I watched yesterday and couldn't quite believe what I was hearing the soap opera defense attorney say in his opening statement. As in: she couldn't be guilty of murder because she was drunk on liquor, high on drugs, and gosh darn, she felt real bad about what happened. Jurors, just magine the dead of night horror for my client, to have a 200 pound man crashing through your windshield, glass flying! Why, she was terrified!
Is that a legitimate defense? He said:
she's guilty of not stopping to give aid and tampering with evidence...that's all, and the only reason she didn't turn sherself in was cause she got some real bad advice.
No doubt in my mind that if this trial involved a white woman, she and her white male conspirators would be charged with hate crimes. But not to worry, this trial will be over real quick, and I predict this gal's going to a Texas prison for a real long time.
TUESDAY:
I'm astounded to hear a forensic scientist tell the court, under questioning by the prosecution, that the blood stains found in the car were not compared to the blood type of the victim. He said it was determined to be blood. He said he didn't compare the hair samples either.
Could I have possibly misunderstood this?
If not, I can't imagine the defense using this information as any kind of proof that his client is innocent, but it sure seems like an important omission to me
TUESDAY: I'm astounded to hear a forensic scientist tell the court, under questioning by the prosecution, that the blood stains found in the car were not compared to the blood type of the victim. He said it was determined to be blood. He said he didn't compare the hair samples either.Could I have possibly misunderstood this?
I can't say for sure either way. I didn't hear that but I missed a lot of the coverage yesterday unfortunately. In the threads I've read the last two days I also don't recall seeing it.
Here is the updated thread history too:
06-23-2003
Trial begins in death-by-windshield case
06-22-2003
Windshield case: Was it murder?
(Chante Mallard Murder Trial)06-18-2003
Windshield case attracts spotlight -
Mallard trial focuses natl media, legal eye on FW courts again
03-07-2002:
Man Lives 2 Days Stuck In Broken Windshield (THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE - The woman should be SHOT!)
03-07-2002:
Police: Hit-Run Victim Lived Two Days Trapped in Windshield of Woman's Car
03-07-2002:
Texas Woman Charged With Allowing Hit-and-Run Victim to Die in Broken Windshield
03-07-2002:
Hit-and-run victim lodged in windshield for days
03-08-2002:
Woman accused of hitting man, leaving him to die on windshield
[Lawyer says case "overblown"]
03-08-2002:
Update on Man in Windshield story- Woman had sex while man was dying in garage, "A mistake" she says
03-08-2002:
Police: Hit-run victim left to die in car windshield
03-09-2002:
Windshield death suspect back in jail - Bail raised to $250,000 -
Informant Receives Death Threats
03-13-2002:
Man died in hours, doctor says -
Windshield Hit & Run Murder Charge Stands - Suspect Still in Jail
03-15-2002:
Son sues suspect in windshield fatality -
Murder Suspect Still in Jail