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but do you think he's innocent I I think the way I approach every single case not
just Clark rockefeller's case is has the prosecution proven this case Beyond A Reasonable Doubt I do not believe that
the prosecution in this case came close to proving this case Beyond a reasonable
doubt you may think that's sour grapes but it doesn't feel that way to me I take a good good look that that's a
premise that means an awful lot to both Brad and I but you won't say he's innocent well we we resp we respect the
jury's process we disagree and we weren't there in 1985 we can't conclusively say what what
what happened we can simply do the same thing that everybody else did was look at the evidence analyze the evidence and
it's our very strong opinion and continues to be that for every single inference that the prosecution ask the
jury to draw from a particular piece of evidence pointing towards guilt there was an equal inference particularly if
you put it in this covering up a con context towards innocent and in our experience in our understanding of the
law whether it's California Massachusetts New York anywhere is that tie goes to the runner it goes to the
defendant and that equals not guilty

Christian Gerhartsreiter's defense attorneys, Jeffrey Denner and Brad Bailey, offer their thoughts on the verdict. To watch full episodes of 48 Hours Mystery, CLICK http://cbsn.ws/1cai8zp

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Brief Summary

Brad argues the prosecution failed to prove Clark Rockefeller's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Key points

Doubt in the Prosecution. The speaker expresses strong skepticism about the prosecution's ability to prove guilt.
Legal Principle Favoring Innocence. The speaker emphasizes a legal principle that favors the defendant in case of doubt.

Episode quotes

I do not believe that the prosecution came close.

Expressing doubt about the prosecution's case.

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