I have to agree with all the posters who said this is not going to Make AL look good. Her whole career is now oriented on getting people 'off' a death penalty charge - and she walks away from a death penalty case? There is something else going on behind the scenes, in my opinion.
The mitigation specialist may be done with her investigation by now and whether she stays or not may not be important. But for AL to 'walk away' is really something. I am assuming that saying it was for 'financial reasons' is the onlly thing they could come up with that wouldn't open a whole new can of worms. I mean, she couldn't say "I think JB is an incompetent idiot and don't want anything more to do with this case" or "Casey is guilty of premeditated murder and I don't want to waste any more time with this case". Citing financial hardship is almost believable - if you aren't a WSer that is
I don't know! Most of the people in this forum want KC's head on a platter--therefore AL might actually be respected for walking away. This is likely some sort of "career move". She got a better case (one she can win) or her health was suffering and she couldn't take the stress, etc. She is a professor..maybe she realized her position at the University could be jeopardized by the case.
It appears that in the beginning she was firmly "on board", but she doesn't seem the type who will take a back seat to anyone (hence her big reputation). Whatever happened, she is smart to cut her losses and move on. Long after all this is said and done, not many will remember her association with this case and if they do, her reputation won't have been "sullied" by it. Attorneys are very accustomed to making big decisions and getting past it all really quickly. I have always admired them for that...but of course they "leave people in their wake".
