The way that the "de novo" thingy was explained on TV the other night led me to believe that the case was to start from SCRATCH---new testimony, new evidence, new everything, which would take a long time, not just 14-15 hours or so....
Right?
The way that the "de novo" thingy was explained on TV the other night led me to believe that the case was to start from SCRATCH---new testimony, new evidence, new everything, which would take a long time, not just 14-15 hours or so....
Right?
Well there is no time limit, but it would take longer than the 1-2 hour time it took the Whittemore court...a true de novo was not done in this case
Right...that is why Whittemore erred seriously...we have to hope that is doesn't cost Terri her life.
I honestly don't know. To look at it fresh, to me means to start over which could be as simple as looking at what the lawyers have filed and listening to the lawyers arguments but I am not a attorney.