Twinkies have a shelf life of 27 years. That’s a very practical purchase. In fact I have a doomsday shelter full of them!
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I'd be generally on board with that. In the food stamps scenario, I'd agree with limiting use of them to foods within a certain range of nutritional content. For example, they can be used for fresh produce, meat, fish, milk, eggs, and bread...but not for premium items like Wagyu beef, custom-ordered cakes and breads, or the special this-week-only seafood. They could not be used for alcohol, tobacco, or - in my scenario - nutrient poor foods like donuts and potato chips. Basically, the stuff around the outside of the store is food stamp eligible, the ultra-processed stuff in the middle of the store is not.
Translating that to legal defense...the staples should be funded, which means a competent defense. The public won't pay for Johnny Cochrane or some $1,000/hour attorney, or for cutting edge technology. And they shouldn't have to - the state is already footing the bill to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that someone is guilty - they should not also be paying to prove that someone is not guilty. We're not supposed to have to prove innocence anyway, so if the state can't prove guilt with the resources they're using....the defense's resources should be moot.
The defense is using whatever it can to get reasonable doubt for their client. That's their job, after all. When it comes to the knife shield, that's a different matter as it was widely reported that it was found under/next to one of the victims.
From the Idaho Statesman:
So how did a sheath for a fixed-blade knife get there, and how did Bryan Kohberger’s skin cells allegedly wind up on it if he was not involved? (Defense atty) Taylor acknowledged that is the most significant issue ahead at trial. “I mean, that’s the ultimate question that will be before a jury,” Taylor said. “What does a knife sheath at a scene mean?”
(Judge) Hippler shot back: “If you’re killed with a knife, that probably means a lot.”
“It might,” she said.
Read more at: https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article299620254.html#storylink=cpy
From the Idaho Statesman:
So how did a sheath for a fixed-blade knife get there, and how did Bryan Kohberger’s skin cells allegedly wind up on it if he was not involved? (Defense atty) Taylor acknowledged that is the most significant issue ahead at trial. “I mean, that’s the ultimate question that will be before a jury,” Taylor said. “What does a knife sheath at a scene mean?”
(Judge) Hippler shot back: “If you’re killed with a knife, that probably means a lot.”
“It might,” she said.
Read more at: https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article299620254.html#storylink=cpy
Something of that nature could easily be planted by another assailant though. You could steal someone’s hunting knife, Commit the crime, and leave the sheath there intentionally. I still think he’s guilty but that’s not a crazy argument to make for the defense. You’ve still got to place him there, which hopefully other evidence does.
The defense has added a new attorney that specializes in DNA.
"Jay Logsdon, North Idaho’s state public defender and co-counsel for the case’s defense, will be replaced for Kohberger’s capital murder trial, a Thursday court order said. Taking Logsdon’s spot is a Northern California attorney who specializes in DNA and previously testified as a paid consultant for the defense. Bicka Barlow, formerly of the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, joins the trio of lawyers defending Kohberger. Since 2013, she has run a private law office with a focus on cases that involve forensic DNA evidence, according to her website
Read more at: https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article300738279.html#storylink=cpy
"Jay Logsdon, North Idaho’s state public defender and co-counsel for the case’s defense, will be replaced for Kohberger’s capital murder trial, a Thursday court order said. Taking Logsdon’s spot is a Northern California attorney who specializes in DNA and previously testified as a paid consultant for the defense. Bicka Barlow, formerly of the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, joins the trio of lawyers defending Kohberger. Since 2013, she has run a private law office with a focus on cases that involve forensic DNA evidence, according to her website
Read more at: https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article300738279.html#storylink=cpy
Oh, great! More of the public's hard earned taxes being spent on this douchebag.
Heard a news report the other day where it was stated that the knife sheath was found in a garbage can outside the house and thus the defense had no right to claim it should be excluded. I thought the sheath was found inside, on a bed. Anybody got a better recollection on where it was found?
"Law enforcement officials found the knife sheath on the bed next to the bodies of Madison and Kaylee. The sheath was face down, partially under Madison's body and partially under the bed's comforter, according to a motion filed on June 16 with Idaho's Second Judicial District Court. "
Sample from Bryan Kohberger matches DNA found at Idaho crime scene, court documents say
The DNA sample revealed a near-exact match to the DNA found on a knife sheath found at the scene of the quadruple murder in Idaho last November.
www.cbsnews.com
"Law enforcement officials found the knife sheath on the bed next to the bodies of Madison and Kaylee. The sheath was face down, partially under Madison's body and partially under the bed's comforter, according to a motion filed on June 16 with Idaho's Second Judicial District Court. "
Sample from Bryan Kohberger matches DNA found at Idaho crime scene, court documents say
The DNA sample revealed a near-exact match to the DNA found on a knife sheath found at the scene of the quadruple murder in Idaho last November.
This is not a good day in court for him.
This is an affidavit in the case of State of Idaho v. Bryan C. Kohberger (which is publicly available)
"As I entered this bedroom, I could see two females in the single bed in the room. Both Goncalves and Mogen were deceased with visible stab wounds. I also later noticed what appered to be a tan leather knife sheath laying on the bed next to Mogen's right side (when viewed from the door). The sheath was later processed and had "Ka-Bar" 'USMC" and the Unicd State.s Marine Corps eagle globe and anchor insignia stamped on the outside of it. The Idaho state lab later located a single source of male DNA (suspect Profile) left on the buttonsnap of the knife sheath."
"As I entered this bedroom, I could see two females in the single bed in the room. Both Goncalves and Mogen were deceased with visible stab wounds. I also later noticed what appered to be a tan leather knife sheath laying on the bed next to Mogen's right side (when viewed from the door). The sheath was later processed and had "Ka-Bar" 'USMC" and the Unicd State.s Marine Corps eagle globe and anchor insignia stamped on the outside of it. The Idaho state lab later located a single source of male DNA (suspect Profile) left on the buttonsnap of the knife sheath."
I’m wondering how long until the defense asks for another delay so they can bring new counsel up to speed. Hopefully the judge keeps his “denied” stamp handy.
Thank you for the sheath location confirmation, as well as this very interesting link. Just read through it, looks like a pretty good report. It's amazing what resources that LE has available to them now. I enjoy watching Forensic Files and other crime solving shows.
