To: JOHN W K
Regarding finding out what Terri wants, does anybody know if Terri has her own lawyer? My understanding is that her family has a lawyer, the husband has a lawyer, but that's not the same as Terri having a lawyer of her own.
Since she had a guardian appointed - in this case,
her husband - I don't know if that precludes her having a lawyer of her own.
Without her own lawyer to say what she wants the courts take things like hearsay testimony as evidence to what she wants. The guardian is supposed to speak for her and Terri's family didn't believe he was speaking for Terri at all.
In other words, she doesn't have a voice of her own before the court, she just has the guardian, in this case, her husband.
This is why it bothers me that apparently there was so little done by the guardian ad litem to determine if Terri could communicate her wishes. A guardian ad litem in a case like this typically will go in and look at the patient and based on looking at her will say "she wasn't looking too great, she wasn't talking to me, she must not be able to communicate" - and that's it. It's about as advanced as what they would have done in the Middle Ages!
16 posted on
12/26/2003 7:33:59 AM PST by
Sabatier
To: Sabatier; Calpernia; cyn; Orlando; TaxRelief; Huber; Republic; PrepareToLeave; sweetliberty
Judge David Demers who previously declared he was not involved in Terri's case, REMOVED GUARDIAN AD LITEM WOLFSON on Dec. 23rd, much to everyone's surprise.
Felos has all the judges in his pocket. WHO WILL INVESTIGATE THIS COVENANT TO TAKE TERRI'S LIFE before they actually succeed?
19 posted on
12/26/2003 9:04:14 AM PST by
floriduh voter
(www.conservative-spirit.org freeper site)
To: Sabatier
You are so right to state that Terri needs her own attorney. One that works only for her.
How could this attorney get paid?
I for one, would be willing to donate a small amount to set up a fund......for Terri's own attorney.
Maybe one would work for costs alone..........someone who believes in saving Terri from certain death!
29 posted on
12/26/2003 8:45:47 PM PST by
mickie
To: Sabatier; nicmarlo
To the best of my knowledge Terri has not had a lawyer of her own...
I suppose that may be because her HINO is legal guardian, but I'm not so well versed in legal matters...
It does not make sense that she does not have one but neither do most of the happenings in this case.
31 posted on
12/26/2003 8:51:02 PM PST by
tutstar
(Jesus is the reason for the season! <((--><)
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