Thanks ... that was such a pointed remark ... it seemed to me that she was saying that everything about Jason was interpretted with an agenda ... like she was trying to neutralize that remark by using it in a different context.
She may be in poor health, but her mind is certainly sharp ... no question about that.
--i didn't see trial #1-- did the sister testify at that time?
I didn't say her testimony, as a defense witness or on c-x, was proof of murder. Red herring.
She didn't suggest the euphemism, JY did. Red herring. JY was asking her to mislead and lie, just like he regularly did, all the time. I think she even said she didn't, though she tried to justify his euphemism.
The FIL, the BIL, the SIL to me came across as pretty straightforward. PY not so much, which is a euphemism for she told tall tales and hard to swallow stories which are euphemisms for I think she was lying, a lot.
Therefore, I think the DT was well served to get onto the eyewitness testimony, which will have a logical bearing on the verdict.
IMO. Others have the opinion, I guess, that she was strictly truthful and fully helpful to the defense, and that's another perspective on the testimony.
I never watched the 1st trial, but I did read before today that all the lights in the house were on... I was like really?? Why would he kill her with all the lights on......
She was a breath of fresh air for the courtroom. Her mind is sharp, particularly on which house and what she saw. I found it interesting that the PT even took pictures of the house, driveway, and the parked vehicle at end of driveway. The DT used those pics to verify she had the right house.
So he could try to say she was killed before she went to bed. That's why I think he showed his face on camera around 12am at the hotel. JMO
I honestly think she was already sleeping when she was struck. She had a pillow between her legs....I slept like that when I was pregnant. Plus from seeing photos on wral, there were picture frames, lamps, etc. still in place....so not much of a struggle IMO. She was caught off guar IMO.
Shelly Schaad would have what reason to lie about what Michelle Young told her? I'm sure it wasn't a hard sell for Jason to convince her to go with seat buckled - they had a lot at stake for insurance purposes. And again, why would Michelle lie to Shelly, and why would Shelly lie or make up something out of virtual thin air? Telling the trooper she wasn't wearing a seat belt risked a misdemeanor or trouble with insurance claim. Telling Shelly Schaad the truth later, far less risk...and again, what motive would Michelle have had to lie to Shelly, and what motive would Shelly now have to lie? But hey, defense team, impeach the murdered pregnant woman...go ahead.
Why would the prosecution bring that up in cross with the suspect's mother? What is the point?
And Jason has a history of insurance fraud (1. wanting to enroll in home warranty insurance for a pre-x broken heat pump; 2. saying he hadn't smoked cigars).
No, notice the state or defense,so for, has pretty much stayed off the subject of those prints. makes me go. hummmmm.