While Kit and his legal team were concerned about Kit’s chances at a court-martial, the JAG prosecutors were equally concerned. The cross-examinations of Joan and her children at the Article 32 hearing showed that it wasn’t a slam dunk. There were no medical records that would corroborate the abuse. …
Prosecutorial Misconduct
Assistant Attorney General Barbara Whaley didn't have a strong case. Tom Griffiths described the prosecution's theory of the crime as nothing more than guesses and speculation. In order to win the case, Barbara Whaley made the conscious decision to mislead, mischaracterize evidence, and provide …
Complicity
Anyone familiar with the facts of the Pembroke triple homicides knows that two or more people were involved in the crime. Even the prosecution knew that. First, the original indictment was that Christian Martin committed the murders either alone or in complicity with others. The investigation, …
Was there an eyewitness part two?
In the post – Was there an eyewitness? – I talked about the possibility that Billy Watkins may have seen the vehicle of the person who murdered Calvin Phillips. I still believe that there is a strong possibility that that is true. At the time, I didn't know what type of car Joan Harmon drove. In …
Beyond a reasonable doubt
If the lack of evidence from the prosecution wasn't enough to convince the jurors of Kit Martin's innocence, there was Kit's security camera footage which not only proved he could not have committed the crime but led to the prosecution manipulating the footage to make it appear as though there were …
Was there an eyewitness?
There are many examples of detectives from the Christian County Sherrif's office making mistakes in the investigation of the Pembroke murders. From contaminated evidence to false testimony to mistakes made at the crime scene. Detective Noisworthy testified that they had canvassed the neighborhood …
