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Man convicted in wedding shooting plays his rap music as part of insanity defense
ABC News ^
| 10-8-23
| The Associated Press
Posted on 11/08/2023 1:06:32 PM PST by AirForceVet1988
NASHUA, N.H. -- A man convicted of shooting and wounding a New Hampshire bishop and assaulting the bride and groom in 2019 played his own rap music for the jury Wednesday as part of his insanity defense, saying he wanted to show how he was dealing with demons and hearing voices.
The jury in Nashua had found Dale Holloway guilty on Tuesday on one of two attempted murder charges, and several assault charges. Holloway, 41, who is acting as his own attorney, had pleaded innocent. The panel, in considering a sentence, is now listening to him present evidence that he had suffered from a mental disease or defect when the crimes were committed......
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: convicted; insanity; rap; wedding
"Holloway told jurors Wednesday that one of the voices he heard was Satan's."
God, however, had no comment.
To: AirForceVet1988
To: AirForceVet1988
Yeah, he's insane.
Convict him anyway.
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posted on
11/08/2023 1:11:03 PM PST
by
Responsibility2nd
(A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
To: AirForceVet1988
“Holloway is already serving 7 1/2 to 15 years in state prison for assaulting his lawyer.”
Yeah. No wonder he’s acting as his own attorney.
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posted on
11/08/2023 1:12:56 PM PST
by
Responsibility2nd
(A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
To: Responsibility2nd
To: AirForceVet1988
He should have just used the Twinkie defense.
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posted on
11/08/2023 1:21:11 PM PST
by
mass55th
(“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
To: DIRTYSECRET
Question: Why post this?
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Click to Add Topic
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posted on
11/08/2023 1:25:43 PM PST
by
AirForceVet1988
("As the pattern gets more intricate and subtle, being swept along is no longer enough.")
To: AirForceVet1988
“A man who represents himself in court has a fool for a lawyer”
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posted on
11/08/2023 1:27:03 PM PST
by
AppyPappy
(Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
To: AirForceVet1988
Listening to and/or playing rap music seems like a slam dunk insanity defense to me.
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posted on
11/08/2023 1:30:45 PM PST
by
DannyTN
To: AppyPappy
"“A man who represents himself in court has a fool for a lawyer”"AND a fool for a client...
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posted on
11/08/2023 1:41:30 PM PST
by
MV=PY
(The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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