Sodden reader query: What are the odds that Stewart will ultimately get a fair trial in this case?
In the interest of keeping our WCF readers informed of the latest developments in the Matthew Stewart shootings case, we'll direct our readers' attention to yesterday's Salt lake Tribune story, wherein Jessica Miller reels out a series of "expert opinions" about possible defense theories which Defendant Stewart might assert once the case goes to trial, probably late in 2013. For those readers who've been closely following this story, yesterday's Trib writeup provides an interesting and informative read, wethinks:
So what do you think, folks? Given the state of the underlying law regarding available affirmative defenses, and taking the extensive pre-trial publicity into account, what are the odds that Stewart will ultimately get a fair trial in this case, particularly if it's tried in Weber County?