[Previously, at WEJB/NSU:
“Something’s Rotten in Garland County, AR: Black Murderer of Five Whites Gets All Five Capital Murder Counts Dismissed, in Exchange for Pleading Guilty to Lesser Charges.”]
The prosecution agreed to the plea deal because key evidence was ruled inadmissible.
Prosecuting Attorney Steve Oliver said in a statement that the decision to seek a plea deal was necessary because the most substantial evidence against Pickney-three cell phone videos, including one where he is seen discussing a robbery-were ruled inadmissible.
[Suspect in Pearcy killings plead guilty to lesser charges, gets 50 years by Gavin Lesnick, Arkansas Online/Arkansas Democrat Gazette, October 6, 2011.]
Family members of the victims and investigating authorities agreed to the plea deal.
No one has bothered to explain WHY cell phone videos are not admissable. Five brutal murders are thus filed away and forgotten.
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