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For ANYONE who is SINCERELY wrestling with pre-mediated, felony (child abuse) and aggravated manslaughter I’m posting the sentence that helped me to understand how she can be guilty of first-degree murder.
From the instructions to the jury from the Court:
“...The question of premeditation is a question of fact to be determined by you from the evidence. It will be sufficient proof of premeditation if the circumstances of the killing and the conduct of the accused convince you beyond a reasonable doubt of the existence of premeditation at the time of the killing...”
“the circumstances...and THE CONDUCT OF THE ACCUSED...”
The conduct of the accused in addition to the physical evidence has convinced me- beyond any and all reasonable doubt. I really wish we had more physical evidence, DNA, fingerprints fibers etc. But this is NOT CSI or NCIS or Law & Order. This is what we get. Could anyone listen to that phone call from jail in Drane-Burden’s summation this morning and not have serious doubt of Ms. Anthony’s innocence? In addition to all the other “conduct of the accused”...
“not have serious doubt of Ms. Anthony’s innocence? “
But, if you have doubt of her innocence, you have doubt of her guilt.
You willing to hang her upside down, and slit her throat, with your doubts?
Because that is what a guilty verdict does. Picture it. A 22-yo kid, hanging from the gallows, throat slit. On your doubt.
Agreed
I thought Ashton did an excellent job in laying out various scenarios and how they could be felony murder which is 1st degree.