![]() ![]() District Court for Pennsylvania’s Eastern District has agreed. Now, Brooks is taking the case to Federal Court hoping to have the conviction overturned. It is an odd way of describing reasonable doubt. They would only have removed all reasonable doubt by getting that second opinion. ![]() They would still have no guarantees, however. Of course, said Hughes, family members would seek a second opinion. Oddly, she compared it to being told that a loved one has a life-threatening condition, and that the only treatment was experimental surgery. While giving the jury instructions, Common Pleas Court Judge Renee Cardwell Hughes was attempting to describe reasonable doubt to the jury. The only real evidence was that of an eyewitness who was impaired at the time and could not identify Brooks in a group of photos. There wasn’t a lot of evidence against Brooks. The case in question was that of Basil Brooks’, who was charged with killing Derrick Jones, shooting him in the street in West Philadelphia. However, those that have been convicted and are currently serving time in jail just received a bit of hope, thanks to the language a judge used in a murder case. Being convicted of murder in Pennsylvania may seem like a hopeless situation. ![]()
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