If you'll go back and read, I did not state where my opinion came from until later. I made one simple statement and you brought out your tiny lawyer penis (the more you argue, the smaller it gets).
The fact is we both want him to get the maximum he deserves. I am skeptical about it, you seem more sure. I just hope that the prosecutors in charge follow all of the right procedures in order to insure maximum justice. If not, you'll have a lot of legal explaining to do!
Hey, I'm not afraid of being wrong! Ever. I offer an opinion when I have one, and when I think it's solidly grounded. Don't know what you do for a living, but unless it's law, or law related, I'd probably ask your opinion on it, rather than give mine because there's a fair chance my opinion would be worthless. I don't offer opinions on how to program computers or build bridge to our resident gear head and computer nerds, because I only know what little I see as an observer. My opinion on such matters is worthless. I don't even offer snags opinions on the civil law side, as my opinion would be only slightly less worthless than yours.
I don't fear a change of venue. Even if it got changed, there's no assurance it would be a bad venue for the state. I do fear facts coming out that might help him get less of a sentence than I think he deserves. And I'll say this, if he was defending himself, I think he had that right. He made a stupid choice to fire a gun in a crowd, but if he was absolutely defending himself, he had that right, and it will be tough to reconcile that with innocent bystanders being shot and killed. I don't even pretend that the case is a slam dunk, but I'd be shocked if venue got changed. It's just not that kind of case. Will the motion be filed? Likely, but I don't see where they could find evidence to support the motion.