I don't understand why people are upset over this. Isn't the key point in it true?
None of KN's so-called experts has claimed she has BPD, only DeMarte. And she is the only one who has made a lick of sense. I would say as a juror that none of the other mitigators are true, so BPD is the only one to weigh against the cruelty/depravity of the killing.
In closing we are going to hear the DT say something like: "You heard the testimony of Dr G, an expert in his field, that confirmed the earlier testimony of other experts that JA suffered from PTSD.... You also heard the state's own witness, Dr DeMarte, testifying that Ms A suffered from BPD since childhood...."
So while for the moment he says that totdoc doesn't know what she's talking about, her BPD diagnosis is JA's only chance IMHO.
ETA: It's silly to say that it's not contentious of course, but the part about establishing a mitigator is accurate. She doesn't say it's a mitigator that is sufficient to spare JA's life, just that it establishes one for them to consider.
You just said in short order what I was going to try to say in a drawn out babbling post...LOL
IMO, Beth said it wrong....sorta. The defense is NOT turning the state's witness to their own.
When JM was questioning Dr.D, it appeared that it was kinda sorta going toward BPD. (GOTTA change that!! Always takes me to Bipolar!!) So, making the states witness a defense one...not so much, Beth!!
NOW, when KN starts with the PTSD, THEN we'll see just whose witness Dr.D is!!! She got that one locked and loaded!!
The bigger issue, IMO, isn't so much as "why" she did it (BPD)....but, WHY all the lies AFTER she did it!! Therefore, the big push to get that PTSD carp the defense is trying to prove. JA's interviews with Flores, her behavior, interviews on TV.....all have her seeming like the delusional evil liar that she is.
THAT, IMO, is what's the MOST important thing about all of this. Everyone can realize she's crazy for killing Travis...out of whatever emotion it may have been. BUT, every single word AFTER were blatant lies and covering her butt. THAT, again IMO, shows she was on a mission that day. Totally lucid. Premeditation.
The defense pushed that old "fog" and PTSD in the first trial. Dr.D is standing her ground when KN tries to twist her words. ALSO, she doesn't look like a "hired gun". She agrees when it's right. She'll clarify when it's wrong or not her testimony. IMO, gonna get good next week when KN can't get her to agree to ANYTHING about the PTSD carp!!