Mark Simmons on felony murder
From Closing Argument Rayquan Borum Trial - Attorney Mark Simmons · · Mark Simmons
“The state says felony murder could apply because there was an assembly of more than three people, but witnesses testified things were peaceful until the police began making physical contact.”
On , Mark Simmons, Executive Vice President of Renewables Segments at ANDERSONS INC, spoke about felony murder 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.