What the Jury Didn’t Know about the Murder Trial
September 3rd, 2016 by iPhone
Due to the Arkansas court system’s rules about admitting ‘previous bad acts,” the jury in this murder trial did not know the motive behind why Demarcus Veasey allegedly killed Robert Mosher.
On May 3, 2015, Veasey and Mosher (allegedly) broke into a home on Old HWY 13, stealing over $1,000 in property.
On January 4, Demarcus Veasey accepted a plea bargain to accept 5 years probation for that crime.
Robert Mosher was also scheduled to accept that same offer, but he had been murdered, the night before (Sunday night).
Demarcus Veasey attended that hearing, on Monday, receiving 5 years probation. This hearing was over and Veasey reportedly left town, before he was suspected as Mosher’s killer.
Basicly, instead of both men being 90% free, Veasey is now facing life in prison, and Mosher is dead.
So when members of the jury voted Veasey “not guilty,” this could be why; unless, of course, he is really innocent.
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This analysis makes no sense because it shows no motive. If both parties are accepting the same plea deal then what is the motive. Maybe if the deceased was going to testify against Veasey as a condition of the deceased’s plea deal then that would be motive
I am a bit confused, as well. I am unclear as to why the suspect made it to court the following day(after the shooting) if the deceased girlfriend was present at the time of the shooting (according to her FB post) and could identify the shooter as Veasey. The two had a previous relationship that dates back a year and they were due in court together, then surely the GF knew the suspect. So, how is it a man shoots another man in the presence of a surefire witness, goes to court within hours and hasn’t been identified as the suspect yet? That just doesn’t add up. So, what am I missing here?
The jury should ALWAYS KNOWthe story all reasons as to why…if youre scared to tell the truth nothing but the truth then why are we even pressing charges a jury can only know everythjng to send a verdict how are they supposed to make a plea if they know HALF The story…such a sad town we live in murders going free and the innocent going to prison because some trials are full force no matter the story or involvenent…and we all wonder why monticello citizens are scared to even be out were becoming a lilttle pine bluff!! So sad!!
First and Foremost let it be known. The Prosecuting Attorney did not fail to make information known to the jury. It is a law that prior incidents, charges or sentences CANNOT be released during the guilt innocence phase of the trail. However if the defendant is found guilt of any part of the charges he/she is charged with the PA is then able to release prior issues before they go into sentencing deliberation. FYI this law is not just in this “sad town” as you called it they same way would be used in a trial everywhere in AR. Monticello Citizens have no more reason to be anymore scared than any community in our state. If this incident would have happened in another part of Arkansas the same information could and could not be released until the defendant is found guilt of one of the charges. The law enforcement officers do their job, investigate and present everything possible to the Prosecutor then he does his best to help the jury have enough info to make a good verdict from. Every once in awhile a Drew County Jury will get it what its face value is then other times they just don’t get the full picture as they should. Instead of blaming law enforcement, Prosecuting attorneys all they can do it present all evidence available. Once that is done you will need to ask the 12 people how they came to their conclusion and why murders are going free.