Q: A big drug dealer is arrested for possession with a gun near a lawyers law office. Because of the proximity, his siste
A big drug dealer is arrested for possession with a gun near a lawyers law office. Because of the proximity, his sister suspects the lawyer to be a cop, informer or snitch. The sister agrees to meet with two other of the lawyer’s drug clients at a hotel to determine whether or not the lawyer is trustworthy.
At all times, security cameras observe the sister constantly carrying a particular backpack at the hotel.
During a lobby meeting, the sister observes another suspected cop, informer or snitch is also in the hotel, but uninvited.
Subsequently, the sister enters the hotel room with gun in hand. After a tussle with the client who answered the door, she is shot and killed. Present, were the lawyer, and her two clients.
State’s theory is that the backpack contained a marketable amount of methamphetamine; Lawyer’s theory is that the backpack contained torture tools, as drugs would never be present at such a meet
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