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PHOENIX (AP) — Defense lawyers asked a judge Thursday to prohibit the U.S. Marshals Service from releasing a mug shot of the suspect in the shooting of an Arizona congresswoman and 18 other victims.
Defense lawyers say releasing a mug shot would invade Loughner's privacy rights while not serving any legitimate public interests.
Defense lawyers say releasing a mug shot would invade Loughner's privacy rights while not serving any legitimate public interests.
Originally posted by TechVampyre
reply to post by jessejamesxx
What could they be hiding..Could they have possibly roughed him up ?.
Originally posted by jessejamesxx
PHOENIX (AP) — Defense lawyers asked a judge Thursday to prohibit the U.S. Marshals Service from releasing a mug shot of the suspect in the shooting of an Arizona congresswoman and 18 other victims.
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I'm not sure why the defense would try to keep the mugshot from being released. Anything has to be better than the first one. The first thing that crossed my mind were the theories I heard here, about how maybe the real Loughner isn't who's pictured in the 1st mugshot, and his defense is in on it.
I'm no expert, what reasons could the defense have? "Just cuz"? Or could it be helping his insanity plea case?
I didn't think this was worthy of "Breaking News", but please move it if there's a better place for it - it's my first thread
Originally posted by youdidntseeme
or they actually want the previous mugshot to be the image that everyone remembers.
Originally posted by Jinglelord
I understand that the Lawyer might just be doing some flexing and trying to get things slowed down and muddied as possible as I kinda doubt he really has much of a chance of winning any defense. Really his legal team will be successful only if they protect his rights and and drag this out as long as possible. Maybe this all that is happening?
Perhaps it is something much more sinister? But what?
If he was beat up I can't imagine the defense would want to hide it, maybe he was smiling and happy... I don't know.
Originally posted by youdidntseeme
Wow really guys?? This is kind of disappointing...
If the photos were enhanced or if JLL was roughed up, it would be the PROSECUTION who would be fighting the release. The defense would be pushing for it to show that the big bad government is up to no good. If the defense is pushing for it to be withheld, it is either incriminating to him, he asked for it not to be released, or they actually want the previous mugshot to be the image that everyone remembers.
But really, the defense trying to cover up what everyone is claiming the police/sheriff/marshalls did to him...
Really???