'Vroom-vroom-screech-bam!' - sounds of David Harris' death (Clara Harris murder trial)

Houston Chronicle ^ | February 12, 2003 | By ALLAN TURNER

[MeekOneGOP]

Wow. How's that for a Houston Chronicle article title?...

"You heard the car go vroom-vroom?" Parnham began.

"Is the court reporter getting all of this?" state District Judge Carol G. Davies inquired as jurors, lawyers and the audience guffawed.

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Stay tuned for the next episode of...'As the World Turns'…

AP 2-7-2003
Defendant Clara Harris reacts as she
testifies about her husband's affair.

Associated Press photos 2-10-2003 Defense lawyers for murder defendant Clara Harris, right, rested their case today after her mother-in-law, Mildred Harris, left, testified that the woman who drove over her son with a Mercedes-Benz is still "like a daughter." Prosecutors, however, immediately called an Houston police officer to the stand to rebut her lawyers' claims that David Harris was hit only once.

[MeekOneGOP]

pretty much a re-hash, just fyi...

[BullDog108]

The Chronicle is competing with the NY Daily News for catchy titles!

[IncPen]

Wouldn't there be a "thump-thump" and a "yeeeerrrrrrrt" and another "thump-thump"?

I mean c'mon, let's be accurate here...

[ovrtaxt]

Perhaps we should start posting the sound effects of the adulterous liaison... This is getting to be like an old Batman fight scene.

[WhirlwindAttack]

Note to self: If you ever consider having an affair,

A. Don't let the wife find out about it
B. Don't provide a vehicle for her that she can run you over with.
C. Remember there are easier ways to commit suicide than pissed off wife syndrome.

BTW If this was my wife and I did her wrong she would just shoot me.

[MeekOneGOP]

If anyone wants on a ping list on this story until the sentencing is finished, let me know.

Here is the A/P story via the Dallas Morning News...

Jurors set to begin deliberations in Houston murder case

02/12/2003

Associated Press

HOUSTON - Defense attorneys say it was an accident but prosecutors say a wife turned her Mercedes-Benz into a 4,000-pound murder weapon when she mowed down her husband after finding him with another woman.

Closing arguments were scheduled for Wednesday, after which the jury was expected to begin deliberations in the case against Clara Harris, 45.

The wife allegedly intentionally ran over her 44-year-old orthodontist husband, David Harris, in a hotel parking lot last July after confronting him with his lover. She says the death was an accident, and that she ran over her husband just once.

Prosecutors say the attack was intentional and that David Harris was run over at least twice. Various witnesses in the case testified the husband was run over three times -- or as many as five times.

The jury was to consider murder charges, but also was expected to be asked to consider the lesser charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide.

If convicted of murder, Clara Harris could face life in prison -- but her lawyers have indicated they would then lodge a "sudden passion" argument that could reduce the sentencing guidelines to two to 20 years in prison.

A manslaughter conviction carries the same sentencing guidelines, while a criminally negligent homicide conviction would bring a sentence ranging from six months to two years in prison.

Among witnesses who took the stand during 13 days of testimony were Lindsey Harris, the victim's daughter who was a passenger in the $70,000 luxury sedan when he was run over. David Harris' receptionist and girlfriend, Gail Bridges, also took the stand.

The victim's mother, father and brother testified on behalf of Clara Harris, who took the stand in her own defense, telling jurors she loved her husband and did everything possible to save their marriage.

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Online at: http://www.dallasnews.com/latestnews/stories/021203dntexharris.8ba2b8.html

[mbynack]

BTW If this was my wife and I did her wrong she would just shoot me.

I once had a neighbor or came out on his lawn early in the morning naked and screaming. It seems he had gotten drunk the night before and confessed to his Korean wife that he had been having an affair. She waited until he passed out, super-glued his hands to his crotch and left him.

[MeekOneGOP]

Perhaps we should start posting the sound effects of the adulterous liaison... This is getting to be like an old Batman fight scene.

LOL ! That just about sizes it up alright...

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http://www.yesterdayland.com/popopedia/shows/primetime/pt1015.php

POW!!! BAM!!! BIFF!!! SOCK!!! CRRRASH!!! THUD!!!

Few shows bring out the kid in adult viewers the way Batman does. From the cool gadgets and vehicles to the endless array of colorful guest-villains to the visualized sound effects of the fight sequences, this show was everyone’s childhood comic-book fantasy brought to life.

[ovrtaxt]

She waited until he passed out, super-glued his hands to his crotch and left him.

Was this before or after Lorena Bobbitt? It could have been worse....

Incidentally, the pipe cutter at work is known affectionately as 'the Bobbitt!'

[X_CDN_EH]

Why is it that Mercedes Benz is hyped up so much. The car did not run the man over, the driver used the car to run him over. It could have been a Ford or Chevy. Enough already.

[KarlInOhio]

Why is it that Mercedes Benz is hyped up so much.

Because things like this don't happen to Mercedes' owners. If you heard that it was a primered Trans Am with a mismatched door you would just shrug and say "Well, what can you expect." :-)

[dennisw]

I need my daily dose of this bat out of hell.

 

 

 

Mon Feb 3, 6:43 PM ET

Murder defendant Clara Harris stands to leave the courtroom after another day of testimony Monday, Feb. 3, 2003, in Houston. Harris is accused of running down her husband with her Mercedes-Benz after catching him with another woman. (AP Photo/Buster Dean, Pool)

Fri Feb 7,12:30 PM ET

Accused killer Clara Harris (L) enters the criminal courts building in downtown Houston with attorney George Parnham, February 7, 2003. Harris, 44, who is expected to take the witness stand today, is accused of running down her husband in the parking lot of the Hilton Nasa (news - web sites) Clear Lake after finding him with another woman. REUTERS/Richard Carson

[Exeter]

"In contrast to the defense contention that orthodontist David Harris was run over only once..."

There seems to be some confusion as to the number of times Dr. Harris was run over. Clara, it's real easy. Simply count how many times you heard "Thump! Thump!", and divide by two.

[sam_paine]

Whatdtheysay????

"Hell hath no fury...."

[MeekOneGOP]

Good pics. Thanks...

[sam_paine]

Q: What is the most pleasant sound a cat can make?

A: "B-dump, B-dump!"

[Exeter]

Run me down once-shame on you.

Run me down twice-shame on me.

Run me down thrice or more-well, it's kind of a moot point...

[MeekOneGOP]

Just saw this posted on the DMN...

BREAKING NEWS

Click here for LIVE streaming video of closing arguments in the Clara Harris murder trial.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

LOL