Does the record also show any counter testimony, for instance from Terri's best friend, or the Michael's ex-girlfriend who stated in an affidavit that Michael told her that he and Terri had never discussed such issues? Just wondering if Judge Greer let all of the into the judicial record.
This would be called 'impeachment' of a witness' testimony.
I just read of Michael's girlfriend's statement this morning and didn't hear of dates, etc. I have no idea when she first came forward with this information. I have not heard about what 'Terri's best friend' might have said. What was it?
Here is where I come out on this kind of thing. I trust lawyers to be self-interested in the interests of their case. Certainly, the parents' lawyers have not shown themselves to be 'shrinking violets.' They wouldn't wait for some poster on FR to point out how devastating (if true) such statements would be to the husband's case. So, they would have been greatly motivated to try to introduce such evidence and scream bloody murder to every appellate court if they were prevented.
So far as I can tell they did neither. I conclude from that, either (i) that the purported evidence wasn't available at the time of the trial, or (ii) was and it didn't pan out and they were afraid it would blow up in their face and didn't attempt to enter it. I cannot imagine that they offered it, it was excluded by Judge Greer and they never mentioned it on any appeal. Just wouldn't happen, in my view.
Finally, please keep in mind that, while many here have made something of a cottage industry of vilifying the husband, he wasn't all that much of a key figure in the trial court decision.
Wonder no more. He ruled all of that type of testimony NOT CREDIBLE.
Terri's parents, Terri's friends, Terri's doctor's. See a pattern?
The only thing from TERRI's SIDE that was ruled CREDIBLE was Michael's claim Terri told him she wanted to DIE (if she were 80 years old and on a heart/lung machine).