NC - Trial for the Murderer of Kathy Taft, May 16, 2012

[borndem]

Originally Posted by Boodles

I hate to say I told you so, but I told you so! I knew Willoughby rejected the plea offer. This may be the first time in my life that I agree with a defense attorney (Conner in this case).

It's just too bad he didn't have the gumption to take the deal and save the money. No one gets executed here anyway. What a waste, and it was horrid to put the Taft family through this ordeal when there was a perfectly fair alternative.

I am so pi$$ed at Willougby about this. And BTW, the $760K doesn't include the costs of travel, expert witnesses, etc., etc. This had to have cost over a million.

So many other necessities could have been met with the funds that were wasted on this case.

I'm glad Conners said this out loud to the public.

Yes, Boodles, this article was no surprise to me, either -- it's interesting, though, that it surfaced as it did in the news. Things like this usually stay behind the scenes and are never known for sure.

I still maintain that CW (whom I am neutral -- but I do like that he doesn't rush his folks to present a case to the Grand Jury, etc., before he feels that they indeed have the right suspect), anyway, I still maintain that CW had a directive from his higher-up(s) to make this a DP case. RHIP, & all that, IMO.

And Conner didn't hurt himself any by having such a good exposure in this part of the State during the trial. And Saacks glowed like a bright shining star, and I was glad to see that.

(Let me say, too, Mad74, that your point was well-taken. bbm)

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