RANDALL WEAVER

Errors of the Investigation and Prosecution of Randall Weaver

Errors of the Investigation and Prosecution of Randall Weaver

Introduction

There were many mistakes which were made during the investigation and prosecution of Randall Weaver. Weaver was accused of selling illegal weapons to an ATF informant. Weaver's defense claimed that he was tricked into selling the illegal weapons. The government's handling of the investigation and prosecution from this point on was riddled with errors. The first mistake was that he was notified that the trial was on February 19th, 1991. However, when the date of the trial was changed to February 20th, Weaver ...