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Is coming in through the driver's door and striking the officer as he's looking out that window. >> the picture is coming into focus. but the state knows its work is not finished. >> we had to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that richard hicks had murdered jim lamance. >> coming up next, police uncover some shocking evidence that could seal richard hicks' fate. and what about that impossible shot? >> with that type of weapon, the projectile is going to drop several inches. >> the answer may surprise you, when "verdict: you decide" continues. [ female announcer ] number one dad lost his number ...

>> he shot at us. he's down! 103 is down! >> copy. >> the surviving officer is also the victim's brother, kevin lamance. >> kevin was visibly shaken. i mean, he had just witnessed his brother being shot. >> 54-year-old richard hicks has been arrested for lamance's murder. but are police accusing an innocent man? >> he is looking at life in prison, which in this case would be a minimum of 40 years. and he would die if he got convicted. he would die in prison. >> and now richard hicks' defense team prepares to take on the whitewright pd. >> richard hicks was a very convenient suspect. they were ...

Yards out, where did it come from? the defense team now turns to forensic pathologist linda norton for answers. >> i was already predisposed to believe that this is going to be a pretty simple high-velocity rifle wound that killed a police officer. cut and dried. >> but dr. norton soon realizes the crime scene photos tell a much different story. >> the conclusions that i had to reach were a shock to me. one of the first things i looked at was the vehicle. >> kevin lamance stated his brother was shot while sitting in the driver's seat. >> if that's the case, then in order for him to be shot in ...

Sighted for about 100 yards out. and that's about as far as you can hit what you're aiming at with that type of gun. >> the testimony from kevin lamance is that the first shot entered the driver's side window and exited the passenger side window. and that the second shot actually entered the driver's side window and struck james lamance. >> two shots from more than two football fields away, both flying straight through the patrol car. the bullets were never found, and hicks' lawyers aren't buying it. >> to say it's pitch black out there is an understatement. it is so dark you can't see your ha...

>> the thought is horrifying. the defense believes jim lamance was shot by his own partner and brother, kevin. >> this was a tragic case of friendly fire. >> friendly fire? or murder? two teams of experts are about to battle it out to find the truth. coming up next, a disturbing blood spatter analysis of the patrol car. >> we've got to be seeing blood, bone, bullet fragments, and it's clean. >> but later, the autopsy tells its own story. >> once i got inside, the wound was much more consistent with a high-powered rifle. okay, one more time. where do we stand?