Florida State’s Dalvin Cook is currently on trial for misdemeanor battery. This is from an incident back in June where Cook allegedly punched a women outside a Tallahassee Bar. Cook defense got a huge boost when the judge decided not to allow the Prosecutors to use a fake twitter account as evidence in the trial. The Tallahassee Democrat has the details on the Prosecutors attempted tricks.
Prosecutors will not be able to present new evidence against Florida State running back Dalvin Cook at his Monday trial on a misdemeanor battery charge, a Leon County judge decided Friday. Cook’s lawyers were granted a motion for sanctions against the State Attorney’s Office in Tallahassee after it tried to introduce screenshots of posts from a fake Twitter account, Cook’s juvenile records and business records as evidence. Those items, submitted in court filings Friday, will not be included in testimony
It is pretty horrible what the Prosecution attempted. Trying to use fake twitter accounts as evidence is up there with planting evidence. If Cook is guilty than he should be punished as a jury sees fit. But don’t fake and make up stories against him just present the real and true evidence. Good for the judge recognizing these tricks by the Prosecution.