"Michael has not allowed Terri to leave her room for years."
If she had been a witness on her own behalf, that would simply not apply. Her parents' attorney could have requested her as a witness and that would have been granted. Bottom line is that she was incapable of testifying in court.
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How naive are you? A congressional subpoena was spat on by the judge and Felos. Why in the world do you think they would honor one from the enemy parents?
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Bottom line may be that the parent's lawyer wasn't that great, and look whom he was up against. The parent's needed a shark PETA lawyer!