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Benjamin L. Crump, a lawyer for the Brown family, said Brown's family and supporters will not be persuaded by the autopsy report or eyewitness statements that back Wilson's account of the incident.
"The family has not believed anything the police or this medical examiner has said," Crump said. "They have their witnesses. We have seven witnesses that we know about that say the opposite."
Crump also said one of the reasons the family and protesters were opposed to a grand jury proceeding was because it gives authorities too much control over what the public would learn about the case, as evidenced by the leaks.
"The family wanted a jury trial that was transparent, not one done in secrecy, not something that they believe is an attempt to sweep their son's death under the rug," he said.
...Jurors have also been provided with the St. Louis County autopsy report, including toxicology test results for Brown that show he had levels of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active ingredient in marijuana. The Post's sources said the levels in Brown's body may have been high enough to trigger hallucinations.
The county police, the FBI and the Justice Department all declined to comment on the information The Washington Post received regarding testimony and evidence in the case.
"The independent federal investigation into the shooting of Michael Brown is ongoing," said Dena Iverson, a Justice Department spokeswoman. "We will not comment on irresponsible leaks and rumors about the status of the investigation."
Benjamin L. Crump, a lawyer for the Brown family, said Brown's family and supporters will not be persuaded by the autopsy report or eyewitness statements that back Wilson's account of the incident.
"The family has not believed anything the police or this medical examiner has said," Crump said. "They have their witnesses. We have seven witnesses that we know about that say the opposite."
Crump also said one of the reasons the family and protesters were opposed to a grand jury proceeding was because it gives authorities too much control over what the public would learn about the case, as evidenced by the leaks.
"The family wanted a jury trial that was transparent, not one done in secrecy, not something that they believe is an attempt to sweep their son's death under the rug," he said.
...Jurors have also been provided with the St. Louis County autopsy report, including toxicology test results for Brown that show he had levels of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active ingredient in marijuana. The Post's sources said the levels in Brown's body may have been high enough to trigger hallucinations.
The county police, the FBI and the Justice Department all declined to comment on the information The Washington Post received regarding testimony and evidence in the case.
"The independent federal investigation into the shooting of Michael Brown is ongoing," said Dena Iverson, a Justice Department spokeswoman. "We will not comment on irresponsible leaks and rumors about the status of the investigation."
