In this close case, the evidence against defendant was wholly circumstantial. It consisted of proof of his presence at or near the scene of the crime at the time of its commission, together with inconsistent exculpatory statements made by him. None of these statements made to the police, separately or together, constituted direct evidence of defendant's participation in the homicide or his sharing the intent of the actual killer. "Respondent's statements may have proved his...
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