if the casing hit the asphalt and was not run over, stepped on very good chance could run NBIN successfully on it

Originally Posted by Fubarski
We all have to guess as to facts at this point.

That bein said:

The .204 bullet was recovered from the asphalt.

Guessin, but the guess is Mr. Yantis fired it pretty much straight down.

Into the asphalt.

The caliber can be determined from the core, but rifling marks would be destroyed.

It would have a shape that would show it was not fired at any great angle to the asphalt, so it could not have been fired at an earlier time.

The impact would have made an indentation, which would have collected the blood found "on" the bullet, i.e., on the end of the core closest to the "chamber" end of the bullet.

Yantis prepares to put the animal out of its misery.

For a reason that will probably never be known, one of the officers objects, and grabs Yantis.

Yantis rifle discharges into the asphalt, proving that it was:

(a) never pointed at an officer; or

(b) pointed at an officer who struck the barrel down towards the asphalt.

Other officer shoots Yantis.

First officer shoots Yantis.

Both officers STFU until they can get their stories to match the physical evidence and not hang their asses.

The case could be prosecuted, and would hinge on whether the jury believed (a) over(b), but apparently won't be.