Trapped with Ms. Arias
Section 5
Quit
In chapter 29- L talks about his choice to leave Office of the Public Defender (thought would rid him of the murderer and her case)
In chapter 30- L explains how wrong he was
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Chapter 29
Want Out
Jodi became just for sex because that is all she had to offer. Travis took her along for some really nice trips, even in March before she moved back to Mesa. It is interesting that she writes in her journal about stopping at a motel and spent they night, and made out, but didn't do anything else. This was during their being official.
He says nothing about DUI and "what ever else came through the door", in his website. It all about how great he is in getting sexual predators, rapists, and child molesters off.
At the end of the first trial Nurmi was boasting about being Jodi attorney and everyone in the world should know his name because of her. Then there is that scrutiny he and Wilmont were concerned about for eternity he mentioned to Judge Stephens.
Chapter 30
Spoiler Alert I Did Not Get Out
Did he ever have a clue in what all she put Travis through? He wants to come off as another victim of Jodi's.
Poor Nurmi. Jodi threatens ruin him if she doesn't get her way. Can you imagine the power Jodi felt she had over Travis? She could ruin him in so many ways. Poor Travis, I'm so sorry he met the worst thing that ever happened to him.
"I needed to do as she desired, period...the golden handcuffs were firmly around my wrists"
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You have to remember (and I do too :sheesh: ) that these are Laurence's thoughts
before the trial started, so things happened during/after the trial/retrial and his thoughts changed because of those things. I'm waiting to see what happens and how his thoughts gradually changed or if they, in fact, changed. I don't think he will change his views about TA too much because I think he truly thinks that TA emotionally abused the murderer. I don't know how he can think those things because he knows how manipulating the murderer was/can be and most of TA's anger was because of her manipulations/lying. So- how can he say/still say that he knows what/who the murderer was/is and still say that TA was an abuser? :thinking:
I think Lawrence was a victim of the murderer in the beginning because he didn't know what a mess he was getting himself into (he gradually found out and wanted out, but he couldn't get out because of the ethics that attorney's have to follow). He had to follow what his client wanted and his hands were tied. I wonder if that is why his team (Wilmott, et. al) came to a disagreement on how to handle the trial and their client???? (he was tired of all the bull and lies and didn't want to do it anymore?). They were friendly before whatever happened.
I don't know if Lawrence was "boasting" about being the murderer's attorney- he definitely wasn't happy about that. I think he knew he would be "infamous" instead because most people think, IMO, that the defendant's lawyers are "guilty by association", so there's a tendency to not like them. And everyone who followed the trial/read/listened to the news does know him and not in a good way. I'm sure all the bad publicity he received may have affected his business. Even tho' the murderer received LWOP and he "won", it wasn't because it had anything to do with what he did, as the jury was 11 for the DP and juror 17's hold-out. Surely if JM was able to get her kicked off and replaced with an alternate, she would be on death row right now. Just a fluke, IMO.
Right now, as I'm reading more of the book, I'm letting my emotions get in the way of seeing how difficult a job that Lawrence had and I'm getting angry with words he uses to describe what was happening at the time- especially about Dr. DeMarte and his bashing of TA, but...it's his first thoughts/feelings and I do hope they change when the trial gets underway. We will see.....I still have an open mind at this point.
All :moo: of course
