I'm not sure if this is the right thread to start this discussion if anyone's interested- I'm searching for a general trial one. At trial, the jury can convict of a lesser charge - like, manslaughter instead of murder.
At this trial, the HUGE thing the defense will have to convince the jury to get over is- Caylee was KCs daughter. As a mother, KC was responsible for Caylee's well being. Caylee was murdered. The medical examiner ruled it a homicide - meaning: no natural death, no accident, but murder. Even forgetting the facts of this case, the only way for a mother to get out of that would be to say someone else did it- but not just that "someone" did it, that I responsibly entrusted THIS real person with my child, and the evidence shows he or she is responsible for my child's death.
Add in all of the evidence linking the crime scene to the A home- and really, the best the defense could imagine is manslaughter. A mother is legally responsible for the welfare of her child. WHY is the defense taking the gamble that she gets the DP/LWOP when she could have pled to 10 years (sadly)?
I'm almost afraid that she will have an appeal for ineffective counsel- I'm actually happy Linda joined in, I think she practically kills that argument. Arrggg I just can't get my mind around this.
At this trial, the HUGE thing the defense will have to convince the jury to get over is- Caylee was KCs daughter. As a mother, KC was responsible for Caylee's well being. Caylee was murdered. The medical examiner ruled it a homicide - meaning: no natural death, no accident, but murder. Even forgetting the facts of this case, the only way for a mother to get out of that would be to say someone else did it- but not just that "someone" did it, that I responsibly entrusted THIS real person with my child, and the evidence shows he or she is responsible for my child's death.
Add in all of the evidence linking the crime scene to the A home- and really, the best the defense could imagine is manslaughter. A mother is legally responsible for the welfare of her child. WHY is the defense taking the gamble that she gets the DP/LWOP when she could have pled to 10 years (sadly)?
I'm almost afraid that she will have an appeal for ineffective counsel- I'm actually happy Linda joined in, I think she practically kills that argument. Arrggg I just can't get my mind around this.