seagull65
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AL:
Can you tell us what the professional focus of your research has been?
ER: I've researched the question of gender and capital punishment for the past 20 years. I started with the premise that women might be treated with leniency in terms of capital punishment. (I am totally paraphrasing here, not direct quotes).... I have written articles on mothers who have been charged with murders.
AL: What are some of the sources you use in your scholarly work?
ER: Both court documents and media sources to study how cases were covered in the media.
AL: How many hours do you spend working on these cases.
ER: Many many hours, it's very time consuming work, could certainly take many months to produce an article.
AL: Have you ever testified before in court?
ER: No this is the first time.
AL: In your research what have you discovered about media attention given to cases of child homicide in which the suspect is a parent or guardian?
JA objects, says this professional's opinion on this political subject is irrelevant to this case
objection overruled
JA: her testimony would only be admissible if evidence is being offered and she is the expert witness on that evidence, this is just a professional being given free reign to lecture about generalities
Judge P: I'm going to accept the witness as an expert witness and hopefully the defense will get to the specifics, objection overruled you may proceed
ER: when the accused is a mother the press coverage is far more intensive than in other cases
AL: why in your opinion do these cases receive so much attention?
ER: In my opininion there is a great deal of interest and titillation in the press regarding the subject of mothers who are accused, and the conduct of these women which extends beyond their mothering
Can you tell us what the professional focus of your research has been?
ER: I've researched the question of gender and capital punishment for the past 20 years. I started with the premise that women might be treated with leniency in terms of capital punishment. (I am totally paraphrasing here, not direct quotes).... I have written articles on mothers who have been charged with murders.
AL: What are some of the sources you use in your scholarly work?
ER: Both court documents and media sources to study how cases were covered in the media.
AL: How many hours do you spend working on these cases.
ER: Many many hours, it's very time consuming work, could certainly take many months to produce an article.
AL: Have you ever testified before in court?
ER: No this is the first time.
AL: In your research what have you discovered about media attention given to cases of child homicide in which the suspect is a parent or guardian?
JA objects, says this professional's opinion on this political subject is irrelevant to this case
objection overruled
JA: her testimony would only be admissible if evidence is being offered and she is the expert witness on that evidence, this is just a professional being given free reign to lecture about generalities
Judge P: I'm going to accept the witness as an expert witness and hopefully the defense will get to the specifics, objection overruled you may proceed
ER: when the accused is a mother the press coverage is far more intensive than in other cases
AL: why in your opinion do these cases receive so much attention?
ER: In my opininion there is a great deal of interest and titillation in the press regarding the subject of mothers who are accused, and the conduct of these women which extends beyond their mothering
Perry overrules, says he will give some latitude 
