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Breaking: Danville on Lockdown, Gunman on the Loose

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I think that is more damaging for him that not. It places him in the same vicinity of the murders around the time of the murders. Why would a guy in Somerset get up and drive all the way to Danville to go to a pharmacy when there are probably 15-20 in Somerset?

 

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Article states that he was at the pharmacy at about 0926 am. Murders were called in at 0917 am. The pharmacy is 2 miles away from where the murders occurred.

 

Looks like he tried to give himself an alibi and instead gave police evidence that he was in the area at the time of the murders.

 

Not to mention, the guilty dog always barks. He was trying to go out of his way to explain where he was that morning to anyone who would listen. This guy should have watched The Jackal before attempting such a crime.

Defense attorney will never let it go to trial if DP is being sought. He will plead this down to life in prison instead of death and count it as a victory. He takes on a lot of high profile and capital cases and always seems to get life in prison for his defendants.

They better be seeking the death penalty after a not guilty plea. You gotta be kidding me.
Everyone pleads not guilty at this point...
Defense attorney will never let it go to trial if DP is being sought. He will plead this down to life in prison instead of death and count it as a victory. He takes on a lot of high profile and capital cases and always seems to get life in prison for his defendants.

 

What if the client doesn't want to take life?

What if the client doesn't want to take life?

 

Instead of death penalty?

 

Dunno, if client want's less than life they'll go to trial and the death penalty will be on the table again. I don't think attorney will let him go to trial if DP is an option, unless he is 100% sure dude is innocent.

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I can tell I wouldn't care a whole lot for the defense attorney:

 

“We never thought we’d get a prelim anyway,” Stanziano said. “I wouldn’t give me a shot at cross-examining a cop in a circumstantial case and exposing flaws. Prosecutors are not interested in losing control of the narrative of a case.”

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Very interesting comments here:

 

“This was on the top of the stack for a lot of detectives,” Bottoms said. “I’m completely confident the right person has been indicted. There is more to this case than has been presented to the public. If anything, it continues to get stronger as the investigation goes on.”

We were going to the movies Friday night and Keith's attorney and a couple more people were standing in front of Keith's Gold Buying business here in Somerset, looked like they were waiting for a key. It was about 7:00 on a Friday, seemed like a strange time for them to be going through his business.

Affidavit: Shell casings from Keith?s pawn shop match » News Live » Commonwealth Journal

 

According to the affidavit, the two .22 caliber casings found during the execution of a search warrant at Keith’s store, Gold Rush Gold Buyer’s Paradise in Somerset, were compared to the .22 shell casings recovered during the search of the Hockensmiths’ store the day of the shootings.

 

“Tests were conducted on these shell casings by the ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) lab and one of them was found to have been fired from the same weapon that fired some of the .22 caliber casings recovered from ABC Gold, Games and More on the day of the murders,” reads the document.

 

“Additionally, four Fifth Third Bank money bands and a receipt belonging to Dan Smith dated September 19, 2013 were recovered during the execution of the search warrant at the Gold Rush Gold Buyer’s Business,” continues the affidavit.

 

The money bands, dated to September 17, 2013, were used to band together currency in stacks totaling $10,000 each, according to the document; investigators had previously learned that Smith had ordered $40,000 from Fifth Third Bank on September 17, and that he had picked it up on September 19.

 

Evidence mounts against accused killer!

The Danville Police Department has done a spectacular job on this case.

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