Mark Simmons on evidence testing
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“Detective Peck said it would be irresponsible to test that shell casing because it might lead them to the wrong person — but if testing risks naming the wrong person, why didn't they test to make sure they had the right guy?”
On , Mark Simmons, Executive Vice President of Renewables Segments at ANDERSONS INC, spoke about evidence testing during Closing Argument Rayquan Borum Trial - Attorney Mark Simmons on Mark Simmons.
About Mark Simmons
Mark Simmons, an attorney, delivered the closing argument in the 2019 first-degree murder trial of Rayquan Borum. During the argument, Simmons criticized the state's investigation, saying that detectives did not test a shell casing or collect a canister found near the body, and that a medical examiner's causation opinion was given with only about 51% medical certainty. He also questioned the credibility of a state witness, describing the witness as a convicted fraudster with incentives to lie, and argued that a concrete wall separated Borum from officers, making it impossible for him to have intended to kill a police officer. Simmons further stated that the presumption of innocence remained in effect as deliberations began.