Told you so.

We previously blogged about the local store clerk who was charged with murder after shooting at a fleeing thief who’d stolen a 12-pack. The thief was found dead in an abandoned car a few hours later, and the clerk apparently tried to cover his tracks after the shooting.

The clerk was just convicted of murder and evidence tampering.

We repeat what we said at the time, “If you had a good reason for shooting, the evidence is only going to help you. Altering or destroying evidence only makes you look bad.” And it will probably get you convicted.

Edited to add: The jury that was deadlocked for several days does not appear to have had much trouble returning a sentence; eight years probation.

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2 Responses to “Told you so.”

  1. Earl Cooley III says:
    January 15, 2011 at 9:29 pm

    The clerk threw away the recovered beer? I can’t think of a good reason for that, even if it was Buckhorn or Texas Pride.

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