fran
Former Member
I agree with both of you. I believe the records will be sealed so that the prosecution can cover its arse. Taking this case back to the very beginning and the confession, things were screwed up. When the cops lied to the boy about someone seeing him, they put the boy in the position of no matter what he said, he would be lying. This is very difficult for a child that is sensitive to the lying issue to begin with. And this child admitted that he often got in trouble for lying BEFORE the cops lied to him. Then all the other discrepancies in the confession that were never addressed. What are the answers to those questions?
And then it goes on from there. The question about the gun - was it really the murder weapon? Has that officially been determined? The fingerprint on the gun that is from unknown origins? Why is the fingerprint unknown? LE should be able to figure that one out fairly easily and there is no excuse for not doing so.
The motive - and no way do I buy the 1,000 spanking BS. It appears there was no diary. From all accounts this boy had a fairly decent relationship with his dad. They went hunting, fishing, etc. So why did it all fall apart? I don't believe it was the new wife because she had been around for years before they got married according to some.
And then there are the plain logistics - this double murder would have been very, very difficult for an 8-year old to accomplish. Maybe not impossible, but very difficult. I have puzzled over this aspect for many an evening and I'm just not seeing it happening. I would love to talk to the crime scene reinactor person!
I'm really hoping the mom makes some headway in her appeal or that she files an appeal on behalf of her son. AND I want to know where the heck the GAL was during the plea hearing!!!!!! I call that a failure to perform the duties assigned by the court!
Salem
I believe NOT having the GAL present was a strategic move by the pros and with the courts approval. The GAL was assigned BY THE COURT, they knew very well he SHOULD HAVE been there.
They're playing this out by NOT having the competency hearing so they can say the child is competent, because he hasn't LEGALLY been declared incompetent.
But the GAL let the 'cat out of the bag' by telling the news reporter that BOTH psychologists deemed the child INCOMPETENT.
IMHO, there's NO WAY BOTH SIDES were NOT aware of that FACT. In addition, the pros made a statement to the news agency that they were fairly certain 'the boy would be deemed incompetent.'
I honestly don't see how LEGALLY they can accept this plea deal.
NO WAY, imho,
fran