The defense bore the brunt of angry words from Officer Hawkins' mother, Jayne Hawkins, who chided the lawyers for calling Mr. Rodriguez their friend.Ms. Hawkins also scoffed at the defense argument that Mr. Rodriguez had not intended to kill her son because the bullet he admitted firing struck the squad car's hood and lodged behind the speedometer.
"Your intent was as obvious as the others," she said, adding: "I wish you would not smile at me, please."
Ms. Hawkins also took the defense to task for presenting testimony that Mr. Rodriguez's homosexuality and attraction to prison break leader George Rivas spurred his criminal behavior. They also cited Mr. Rodriguez's sexual abuse by a Catholic schoolteacher and his growing up in a rigid Catholic family that rejected homosexuality as reasons for his actions.
"Your friend is responsible for his own actions, not the Catholic Church and not Offender Rivas," Ms. Hawkins said. "It was an insult to hear you speak otherwise."
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