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He is if he's trying to present a case for innocence, especially one that happened years ago. Presenting only one side is clear bias. Here a convicted murderer had his case overturned and they still explained information on the record as to why he was convicted in the first place.
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You are assuming he began his investigation with the intent to present a case for innocence. Big assumption. Maybe he went into the case with the intent to squash those rumors, or with no intent at all but to see for himself.
He simply provided us with the testimony of the investigating officers who claim he was innocent. I know that sucks to hear, but it it what they believe. May be
that is what led the reporter to believe they were innocent. Not a pre-concieved opinion going in.
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And that's my point, the police gave them that evidence that he was guilty. They didn't just gather it on their own.
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Wrong. The police gave them evidence. The DA made an opinion of guilt based on that evidence. And as we know, DAs like to get convictions for crimes like these no matter what. Sometimes this happens against the advice of the investigating officer.
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I don't have to, they made the case themselves. He and his wife admitted they were in the middle of a large drug deal at the time that it happened. The DA's job is to get as much evidence as possible. Getting him to name Tafero as the shooter is just another piece.
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They weren't in the middle of a drug deal. They were in the middle of sleeping. Maybe they
were going to commit a drug deal offense, but not at the time of the officer's killing. It might interest you to know that his wife has been exonerated totally and released from prison. There was no evidence to retry. Also it might interest you to know that:
"After Tafero’s trial, McCain (trial attorney) was disbarred. He was convicted of obstruction of justice for bribing a witness in another case and for narcotics conspiracy."
And also:
"Two truck drivers watched the drama unfold from a distance of 150 to 200 feet away. ( Pierce Hyman and Robert McKenzie.) Neither truck driver could say who the shooter was, but both said in their first statements to the police that Tafero was pinned over the hood of the car during all the shots.
Hyman’s story changed slightly only after several discussions with the police. He then said Tafero might have gotten up off the hood of the car before the shooting stopped, but almost when it was over. Both truck drivers saw slightly different things, the most significant being where co-defendant Walter Rhodes was standing. Hyman said Rhodes was always standing in front of the car. McKenzie said Rhodes moved to the rear of the car as the shots were fired. McKenzie’s statement was very significant because the shooter, according to ballistics evidence, had to have shot from the rear of the car. The reason Hyman thought Rhodes never moved from the front of the car is because McKenzie moved his truck toward the exit blocking Hyman’s view of the scene at the exact time Rhodes moved to the back of the car. In Rhodes’ 1982 recantation, he swore under oath he moved from the front to the back of the car and fired at the two cops."
http://www.lairdcarlson.com/grip/Taf...se%20Chart.htm