Johnny Small

kali1137 said:
I did find this:
http://www.leagle.com/decision/1991813400SE2d413_1783/STATE v. SMALL

Which gives a little bit more info.
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That is a good link. It indicates Nina Raeford gave false testimony in pursuit of a $5000 reward, that David Wayne Bollinger had good reason to believe they would lay capital murder charges against him. It is also ridiculous testimony that a man would change his shirt during quick commission of as crime, and it is clear Bollinger made up everything in the manner of the Norfolk Four or Teina Pora, to cite two similar cases.

How common are .25 calibre pistols?

""The State's evidence also included testimony of Raymond Eugene Brigman, Jr., to the effect that his .25 caliber automatic pistol disappeared from the glove compartment of Bollinger's car in May 1988 after defendant borrowed the automobile. Dreher was shot with a .25 caliber weapon, but the weapon was never recovered. Dr. Charles Garrett, a pathologist, testified that Dreher's wound was a "hard contact" wound and whoever inflicted it would have been "spattered" with blood."""

The gun allegedly went missing a couple of months earlier than the crime.
 
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In the 1980s and 1990s at least, .25 Ravens were pretty common. They were almost a weapon of choice among criminals.
 
But sadly not out of the woods yet. They are still pondering a retrial, charges pending. But what is stated in the article is true, there is nothing to warrant a new trial.
 
Samson said:
How common are .25 calibre pistols?
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Back then? Very. A group of six companies, the best known being Raven and Lorcin, referred to as the "Ring of Fire" churned out cheap, low-quality, junk guns in .25 and .32 by the million. Back then such pistols were 3-4 times as likely as those from other manufacturers to be used in crimes and accounted for six of the ten most commonly recovered firearms used in crimes in 1995.
 
kali1137 said:
But sadly not out of the woods yet. They are still pondering a retrial, charges pending. But what is stated in the article is true, there is nothing to warrant a new trial.
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Dollars to donuts, they will offer a plea deal.
 
catsmate said:
Back then? Very. A group of six companies, the best known being Raven and Lorcin, referred to as the "Ring of Fire" churned out cheap, low-quality, junk guns in .25 and .32 by the million. Back then such pistols were 3-4 times as likely as those from other manufacturers to be used in crimes and accounted for six of the ten most commonly recovered firearms used in crimes in 1995.
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From Frontline
The six Ring of Fire companies lie around the outer edge of the Los Angeles metropolitan area; none is more than 45 miles from downtown Los Angeles. In clockwise order from north to south, the companies are Sundance Industries, in Valencia; Arcadia Machine & Tool (AMT), in Irwindale; Phoenix Arms, in Ontario; Davis Industries and Lorcin Engineering, both in Mira Loma; and Bryco Arms, in Costa Mesa. Raven Arms was located in the City of Industry, not far from AMT.
 
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