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Hans Reiser Guilty of First Degree Murder

Posted by kdawson on from the so-much-for-the-geek-defense dept.

Anonymous Meoward writes "Today Hans Reiser was found guilty of first degree murder in Oakland, California. Quoting Wired: 'In a murder case with no body, no crime scene, no reliable eyewitness and virtually no physical evidence, the prosecution began the trial last November with a daunting task ahead... The turning point in the trial came when Reiser took the stand in his own defense March 3.' Whether he really did it or not, Hans basically just didn't know when to shut up."

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  1. So... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    No body, no reliable witnesses, all circumstantial evidence, and a conviction based on the personality of a guy who writes file systems...

    Yet, no reasonable doubt?

  2. Reasonable doubt? by gruvmeister · · Score: 1, Redundant

    No body, no weapon, no witnesses, no testimony, and nothing but a lot of circumstantial evidence. Sure, no problem!

    Sure, he probably did and and fed her through a wood chipper, but the prosecution should still have to build a better case than "he's nuts, look at him!"

  3. Re:The jury did the right thing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Not to mention they found blood stains in his car that matched his wife's DNA.

  4. Re:US jury system does it again by budgenator · · Score: 0, Redundant

    if a person were legally incompetent, their guardian probably could prevent them from testifying

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