Of course I would panic but it seems like Ross first focus should be on his son laying on the asphalt dead and worry less about his wifes panic.I guess that is just me. The child was dead and the wife would be confused and inconvenienced at the day care. Notifying her of Coopers death could be done as soon as the child was taken away.
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What does the defense attorney not get about the difference between acting hysterical and being hysterical?
My impression -its just that- of Ross Harris is that he was emotionally immature enough (and whatever else) to respond to Leanne more as if she was his mother than as his wife (from background info as much as anything else).
On the scene, the first witness there testified he heard Harris say-- in addition to"what have I done, " etc., that "she's going to kill me."
He seemed to feel a genuinely powerful need to reach Leanne, ASAP, which I can understand, but maybe for different reasons than his own.
Did the family have a pet dog or cat that they would drive around in the car? If not, why would he watch that video? Just curious about it? A medium sized dog would be the same weight as a 22 month old. JMO
Why is it understandable that he call the day care. She would be in a safe place and could easily reach out to him. I do not understand the rush to call the day care.
Why is it understandable that he call the day care. She would be in a safe place and could easily reach out to him. I do not understand the rush to call the day care.
I didn't get a chance to watch testimony today, but is this the 6-minute phone call that Ross made?
Since the beginning, when I heard he made a 6 minute call while his son laid dead on the pavement without even his assistance in taking his son out of the car, I always assume that he made that call only to distance himself from what was going on and that the people around him would not question him.
The call to the day care was part of his plan.
I remember a reporter early on trying to get a statement from the family and the landlord. I think it was Leanna's dad that was out walking a dog. He declined to comment. Could have been Leanna's dog.Did the family have a pet dog or cat that they would drive around in the car? If not, why would he watch that video? Just curious about it? A medium sized dog would be the same weight as a 22 month old. JMO
I didn't get a chance to watch testimony today, but is this the 6-minute phone call that Ross made?
Since the beginning, when I heard he made a 6 minute call while his son laid dead on the pavement without even his assistance in taking his son out of the car, I always assume that he made that call only to distance himself from what was going on and that the people around him would not question him.
The call to the day care was part of his plan.
I try hard to separate my emotions from cases. I started really thinking about that morning JH and Cooper went to breakfast. Really hard to think about Cooper after JH closed his door. No child should ever have to suffer. I hope they have witnesses on the stand that will talk about how chatty Cooper was. I haven't had a toddler in years, but I remember they are super nosy and always asking why, and what.
1. The DT has the right (duty) to try to impeach witness testimony
2. The DT believed the officer 's testimony wasn't consistent with what he had written in his report (on at least several points, not just the single one about Harris "acting.")
3. The DT wanted the officer's report introduced into evidence.
4. The judge denied that request.
5. The defense asked for a mistrial because:
a. they asserted they couldn't properly impeach the witness without the report being introduced
b. that a recent law in GA held police reports exactly in this situation and context should be ruled admissable for the defense to use.
Staley denied the mistrial because she thought it an overly broad and excessive remedy to the defense's objection to her evidentiary ruling, especially since the testimony in question was not in any case prejudicial enough to deny Ross a fair trial.
The law is recent, she's allowing both sides to research and present next week, and offered the potential remedy of recalling the officer if necessary.
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It seems to me many of these witnesses said and felt differently from the day of the event until now. It doesn't look good that a witness said Harris did CPR, but later said he didn't. If I was on the jury that would bother me.