Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

homicide

When a person shoots and kills with intent and admits it to law officers and is arrested and then let go because they say there is not enough evidence ( 1. they admitted to shooting,2.the victim is dead,3.they have the gun,4. they have the bullet from the victim that matches the gun. I do not understand why that is not enough evidence what more do they need. Will this person even get punished for the crime because I,m begining to think the law in California is wacky if he is let go with no charges filed. Please explain this to me I,m very upset with this whole sitution and plain do not understand, Thank you


Asked on 12/29/02, 10:29 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Joseph Low IV Joseph Hawkins Low IV & Associates

Re: homicide

The law is not whacky you unfortunately are operating on different facts than the police are. It is quite common that in a very tragic situation people do not perceive or relate events very well. You have undoubtedly been give exagerated facts. Once time has passed a thorough and accurate investigation will reveal those facts that caused the police to release the person. It is most likely that the police detemined that it was self defense or at least could not prove otherwise. Remember, it is not what you know but what you can prove.

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Answered on 12/30/02, 12:50 am


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