i. Witnesses Materially Consistent with Prior Statements, Physical Evidence, and Other Witnesses Who Corroborate That Wilson Acted in SelfÂDefense ............. 27 ii. Witnesses Consistent with Prior Statements, Physical Evidence, and Other Witnesses Who Inculpate Wilson ............................................................................... 36 2. Witnesses Who Neither Inculpate Nor Fully Corroborate Wilson ............................. 36 3. Witnesses Whose Accounts Do Not Support a Prosecution Due to Materially Inconsistent Prior Statements, or Inconsistencies With the Physical and Forensic Evidence....................................................................................................... 44 IV. Legal Analysis ................................................................................................................... 78 A. Legal Standard ................................................................................................................... 79 B. Uses of Force ..................................................................................................................... 79 1. Shooting at the SUV................................................................................................... 80 2. Wilson’s Subsequent Pursuit of Brown and Shots Allegedly Fired as Brown was Moving Away .................................................................................................... 81 3. Shots Fired After Brown Turned to Face Wilson ...................................................... 82 C. Willfulness ......................................................................................................................... 85 VI. Conclusion ......................................................................................................................... 86 3
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