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A man accused of shooting a 7 year old girl in Texas at the end of last month in a misidentification case described by the police denies that he was involved, said his lawyer.
A lawyer Larry D. Woodruffe, 24, one of two men accused of murder in the assassination of Jazmine Barnes Dec. 30 near Houston, said Thursday in Woodruffe police, he was not involved in the murder and that the only thing that connects him to the crime is a statement from another man arrested in the case, according to the affiliate of NBC, KPRC , from Houston.
"My experience is that people have a motive for getting themselves out of hot water," said lawyer Lisa Andrews. "It is also my experience, after twenty years of criminal law on both sides, that the shooters do not give up their weapon. And that gun he drove the cops was home, not my client's. "
Another suspect, Eric Black Jr., aged 20, was charged and the authorities said he was the driver of the vehicle at the origin of the shots on the car.Jazmine and his family were around 6:50 am while they were going to a shop.
The prosecutor stated in front of the court this week that Black had told officials that another man, at that time identified only as Larry W., had fired from the front seat.According to court documents, Black reportedly told Authorities that the weapon used was at his home and had given them permission to search the property.A 9 mm pistol compatible with the shooting scene sockets was found there.
Woodruffe appeared for the first time in court on Thursday about the murder and said nothing, reported KPRC.
It does not appear that either of them has appealed. l & # 39; case. Online court records indicate that indictments are pending. The Harris County Attorney said Tuesday that he had accepted the murder charge against Woodruffe and that he would decide to apply for the death penalty at a later date.
The murder of Jazmine caused fears that the shootings were racist in character after an initial description described the gunman as a white man driving a red pickup truck. Jazmine and his family are black
The Harris County Sheriff said the authorities had learned that the van was standing in front of a red light next to the car Jazmine, his mother and the three sisters of the girl were on board, but
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said on Sunday: "You talk about little kids" who have witnessed something very traumatic, and: "It's very likely that the last thing that's going on is that it's not that bad. they saw that was red. " truck and the driver who was in that truck.
Black and Woodruffe, both black, were arrested on Saturday in Harris County and the sheriff's office announced Sunday that a charge of murder had been brought against Black.
Woodruffe was arrested under the charge of possession of drugs and the sheriff's office announced Tuesday that a charge of murder had been brought against him in the death of Jazmine.
Andrews, l & 39; Woodruffe's attorney also filed a petition to get a court ruled that Woodruffe can not get a fair trial in Harris County.
Tom Berg, the county's first deputy attorney, said Woodruffe could benefit of a fair trial. [19659022] "By the time the case will be judged, we expect to be able to constitute a fair panel and to constitute a fair jury for a fair trial," Berg said. to j
