Law Humor

Does Lightning Strike The Same Place Twice?

By John Mesirow

Oscar Reynolds Jr. was acquitted of robbing the Liberty Bank in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Guess what Mr. Reynolds was doing about a month after the acquittal? He was robbing that same bank! Unlike the first time, where he was acquitted because he could not be positively ID'd, smart money says Mr. Reynolds will see the inside of a cell this time. Why? Per The Jonesboro Sun:

In a police interview Reynolds ?admitted to entering the bank with a gun and committing the robbery.?

?There also was money found under the mattress in the bedroom where Reynolds was [hiding]. One of the bills found had a serial number that was logged by the bank as being stolen."

?A firearm was found in the adjacent apartment that matched the description of the gun that the suspect used.?

Full post as published by Legal Juice on August 23, 2009 (boomark / email).