Thomas Kenniff, an attorney representing Daniel Penny, spoke to The Daily Wire on Friday about his client’s upcoming trial over the death of Jordan Neely, a troubled man Penny restrained on the New York City subway after Neely threatened passengers.
Penny, a former U.S. Marine, was controversially charged with second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in Neely’s death. The 25-year-old is facing up to 19 years behind bars if convicted on both counts.
What the prosecution has to prove
Addressing the charges against Penny, Kenniff told The Daily Wire that the facts are on his client’s side and emphasized that the prosecution has a “substantial threshold” to establish – one that doesn’t align with the facts of the case.
“They’re not intent-based offensives,” Kenniff said of the charges. “In other words, the prosecution doesn’t have to prove that our…
