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http://www.thejuryexpert.com/2012/07/courtroom-attire-ensuring-witness-attire-makes-the-right-statement/ DON'T - Wear a black suit. A woman’s suit color can impact jurors’ perceptions of her. Academic research suggests that people can make negative or positive attributions about a...

Unless your defendant is highly trained in interrogation I guess!

I think they are doing their utmost to portray Molly as the victim in this case - too meek/too vulnerable to testify, her Father will protect her once again and take the stand for both of them. Aside from the fact that I think it would be hard to control her volatility under direct questioning...

I am glad to see that friends have rallied and travelled with them...it is going to be so hard to sit through all the evidence, my heart goes out to them.

Just wondering if there is precedent for a trained FBI agent giving evidence in their own self defense? Would the jury be advised that as a trained member of the FBI, then it is likely that TM has had formal training in how to be interviewed/how to portray an image of his choosing etc etc?

I had the same idea...to try to produce a timeline of statements that we know have been found to have been untrue or unproven. Well done this is great! I had forgotten that she refused to provide evidence to the court to defend her claim to the property.

Not that we are aware. There is another thread with media links only in the title. There's quite alot of info on the case on that thread, it may be useful for you if you're trying to get up to speed on the case. It gives background info as much as we have it on all involved, hope it helps!

Ok I see your point. I would have thought the prosecution case is that they are guilty of second degree murder/voluntary manslaughter and therefore they will present a case that warrants that conviction. It is the defense who are claiming self defense and therefore it is up to them to mitigate...

I would doubt he will be called as a witness as he was able to give an interview to a newspaper based on his time with Molly. He would have had no recent knowledge of her after she left for Ireland to take up the position of au pair. It would appear that people who had interactions with Molly...

But if the prosecution's case is that based on his character the accusation that the defendants would be required to act in self defense is moot then surely they should be allowed to allude to this in their opening statement?

Great find Kitty...so much useful info in this document. I particularly love this quote - As Lloyd Stryker, one of the great trial lawyers put it, “Evidenceitself is eloquence, and the facts, if properly arranged . . . will shout louderthan you possibly could.”1

A fair trial is what everyone wants surely? I don't see that anyone on either side would relish the thought of multiple appeals and overthrown verdicts. If you can provide any legislative reason the character of JC should be eliminated from the prosecutions arguments but not from the defense I...

Can I just state something that I think has been lost here. Jason is dead. That fact is indisputable. Two people have admitted to causing his death. That fact is indisputable. Jason's death was especially 'heinous and cruel', there is evidently major overkill involved in this crime. Jason did...

Do we know that Mr Fitzpatrick didn't respond to them? We know that the defense went to the judge to clarify to members unknown of the Fitzpatrick family that it was their perrogative to engage with the defense...do we have any information to say that they did not then engage with the defense?

Thanks Stephan....great works with the links as always! :loveyou:

Well I guess if the defense succeed in their last minute motion at least there are some other terms still available to the prosecution...placid, amiable, calm, sociable, trustworthy, mellow, composed, steady, gentle....all of these terms have been used by independent witnesses as testament to...

That's ludicrous!!! If the prosecution can produce evidence that Jason was a peaceful man, then why should they not be allowed to allude to it in their opening statements? Are they going to refrain from referring to Molly as a devoted mother and wife etc etc??!

Just on this point again, I have wondered about how the events of that night may have played a role in the children's statements. From the witness statements we have to hand, it appears Jason and the kids took part in an impromptu 'social gathering' with some neighbours on the street on the...

My understanding from a medical friend who read the autopsy is that the force of the skull fractures were so severe that it penetrated deep parts of the brain, parts that would never normally be affected by such trauma. My hope is that he died quickly, I think that will be of comfort to his...

Just listened to the 911 call again, its actually quite difficult to listen to...it is 4 minutes in before they even try to turn turn him over to begin CPR. http://www.spinalcord.com/blog/what-happens-after-a-lack-of-oxygen-to-the-brain At the one-minute mark, brain cells begin dying. At...