Listen the Surveillance footage from a Virginia State Police helicopter, played by prosecutors in court, captured the moment of impact by the car and the cursing of the startled troopers on board. The video then showed the car as it reversed, drove away and eventually pulled over. The helicopter had been monitoring the violence, and prosecutors questioned Charlottesville Police Det. Steven Young about the video as it played. Fields, of Maumee, Ohio, sat quietly in a striped jumpsuit with his hands cuffed during the hearing. His attorney Denise Lunsford did not present evidence or make any arguments at the hearing, although she did cross-examine the detective. Fields was photographed hours before the attack with a shield bearing the emblem of Vanguard America, one of the hate groups that took part in the rally, although the group denied any association with him.
You do not know any answers yourself. But you seem to care about this racist criminal. Why did the defence lawyer not use any of the evidence from your video?
Of course, I read the newspaper article you linked, so I'm not sure what you think you're accomplishing by parroting what was written there.
You're impossibly obtuse on this issue. I don't claim to have seen evidence of Field's innocence and never have. The only statement I've ever made is that neither you nor I have ever seen evidence to establish that he killed Heyer, and by that I mean the
actus reus of either colliding with her or causing a collision which proximately led to the blunt force trauma which is the cause of her death. This is a legal requirement to prove the criminal charges separate and apart from consideration of whether he had the
mens rea (criminal intent) to cause harm or injury.
The defence does not present evidence at a preliminary hearing. The judge only decides (in this State) whether the prosecution has evidence sufficient to proceed with its charges to a grand jury. The standard is probable cause - the same standard for obtaining a warrant. In my last post, I told you that you should look into the differences between preliminary hearing and a trial. I guess you're just too obstinate to be pointed in the right direction.
You've done so little research on this issue, but have so much to say.
I don't "care" about Fields, nor do I care about any of groups associated with the Charlottesville protests. I do care about (at minimum): a) the inaccuracy of media reporting, b) the politicization of events that should have nothing to do with political issues, c) police incompetence and the related issue of public trust in the police, d) constraints on public demonstration rights, e) constraints on free speech, and f) disingenuous sanctification of unhelpful and unproductive members of society when it suits a political cause.