Good points. While of course no one would totally base a 'guilty/non-guilty' verdict on someone's demeanor - and
no one here is suggesting that - attitude does matter:
- It matters to the Judge (bad attitude can even lead to a contempt charge)
- It matters to the prosecution/other attorneys (if you recall, Colangelo called out Fotis when he was laughing in court - Colangelo said "do you think this is funny?")
- It matters to the jury - they are observing (and TOLD to observe) the charged party; they observe if they seem callous, self-serving, dishonest, etc
- It matters in sentencing - if the judge does not feel the guilty party feels any remorse, the sentencing can be harsher.
MT's
actions - even just those that we know so far - combined with her attitude, speak volumes.
Here is a woman so callous that she had an affair with a married man, living with his wife and FIVE children.
- so cold that she flaunted the affair
- so selfish that she used the children's money for herself, while Fd and Jennifer were still married and living together
- so careless about the 5 children, that she tried to insert herself into their daily lives, schools, activities - against the advice of the schools, Jennifer, etc.
- so uncaring about the children that she interfered in the divorce case/visitation, against the advice of the court
- so unfaithful that she started the affair while still married to her previous husband
- so uncaring about the wife and children, that she lived off money it does not appear she earned
- so callous that she has not shown ANY concern about Jennifer's murder, or for the children who have lost their mother
- so flippant about a murder that she claims to have had sex after cleaning blood off the truck and possibly after disposing of Jennifer's body
- so dishonest, she lied repeatedly to LE, and continues to lie to the court
- so self-important, that she complains about the ankle bracelet when it's the courts generosity that she's not in jail right now
- so lacking in awareness that she still has not told the truth about Jennifer
Yes, attitude - along with actions - matters.
It matters SO much that it's quite possible, IMO, that MT was possibly the one who suggested AND helped to plan the murder. She certainly had a lot to gain - more than Fd did, even - by Jennifer's murder. Fd had much more to lose.
Her uncaring attitude fits perfectly with such a conniving mind.