Today was mostly Cardamone's barrister turning himself inside out, trying to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear... you and I pay for this, I need hardly remind anyone. ..... the psychiatrists report was a bit of a dogs dinner, there was some reference to 'remorse'... naturally, people tell a psychiatrist what they know they want to hear under the circumstances Cardamone is in.
A bit of a kerfuffle made about Cardamone pleading guilty in the faint hope of getting Mumma's sentence reduced, or redacted, he was pretending that he was fooled by the DPP on this, but Lasry wasn't buying it..
'Justice Lex Lasry said a lack of explanation for exactly what happened to Ms Chetcuti Verbunt counted against him.
“There are ways of showing regret and remorse, I haven’t seen much of that in these proceedings,” he said.
“There are other things that could have been done to atone for this. He could have given you detailed instructions and a reason why.”
Tehan suggests that Cardamone should be cut some slack merely for pleading guilty and 'saving everyone's time'.... although, Cardamone kept everyone waiting and searching in the hot sun for days..... .. My friend and I are really expecting this element of Cardamone's defence to be hurled back in his face, discount for
eventually pleading guilty..
An exhausting and distressing day , god knows what it must be like for the family. My friend is into a few stiff drinks even before he dialled my phone, and now I feel the necessity for the same...
http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/4872004/murder-plea-will-help-mother-get-out-of-jail/?cs=53
