I’m in Hamilton from time to time but can’t picture the office. I did look them up and saw Evans had some great praise from his fan base for helping them through a “rough time”. Is it wrong that I wish they were not good at what they do? I wish they were lousy attorneys. MOO JMO
To be fair, she may actually not be able to fully comprehend the proceedings, but she 100% knew that what she did to her babies, all of them, was wrong. If she really didn’t understand that what she did was wrong, she wouldn’t have disposed of his body, she would’ve called for medical help. She knew.That seems to be SOP these days, even when they have confessed
At the hearing, I believe she claimed she was learning disabled and did not understand what the judge was asking/telling her. Though LE said she understood when she was being questioned and never made such a claim.
IMO, learning disabled people are capable of comprehending it is wrong to try and leave your children at a wildlife refuge because your boyfriend doesn't want them around. Further, running over your son, leaving the scene, going back and collecting his dead body, then dumping his body in a river - cannot be seen as actions you didn't know were wrong.
ITA! You don’t have to be a legal professional to know murdering your child is wrong....and disposing of his body implies to me she knows enough about the legal system to understand it’s harder to prosecute without a body, even with a confession....MOO
No, it's not nice
, but when you think of what she did and what she deserves, it's defensible and understandable, IMO. (suppressing a mini-rant about her).
You nailed that one, as usual, @Knox!That seems to be SOP these days, even when they have confessed
At the hearing, I believe she claimed she was learning disabled and did not understand what the judge was asking/telling her. Though LE said she understood when she was being questioned and never made such a claim.
IMO, learning disabled people are capable of comprehending it is wrong to try and leave your children at a wildlife refuge because your boyfriend doesn't want them around. Further, running over your son, leaving the scene, going back and collecting his dead body, then dumping his body in a river - cannot be seen as actions you didn't know were wrong.
exactly my thought. I don’t care for her to have a fair trial. What I don’t want is some rockstar attorney who can manipulate everyone to question what we know happened. She might be a victim but she isn’t THE victim. James is the Victim and we can’t help him now, but we can protect his memory with justice. I’ve seen too many parents left to “move on with life” when there was too much evidence pointing right at them.No, it's not nice
Defense attorneys are only required to assure that their client receives a fair trial. Let's hope that that is what and all they intend to do.
How could you put up a good argument that she did not do it, or it was an accident, or that she didn't mean to do it, etc.? And insanity, if that is contemplated, even temporary insanity, is a very tough one to pull off. I don't know if an insanity defense is allowed in that state.
And how long will we have to wait for trial -- every state is backed-up in trial scheduling due to Covid19, AFAIK, and I would assume Ohio is as well.
Fret no more, @Djgirl76, fret no more!
Time to fume, watch, and wait... Grrrrr.
Disposing of his body doesn’t necessarily mean that she processed that no body = hard to prosecute. It means that she knows she did something wrong and that, if she calls for help she will be in trouble.
Totally understand and agree. I myself might be overwhelmed by the actual legal process, if only because I’ve never been in a courtroom except for my divorce. MOO
Totally agree -- and she should have a fair trial as well. I think that she can have both and still be convicted and go to prison for the rest of her life (if that's the law in Ohio). We've all seen it in many trials -- the trial is fair and the suspect is tried and convicted.
It might not be a child’s body:
