I'm probably going to be in the minority on this but I think that's an incredibly crappy thing for Jodi's mom to do. Please don't read that as me having any sympathy for Jodi whatsoever. My opinion speaks to Sandy as a mother. She was mom enough to sit in Court everyday and mom enough to peddle pedo letters that she knew were fake but she's not mom enough to support her daughter when the real chips are down. I disagree with Sandy's handling of the victim and his family but I did have respect for her that she showed love and support to her daughter. You CAN still do that but still think/know your child should pay the consequences for their actions except for paying for it with their life. I don't begrudge her for not wanting Jodi to get the death penalty. But she SHOULD be in that Courthouse when the verdict is read.