this, even they will lose at the district, appeals and Supreme Court levels.

The supreme court won't hear it, no one will stay any death sentence and any appeals would be booked ASAP and lost or the lawyers would be told the appeal courts are booked up and the death sentence would be carried out before the first available date. . With no stays the death sentence will be carried out before the later appeals would be heard.
 
I personally don't think Lee ever gets to Sparky. Some inmate in the Texas Department of Corrections is going to be sticking a shiv in his kidney or liver if he ever gets anywhere near the general population.
 
If I remember correctly there is no limit on appeals in the federal court system. The conspiracy theorists will use this, even they will lose at the district, appeals and Supreme Court levels.

What? :confused:

Its not a bunch of Conspiracy theorists defending Oswald, its trained defense lawers. Who knkw when to get out.
 
Well folks are going round and round on Oswald gettingthe chair or not.

How about we move away that for now and guess on the political climate at time. With the recorded scene of Oswald advocation for Cuba, his time in Russia, and return with a Russian wife, do you think this may have an influence on the judge and jury?

The Oswald case would have the most difficult jury selection in the history of Anglo Saxon jurisprudence. His biggest problem is that he has been portrayed in the media as the killer of President, because he was. Hopefully they could find 24 ( They would want 12 alternates) people who would be open minded enough to decide on the evidence.
 
The Oswald case would have the most difficult jury selection in the history of Anglo Saxon jurisprudence. His biggest problem is that he has been portrayed in the media as the killer of President, because he was. Hopefully they could find 24 ( They would want 12 alternates) people who would be open minded enough to decide on the evidence.

Just to ask, but might Oswald seek a trial by judge without a jury?
 
The Oswald case would have the most difficult jury selection in the history of Anglo Saxon jurisprudence. His biggest problem is that he has been portrayed in the media as the killer of President, because he was. Hopefully they could find 24 ( They would want 12 alternates) people who would be open minded enough to decide on the evidence.


We are talking 1963 not 2013 when that was less of a concern. The courts weren't as worried about that back then as now. Nor is the defense allo3wed to strike an infinite number of jury members without a reason. Worst comes to worst they will make up a huge jury pool , give them surveys and put more people than normal to go over the surveys.

The thing you don't seem to understand is both the public and the government would want Oswald dead and they would want him dead soon. They are not going to allow it to be dragged on an on. He would probably be the quickest executed murder of the 1960s. It is going to whiz through the court system. He will be granted no stays and he will get the minimum of appeals that are legally required. Any roadblocks the defense would try to put up would be denied.
 
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