On Friday, the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office said the case against Von Miller did not meet the standards of probable cause of admissible evidence “to support a conviction beyond a reasonable doubt…”
The investigation allegedly involved interactions between Miller and his former girlfriend, Megan Denise, who has since recanted statements about text messages shared on social media.
Police in Colorado are legally obligated to make an arrest, if they believe there’s probable cause that domestic violence occurred. “But that didn’t happen to Von Miller,” said Denver defense lawyer and Court TV correspondent Jeffrey Wolf. “Instead, the police took the matter into advisement.”
In a recent radio interview with Dan Jacobs on 104.3 The Fan, Wolf discussed the optics of the case and how Miller’s treatment by the DA’s office isn’t representative of a defendant’s experience when faced with similar allegations of domestic abuse in Colorado.
“Von Miller, like anyone else, is absolutely innocent until proven guilty…” explained Wolf. “So I’m not saying Von Miller did something. What I am saying is the DA’s office treated him differently than they would have treated any other defendant in our state.”
“This is happening to people in our communities every day…” Wolf continued, “to our neighbors, to our coworkers, and to our friends. And nobody gives them the benefit of the doubt.”
Listen to the entire interview for details about the DA’s decision; plus, more commentary from defense attorney Jeffrey Wolf.
