Three screen captures from the YouTube video of a lioness at a zoo trying to eat a human baby through protective glass. Photo: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
This is a real story of something that happened in a criminal trial in Texas. It goes like this, according the the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals' April 3 opinion in Milton v. Texas.
April 04, 2019 at 11:46 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Texaslawyer/texaslawyer
Dear Texas prosecutors, this burning question of law was finally addressed: Don’t show the jury a YouTube video of a lioness trying to eat a baby through protective glass to argue a defendant deserves a lengthy sentence.
Otherwise, be prepared to kiss that sentence goodbye and enjoy further legal wrangling in said case.
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