The attorney representing Kaitlin Armstrong, accused in connection to the shooting death of cyclist Moriah Wilson, believes that she will be acquitted of first-degree murder charges if the case goes to trial.
In an interview (opens in new tab) that aired on Dateline NBC, Rick Cofer stated his belief that if the pending trial is not dismissed, Armstrong will be found not guilty.
Armstrong has been formally charged with first-degree murder and is held at the Travis County Jail with a bond set at $3.5 million. She pleaded not guilty to the charges in a pre-trial hearing on July 5 and is expected to appear in court again at a docket call for the case on October 19.
“I expect this, the government’s own evidence will acquit Kaitlin Armstrong,” Cofer said. “They just haven’t looked at it. Kaitlin Armstrong is not guilty. And if this case goes to trial, if the district attorney doesn’t dismiss it before trial, she will be found not guilty.”
Cofer is a partner at Cofer & Connely, PLLC, and is acting as Armstrong’s defense attorney in the case. He was interviewed by correspondent Keith Morrison as part of the Dateline NBC‘s 31st season premiere that aired on September 16 in two-hour special that focused on the tragic death of Wilson, entitled ‘The Last Ride (opens in new tab)‘.
Wilson, a prominent gravel racer, was killed in a shooting at a home in East Austin on May 11 in a case currently under investigation by the City of Austin Police Department (APD). The APD issued an arrest warrant for Armstrong in connection to the homicide investigation on May 17.
Authorities later discovered, through the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, that Armstrong had sold her black Jeep for $12,200 on May 13. Investigators believe the black jeep “appeared to be the same vehicle observed on surveillance footage” outside the East Austin home crime scene on May 11.
Cofer stated that there was no evidence presented of a license plate on the vehicle or a description the an occupant of the vehicle from the video surveillance footage. Asked if Cofer implied that Armstrong was not in the vicinity of the murder when it occurred and if he could prove it, Cofer replied: “I don’t have to prove that. That’s not how the system works.”
Cofer also disputed the results of police ballistic tests on the Sig Sauer firearm believed to be Armstrong’s and recovered from the residence she shared with live-in partner and gravel racer Colin Strickland. The report had stated that…
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