Murder charges in revenge killing by father of children slain by drunk driver

[ReynardMuldrake]

Originally Posted by ChiliConCarnage

I wonder if the driver of the car was already dying before the father came back and shot him? He was still seated in the front seat of the car minutes later so I'd assume he was either unconscious, immobilized somehow, or badly badly injured. I wonder if that would change the fathers case for better or worse

He was drunk, so I'm sure he was perfectly unharmed.

[Chief Gump]

The only problem with this entire story is whether the dad knew the guy was drunk. Horrible accidents happen when people are completely sober, he could have been shooting someone completely sober. I still probably don't want him convicted of murder.

[DonkyPuncher]

Should have just beat him to death, as a father that's what I would have done..

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by DonkyPuncher

Should have just beat him to death, as a father that's what I would have done..

We've got one of those in here doing life.

Saw a man raping his daughter and beat him to death.

Yes, despite that, despite the fact any father would clearly go temporarily insane, he got life...

[DonkyPuncher]

Originally Posted by Rausch

We've got one of those in here doing life.

Saw a man raping his daughter and beat him to death.

Yes, despite that, despite the fact any father would clearly go temporarily insane, he got life...

That's crazy man, I could seem him doing a simple manslaughter charge but life?? Damn

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by Rausch

We've got one of those in here doing life.

Saw a man raping his daughter and beat him to death.

Yes, despite that, despite the fact any father would clearly go temporarily insane, he got life...

That's too bad. I can't blame a guy for that.

[Garcia Bronco]

Not guility for me as well. The longer we tolerate these drunk assholes the worse off we'll be.

[kepp]

Texas Dad Acquitted in Shooting Death of Drunken Driver Who Killed 2 Sons
http://foxnewsinsider.com/2014/08/27...-killed-2-sons

A jury has acquitted a Texas father who was accused of fatally shooting the drunken driver who killed his two sons.

David Barajas, 32, was pushing his broken-down car along a road with his 11- and 12-year-old sons back in 2012 when Jose Banda, a drunken driver, fatally struck the two boys.

Father on Trial for Alleged Murder of Drunken Driver Who Killed His 2 Sons

Prosecutors say Barajas then shot Banda, but authorities never found the weapon or physical evidence.

Barajas repeatedly cried when he heard the verdict today.

More from The Associated Press: Prosecutors alleged that Barajas killed 20-year-old Jose Banda in a fit of rage after Banda plowed into Barajas and his sons while they were pushing a truck on a road near their home because it had run out of gas. Twelve-year-old David Jr. and 11-year-old Caleb were killed.

Defense attorney Sam Cammack said Barajas didn't kill Banda and that he was only focused on saving his sons. The gun used to kill Banda wasn't found and there was little physical evidence tying Barajas to the killing.

Authorities said that after the crash, Barajas, 32, went to his home about 100 yards from the crash site, got a gun and returned to shoot Banda.

Legal experts said prosecutors would likely have to overcome jury sympathy for Barajas, who had the support of many residents of Alvin, which is about 30 miles southeast of Houston. Further complicating their case was that there were no witnesses who identified Barajas as the shooter and gunshot residue tests done on Barajas came back negative.

Investigators testified that a bullet fragment found in Banda's car could have come from a .357-caliber gun, and that ammunition for such a gun was found in Barajas' home, along with a holster. Cammack said his client never owned a gun and that tests showed the bullet fragment also could have come from another weapon.

A forensic scientist testified that blood found on the driver's side door and driver's arm rest of Banda's car was consistent with that of Barajas.

The defense called only three witnesses to testify during the trial, which began last week.

But prosecution witnesses told jurors during questioning by Cammack that more gunfire had taken place well after Banda was shot — pointing to the possibility that the actual shooter was still at large — and that a search of Barajas' home failed to find any evidence that directly or indirectly linked him to the crime scene.

Cammack also suggested that Banda could have been shot by his own cousin or half-brother, who told investigators that they witnessed the crash but fled the scene. Both testified that they did not shoot Banda.

Cammack also used 911 calls to create a timeline that suggested Barajas would not have had enough time to shoot Banda.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by kepp

Texas Dad Acquitted in Shooting Death of Drunken Driver Who Killed 2 Sons
http://foxnewsinsider.com/2014/08/27...-killed-2-sons

ha

suck it bwillie

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

Not guility for me as well. The longer we tolerate these drunk assholes the worse off we'll be.

you shouldn't get to take the law into your own hands, that is why we are a civilized society. The problem I have with it is the jury and attorneys knew what they were doing, they were playing to the emotional side of things that this guy lost his kids yachety yachety ya and got the jury to intentionally look away from the other evidence.

This guy deserved to get manslaughter pure and simple. It is an outrage IMO.

[kepp]

Originally Posted by BWillie

you shouldn't get to take the law into your own hands, that is why we are a civilized society. The problem I have with it is the jury and attorneys knew what they were doing, they were playing to the emotional side of things that this guy lost his kids yachety yachety ya and got the jury to intentionally look away from the other evidence.

This guy deserved to get manslaughter pure and simple. It is an outrage IMO.

Did you read the "evidence" the prosecutors had? They wouldn't convict anyone with that, much less a grieving father with local sympathy.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by kepp

Did you read the "evidence" the prosecutors had? They wouldn't convict anyone with that, much less a grieving father with local sympathy.

It shouldn't be about that. I can see giving him manslaughter instead of murder because of his state of mind but the guy actually even had time here to go get his gun and kill this guy. I'm tired of parents thinking that when someone happens to their children they can do whatever they want. It's bullshit. The way the Joe Horn case, this case, and many other cases ending up the way they do in Texas is very disturbing.

[kepp]

Originally Posted by BWillie

It shouldn't be about that. I can see giving him manslaughter instead of murder because of his state of mind but the guy actually even had time here to go get his gun and murder this guy in cold blood. I'm tired of parents thinking that when someone happens to their children they can do whatever they want. It's bullshit.

You skipped the part about the evidence, huh? They never found any gun and there was no record of him ever owning a gun. They couldn't even prove what kind of gun the shot came from.

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by BWillie

It shouldn't be about that. I can see giving him manslaughter instead of murder because of his state of mind but the guy actually even had time here to go get his gun and kill this guy. I'm tired of parents thinking that when someone happens to their children they can do whatever they want. It's bullshit. The way the Joe Horn case, this case, and many other cases ending up the way they do in Texas is very disturbing.

Is this belief system why child rapists and pedophiles do not really fear consequences??