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Why Alabama's Brandon Miller has not been charged with a crime. Yahoo Sports
Posted on 2/23/23 at 8:50 am
Posted on 2/23/23 at 8:50 am
Why has he not been charged with a crime?
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There was one glaring question raised by Tuesday’s courtroom testimony detailing Brandon Miller’s involvement in the shooting death of a woman last month in Tuscaloosa: Why hasn’t the Alabama basketball star been charged with a crime? Did Miller merely demonstrate poor judgment the night of the fatal shooting, when he allegedly brought teammate Darius Miles his handgun after Miles texted asking Miller to do so? Or does allegedly delivering the gun used to kill 23-year-old Jamea Jonae Harris potentially make Miller an accessory to murder?
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Legal experts say Standridge's focus on Miller’s intent is not accidental. According to Alabama law, someone can be found guilty of being an accessory to a crime only if they assist another “with the intent to promote or assist the commission of the offense.”
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The attorneys who spoke to Yahoo Sports said the Tuscaloosa district attorney’s office might continue to investigate Miller, but he’s in a good position for now. Without evidence that Miller intended to help Miles and Davis commit a crime, the DA’s office cannot hope to build a case against him, they said.
This post was edited on 2/23/23 at 8:53 am
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Posted on 2/23/23 at 8:52 am to WildcatMike
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“You can’t be held criminally liable for bringing somebody their own weapon. You have to show that you brought it with the knowledge they were going to use it to hurt someone.”
Posted on 2/23/23 at 8:54 am to WildcatMike
It’s generally hard to convict criminal offenses because of the requirement you have to prove intent. But it’s not hard for a Uniiversity to look at a situation and say this player’s conduct does not meet our standards and should not be participating on our team. Unless your Nate Oats and Alabama.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 8:54 am to Tuscaloosa
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Tuscaloosa
The media is not going to allow this to go away. They want answers. A 5 year old does not have a mother because of 3 Bama basketball players.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 8:55 am to Tuscaloosa
I’m sure he thought Miles had no purpose or intent at 1:45 AM when he brought it to a crowded area after they had been drinking all night.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 8:56 am to Tuscaloosa
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You can’t be held criminally liable for bringing somebody their own weapon. You have to show that you brought it with the knowledge they were going to use it to hurt someone
Glad that’s cleared up.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 8:56 am to Tuscaloosa
Even if he isnt criminally liable, any player that was there and played some sort of role in the murder should be kicked out of school. Bradley
and Miller should be gone. It’s about what the University stands for.
and Miller should be gone. It’s about what the University stands for.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 8:56 am to WildcatMike
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The media is not going to allow this to go away. They want answers
And we still won’t care. Your faux outrage doesn’t change the fact that no laws were broken by Brandon Miller.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 8:57 am to Tuscaloosa
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The attorneys who spoke to Yahoo Sports said the Tuscaloosa district attorney’s office might continue to investigate Miller, but he’s in a good position for now.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 8:57 am to BayouBengals90
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I’m sure he thought Miles had no purpose or intent at 1:45 AM when he brought it to a crowded area after they had been drinking all night.
Miles didn’t pull the trigger. So now you’ll need to prove that Miller knew that Miles was going to hand it to the 3rd party and that the 3rd party was going to commit a crime with the gun.
Enjoy.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 8:58 am to WildcatMike
I’ve been saying this same thing on this board for two days now and I’ve been downvoted for it. It’s just the way things are from a legal/criminal standpoint, but some don’t want to hear it.
I don’t practice much criminal law, but even I know that the DA isn’t going to charge someone for a crime that they don’t feel they can satisfy the elements of. That’s basic legal knowledge.
I don’t practice much criminal law, but even I know that the DA isn’t going to charge someone for a crime that they don’t feel they can satisfy the elements of. That’s basic legal knowledge.
This post was edited on 2/23/23 at 9:00 am
Posted on 2/23/23 at 8:58 am to WildcatMike
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said the Tuscaloosa district attorney
An Auburn grad, and that has no bearing on the law - as we’ve seen legal experts from all over the place weigh in on this.
Are you like 75 years old, or just dumb?
Posted on 2/23/23 at 9:00 am to Tuscaloosa
Have the police or DA received all texts? Kind of strange to just blindly bring your friend a gun when you know he’s out, or has been out, at the club.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 9:00 am to WildcatMike
Killer Miller is a dumbass
Posted on 2/23/23 at 9:01 am to cas4t
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Have the police or DA received all texts? Kind of strange to just blindly bring your friend a gun when you know he’s out, or has been out, at the club.
They’ve said Miller was cooperative in handing over his phone for analysis, and I’m assuming they have Miles’ from a criminal warrant.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 9:02 am to Tuscaloosa
Criminal or not, not the best idea to bring your drunk friends a weapon.
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Posted on 2/23/23 at 9:02 am to Tuscaloosa
I feel like you’re willfully ignoring the point. But as someone with morals, I’m not bringing a gun to my drunk friend in the middle of the night because they request it. It’s a recipe for a disaster. Without Miller’s involvement, she was never shot and Miles isn’t in jail. Which at the very least has taken a loose cannon from the streets.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 9:04 am to cas4t
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Have the police or DA received all texts? Kind of strange to just blindly bring your friend a gun when you know he’s out, or has been out, at the club.
Not illegal though.
Intent will be basically impossible to prove and Miller didn't seem to try to cover anything up based on all we've heard so far.
I think he's in a good spot legally. He's lucky he wasn't hurt himself as it seems he was in his car when it was shot up.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 9:05 am to WildcatMike
Breaking news: actual legal experts know more about this than sports reporters and SEC rant posters
Posted on 2/23/23 at 9:06 am to SingleMalt1973
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It’s about what the University stands for.
we know what the university stands for. actions speak louder than words.
congrats to miller on his career high game last night I guess
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