Since Michael started his efforts to kill Terri, how many judges have heard testimony from one or more witnesses on matters related to the case?
Since Michael started his efforts to kill Terri, how many judges have actually seen her in person?
I would assume that none of them have seen her in person. You don't seem to fully grasp how our justice system works. The appelate judge rules on the facts set before him. If the judge feels it is necarsary to call an additional witness he can do so.(no judge has felt compelled to do so) If the judge feels that video is not an adequate forum for him to assess the situation he can order another means of observation.(no judge has felt compelled to do so)
The law in Florida says that the spouse makes the decision in a case like this. The parents sued to have this changed, they fought for fifteen years in many different courts and before many different judges, everyone one of these judges agreed that Terri did not want to live in a PVS. Her parents then partitioned the legislature of Florida to change the law. This attempt also failed.