Soundds like she had a crappy lawyer who didn’t bother to defend her adequately. And at least her lawyer should have gotten her a jury trial.
From the looks of her, it was one of those cases where, if you can’t afford a lawyer, the court will get you one. I’ve seen enough of these bottom feeders to know they couldn’t represent a bar of soap in a Castro street bath house.
Indeed. Crappy lawyer, Crappy DA to have brought charges. Was foolish to have a bench trial.
Barring further evidence than what we are told in the article; If I had been on a jury, I’d have defied even a directed verdict from the judge and found her not guilty.
I hope the Judge finds himself in similar circumstances some day and learns what a ‘reasonable person’ might do when being beaten possibly to death.
You’d think she could have gotten a plea deal better than that. She needs to appeal.
Soundds like she had a crappy lawyer who didn’t bother to defend her adequately. And at least her lawyer should have gotten her a jury trial.
I think you nailed it.