"DA Brooke Jenkins took what was at best a circumstantial case to trial, claiming that Epps shot and killed his former brother-in-law, Marcus Polk, in 2016. Everyone agrees that Polk was a career violent criminal and meth addict who was in the Glen Park house where Epps lived at the time of the shooting. The prosecution said that Polk was a frequent visitor; the defense argued that Epps and the family tried to keep him out of the house that day,"
"In 2016, after a violent intruder, Marcus Polk, forced entry into Epps's residence, police and prosecutors declined to charge him-consistent with California's Castle Doctrine, which presumes a resident's reasonable fear of imminent death or great bodily harm when confronting an intruder. Three years later, the District Attorney's office revived the case without new evidence, relying instead on computer-generated 3-D animations so unreliable they were later ruled inadmissible by the court."
Kevin Epps was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and acquitted of murder in the 2016 killing of Marcus Polk. District Attorney Brooke Jenkins prosecuted, alleging Epps shot his former brother-in-law. Marcus Polk was a career violent criminal and meth addict present at the Glen Park house during the shooting. The prosecution said Polk was a frequent visitor; the defense said Epps and family tried to keep Polk out that day and that Polk tried to attack Epps. Judge Brian Ferrell excluded much of Polk's criminal history and allowed the prosecutor to portray Polk as a welcome guest. Supporters alleged prosecutorial misconduct and invoked the Castle Doctrine.
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