Recent content by RaechelK

I think this is one of the most gut wrenching cases ever. So much hope and healing and love for Valentina and her family, and then the story concludes in this utter devastation. It’s soul-searing.

I think LM’s high intelligence helped him cling to some order and sanity all the while he was sinking, deteriorating mentally. The meticulous planning is part of his self-medicating and attempt to control the world around him. He was raging against his disease, keeping up appearances, isolating...

Karin Cain is the woman he met at the dental conference https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11891783/Texas-orthodontist-mistress-49-center-Colorado-dentist-murder-case-revealed.html

Selfishly, I wanted this case to go to trial. “For my entertainment” is more flippant than I intend, so I’ll say for personal interest and education purposes. There seems to be little legal precedent for many of the issues. Based on what is known publicly so far, I don’t think the case was...

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The defense wants to talk to the one grand juror who was a holdout, IMO.

I agree that the DA is not obligated to do the work for the defendants. But in this particular instance, IIUC, Mr. Rafferty has identified a specific document that likely is exculpatory and therefore covered by Brady. If lawyers in the DA's office know of this document, and I suspect that they...

I agree that Mr. Rafferty is annoying and snobby. If the DA is pursuing Justice and not just a win-at-any-cost, and if the requested document (an authorization or invitation by Coffee County to scan the voting system) is readily available, I wish they would provide it separately and not bury...

I watched the last ~20 minutes of the hearing. Opinion: It might not be a bad thing for the DA if this trial is broken into manageable pieces. I do like the judge, but he has only been on the bench for a few months. He seems very kind and fair. But I’m not sure he can maintain order in the...

Excellent point! Plus, many of these defendants can afford an extended motion practice. That contrasts with, for example, a public defenders office that doesn’t have the budget to contest every single point along the way.

I simply find it interesting. You've lately been discussing the impact of conservatism on this case. I felt it is relevant information. If you don't I apologize for wasting your time.

This caught my attention about Judge Scott McAfee: “While in law school, he was the vice president of the school's Federalist Society chapter …” From Wikipedia: “The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies (FedSoc) is an American conservative and libertarian legal organization...

Still bring the cases. Just tone things down, focus on other candidates. Trump is a showman, don't give him an audience. Don't stoke the circus atmosphere.

It probably would have been better for the overall health of the country just to ignore Trump, focus on passing the torch to younger political talent in both major parties. That would bring fewer advertising dollars to the media companies, and it would not satisfy the craving for justice now.

Mens rea might be an element that the prosecutors will need to prove in order to prove guilt in at least some of the 40-odd counts of the indictment. Words such as “knowingly” and “with intent” appear in some of those counts. Some of the defendants might be less culpable or not guilty because...