Synopsis of Barry Winston Court Case
Synopsis of Barry Winston Court Case
In the American legal system you are said to be innocent until proven guilty. In Barry Winstons “Stranger Than True” he states, “what about a situation in which all evidence seems to point to a persons guilt.” Barry Winston may have found it harder to believe his client was innocent when the evidence pointed in the other direction. In the American legal system the accused are guilty until proven innocent.
The first reason why Barry Winston believed his client was guilty is because he was drunk. Winston's client blew a fourteen on the Breathalyzer tests. The kid had three beers before he and his sister decided to leave a party. The kid was being charged with manslaughter and a DUI because he wrecked his sisters car, and killed her in the process. Winston notices that the kid never said who the driver was.
Another reason why Barry Winston believes his client is guilty is he was too drunk to remember what happened. After leaving the party the next thing Winston's client remember is waking up in the hospital. Winston's client was too drunk too remember anything until be wakes up in the hospital with bandages and casts all over him. The kid doesn’t even remember if he was driving or not. According to doctors the kid has post-retrograde amnesia. Winston was beginning to lose faith in his clients innocents however he states "of course I believe him, but I'm worried about finding a judge who'll believe him." Winston has trouble finding a witness who knows the whole story. Trooper Johnson can only go by what he investigated at the scene. Holloway pulled the bodies out of the car, however he still refuses to talk to Winston.
The final reason why Barry Winston's believes his client is guilty is the car was speeding. The Thornes were heading out of town and saw the sports car pass them going the other way. According to the Thornes the car was going sixty-five to seventy miles per hour. The car runs off the road on the right, whips back on the road ,spins, runs off the road on the left, and disappears. Winston once again loses faith in his clients innocents. Winston believes that the case is over because of outstanding evidence against his client.
Holloway tells the court that the car was upside down when he pulled the bodies out, and...