Maddox Kilgore, Harris lawyer, tried to poke holes in the theories the prosecution might bring against Harris in the trial when he spoke about the indictment Thursday.
Kilgore said the charges of malice and felony murder contradict each other.
The first count charges Ross with malice murder that is that he intended to kill his son, Kilgore said.
Philip Holloway, a Marietta criminal defense lawyer, said the definition of malice in Georgia law implies the person thought out the act.
Under Georgia law, if a person is acting with malice it means they have acted with premeditation, deliberation and with an abandoned and malignant heart, Holloway said.
Kilgore contrasted that charge with two counts of felony murder, one he said meant Ross Harris intended not to kill his son but to maliciously cause him pain and another he said meant Ross Harris left Cooper there with full knowledge.
Kilgore said he only has one defense.
Ross doesnt have any theories. He has the truth, Kilgore said.
Holloway said Kilgore revealed the angle of defense he might use at trial during his statements about the indictment.
What he was showing was part of his defense strategy. In other words, hes showing that the DA is inconsistent in their allegations, Holloway said.
Holloway said the eight charges against Harris ranging in severity could make it easier for a jury to convict Harris because there are many charges to choose from. Holloway said the jury might reason that if the jury didnt want to convict Harris of malice murder, he should be convicted of felony murder.
It makes it harder for him, because it gives the jury several things to hang their hat on if they decide not to go with malice murder, Holloway said.
http://neighbornewspapers.com/view/...Harris-not--cold-blooded-killer-?instance=all
another new article:
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20140913/NEWS/140919780/1291/living02?p=1&tc=pg
Snip from 2nd link:
The very fact that prosecutors are considering the death penalty probably signals that they have found more incriminating evidence against Harris than was presented at the hearing, Atlanta defense attorney Page Pate said.
“They must have found something else during their forensic review,” Pate said. “To even talk about the death penalty, they must have something we don’t know about.”
:justice: for Cooper
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I sincerely hope not. If anyone deserves the DP, this is him. Cooper died an excruciating death [emoji26] No punishment is enough. IMO$5 say plea deal being negotiated.
http://m.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/arraignment-delayed-dad-accused-hot-car-death/nhSpB/
Snip:
But the arraignment, set for Thursday, has now been postponed until sometime in October.
Prosecutors aren't going for the death penalty!!!!! I'm a bit shocked!
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/24/j...paign=Feed:+rss/cnn_latest+(RSS:+Most+Recent)
I'm more than just a bit shocked. If any defendant is deserving of death it is this one who purposefully left his 22 month old son in a car to bake in the hot sun to his death.
I'm not posting to get into pages of argument for or against the death penalty - we each have an opinion and you will not change mine and I will not change yours on this issue.
My point is: Georgia has the death penalty so when does the state expect to use it? They don't want to use it, then fine -- repeal it. The evidence released so far makes it clear to me. TO ME. All MOO.
If a lawyer in Ga. can help me understand why the state isn't going for DP, it would be appreciated.
Prosecutors aren't going for the death penalty!!!!! I'm a bit shocked!
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/24/j...paign=Feed:+rss/cnn_latest+(RSS:+Most+Recent)
Wow, justice for Ross? What about Cooper?? Is this lawyer related to the Harris'? Seems to have fallen from the same rotten tree..smdh. IMO
If it was my baby, I'd be telling him that prison was far less horrific than what'd happen to him once I got ahold of him... I mean, you want to ignore the fact that your husband is a pervert with a thing for young girls...makes you ignorant. To defend the man that MURDERED your baby, the little guy you carried, the little person who looked at you as his everything. In a HORRIFICALLY unimaginal way.. and let s not forget how poor Coopers funeral was used to proclain the innocence of his killer.. Prison doesn't like baby killers, Cooper WILL get justice one way or another.. I'm sorry for the rant but I am heartbroken and physically ill over this case...inorite???????
People who do stuff like this don't suffer the way we do. They are victims in their mind. They don't respond to things like people with healthy functioning do. Whether it be life or death as a sentence, most just don't live with emotions like we doPrecious baby Cooper. If no DP means the accused will suffer everyday, that is ok by me.