The Wrong Place at the Wrong Time

Authors: Bryan R Burnett*

DOI: 10.23880/ijfsc-16000346

Volume 8, Issue 4

Abstract

The defendant, Treveon Harris, a known Los Angeles gang member, was wounded twice during the fatal shooting of the victim. The homicide occurred in the mailboxes/laundry room of an apartment complex. Bullet strike angles on a washing machine and the walls of the scene room show there was a struggle for a .40 caliber pistol by the victim and his attacker. The victim lost the struggle for the pistol with two bullets to his head. The victim also received three perforating bullet wounds (unknown caliber) to his legs outside the mailboxes/laundry room. Harris received a ricochet bullet core to his left forearm and had a bracelet shot off his left wrist. Even though Harris was twice wounded when he chanced on the shooting, he was charged and convicted of the homicide. The prosecution presented a shooting scenario that ignored exculpatory evidence. Despite the trial defense attorney being informed of the exculpatory evidence, he refused to present it.

Keywords: Shooting Scene Reconstruction; Audio Witnesses; Ricochet Wound; Struggle For Gun; Missed Shooting Scene; Defense Expert Exclusion

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