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Please use only the primary source evidence in The Trial of Captain Thomas Preston: Key Evidence, prove your answer to the following: Was Captain Preston guilty of murder or innocent?
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/bostonmassacre/prestontrialexcerpts.html
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-SwXEifHHo
Based on the primary source evidence in The Trial of Captain Thomas Preston: Key Evidence, it is clear that Captain Preston was innocent of murder. This is evident from both witness testimonies and the lack of any physical evidence linking him to any kind of criminal activity.
Witnesses reported seeing a “great many guns fired” by people outside the captain’s control, indicating that he was not responsible for anyone’s death or injury. Furthermore, no physical evidence was produced during the trial connecting him to any kind of crime. As such, it can be concluded that Captain Preston was innocent of murder according to this primary source material.