3 years after the incident. Woody was driving with a friend, a family member. As they parked Woody mentioned the drinking issue his drunk friend had. His friend gets angry and attacks Woody. Both have a gun, Woody shoots him once and kills him.
It comes out that the 70 year old man also attacked the cops who came to arrest him. This was another trial. But one of the photos show some scratch marks on him that could come from either event. So the judge grants the motion to combine the trials. The accused himself has Parkinson's and memory issues. His daughters refuse to see him after the shooting. The prosecution also now finds a gas attendant witness who claims she saw the victim at the gas station right before he got shot and he told her the man in the car wanted to kill him.
The lawyer is overweight and has so much makeup on that it looks like a joke. A clown-like appearance where the makeup is drawn on and not just used to enhance facial features. She was also over the top and acting for the camera. She also pulled statements from her client even though he has a terrible memory and didn't actually remember the accident. But in court she actually looked quite competent. Of course they select the best scenes, and she didn't call a single character witness which is a bit weird too. But Woody likely won't win anything by having character witnesses as it could backfire.
The jury found him guilty of reckless homicide and a year is the minimum which is what they decided on too. This is a very good sentence for him. You also need to remember he attacked and hurt the cops who came to arrest him. And his neighbor claims he has serious anger issues. So it could have been an attack instead of a defense. But since they were friends I do think he legit did believe he was in danger.
I read about the cases after I watch the episodes. In this case there was another witness not shown at all. A cop saw that the victim was drunk, mean, and angry. So there was clear proof he could have attacked the accused later on that day. Not sure why this wasn't mentioned or shown in the documentary. It' a huge deal and likely why the jury only gave him 1 year. It explains a lot.
It comes out that the 70 year old man also attacked the cops who came to arrest him. This was another trial. But one of the photos show some scratch marks on him that could come from either event. So the judge grants the motion to combine the trials. The accused himself has Parkinson's and memory issues. His daughters refuse to see him after the shooting. The prosecution also now finds a gas attendant witness who claims she saw the victim at the gas station right before he got shot and he told her the man in the car wanted to kill him.
The lawyer is overweight and has so much makeup on that it looks like a joke. A clown-like appearance where the makeup is drawn on and not just used to enhance facial features. She was also over the top and acting for the camera. She also pulled statements from her client even though he has a terrible memory and didn't actually remember the accident. But in court she actually looked quite competent. Of course they select the best scenes, and she didn't call a single character witness which is a bit weird too. But Woody likely won't win anything by having character witnesses as it could backfire.
The jury found him guilty of reckless homicide and a year is the minimum which is what they decided on too. This is a very good sentence for him. You also need to remember he attacked and hurt the cops who came to arrest him. And his neighbor claims he has serious anger issues. So it could have been an attack instead of a defense. But since they were friends I do think he legit did believe he was in danger.
I read about the cases after I watch the episodes. In this case there was another witness not shown at all. A cop saw that the victim was drunk, mean, and angry. So there was clear proof he could have attacked the accused later on that day. Not sure why this wasn't mentioned or shown in the documentary. It' a huge deal and likely why the jury only gave him 1 year. It explains a lot.
