Last week, the Philadelphia district attorney explained that she could not move forward with charges against Marvin Harrison due to witness credibility issues. Keep that in mind when examining this next nugget. The Philadelphia district attorney who decided last week against charging Marvin Harrison in connection with an April 29 shooting that left three people wounded did so despite being in possession of a statement from a second victim who claimed he saw the Indianapolis Colts wide receiver gripping a gun during the altercation, a law enforcement source told ESPN The Magazine.So, Harrison was gripping a gun while taking part in a fight, and a bit later some people were shot.
It's circumstantial evidence, sure, and -- as I said above -- we have to keep in mind that the D.A. wasn't comfortable with the testimony of the witnesses for some reason. Apparently the witness at first said he didn't know anything, then later came forward and said that he saw Harrison with a gun from about 50 feet away. He had also spent two weeks in "protective custody." Is it possible that he lied to the police initially for fear Harrison would come after him? Absolutely. Still, we can't just take this and move forward with the assumption that the Colts' wideout is guilty of anything, especially since the prosecution doesn't have enough evidence to charge him.
On the other hand, it's worth mentioning that the D.A. said this:
"I'm pretty comfortable I know who fired the gun," Abraham said. "But I'm not going to say because I don't have the evidence."It sounds like Marvin has sneaked his way through the law the way he use to get through secondaries, no? While it's possible they continue to look into the matter and try find more evidence against Harrison, it certainly doesn't look like he's ever going to be convicted at this point.
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I think Harrison is a thug and charges should have been filed. Then it could be settled in court.
Lynn Abrham is a yellow belly coward She knows who did this .....its not like this is the 1st time this thug haspulled guns......why dont someone investigate the incident where a friend from the neighborhhod he grew up in borrowed a teammate of Marvins motorcycle and dropped it so big bad Marvin and his gin went inot acytion....Ask around itspublic knowledge! and typicical of Marvin his whole life.
You guys need to learn a little bit about the law. It doesn't matter what the prosecution KNOWS--it only matters if they can PROVE it. If they file charges too soon, and go to court without enough proof, then the criminal goes free...forever! You can know all about someone's character, but if you can't prove their involvement in a crime BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT, then you risk never being able to see justice served.
Just goes to show what class Jerry Rice had and has. The good old days are gone. Even with a coach like Tony Dungy, a born-again Christian, and a great role model like Peyton Manning, this sort of thing casts a sad shadow over a previously dignified Colt organization.