I think whether he’s in heaven or not has no bearing on this trial. Whatever you think of SF, this was her son and no doubt she loved him. It doesn’t make her son any less a sinner or a saint. It doesn’t make him any less culpable in his death. Does anyone really think she was going to say anything else? Of course not. Her testimony is not evidence of what happened.
If she loved him so much, then why wasn’t he under her care at the time of the incident? Sorry...but that doesn’t wash. She neglected him and failed to fulfill her parental obligations... just as his dad did. Leaving a kid alone to his own devices immediately after he gets in trouble (with the law) is not just crappy parenting, it’s downright stupid. TM should have been grounded and not even allowed to go to a damned store, much less alone at night/after dark.
Ah but the point is that the prosecution is making a rather thinly veiled appeal to the emotions of an all-female jury. If her statement can be construed to open the door as to Travon’s character, then it’s fair game for the defense.
I doubt it. To her now, Travon is a profit center, a revenue source.