The purpose of the defense is to make the prosecution
'prove' its case. Since there are no charges, and hence no case to defend, Houzer must defend Terri from the divorce/family law team allegations that his client is a disingenuous, dangerous, irresponsible, sexed up drunk, who murdered her step-son.
The following is not to excuse Terri, but to offer alternative explanations for what people are using as evidence of murder. moo
For the record, I feel the allegation that Terri 'did something terrible to Kyron' has NO place in family court.
Regarding alcohol: Terri joins the company of over 17.6 million Americans with alcohol related problems.
Regarding PPD: Did Terri try to mask the pain of PPD by using alcohol and in doing so, did she trigger previous alcoholic tendencies? Did she have violent tendencies in the past?
Regarding sexting: Is sexting sexually graphic pictures of oneself cheating? Is it an act that suggests an unhappy, dysfunctional, marriage or a sex addiction, or a disenchanted coping mechanism? When did sexting become a criminal issue?
Sex, alcohol, depression, and a missing child..as Emma Peel suggests, perhaps the strategy is to let it all wind down and deflate. Because unless you can tie it all to missing Kyron, it's quite meaningless. Grounds for divorce, I suppose, but that's not what this case is supposed to be about.
No matter what the strategy of the defense team is, if Houze ever defends Terri against a murder one charge, per our Constitution, he will make the prosecution prove its case, not through family court, but through criminal court. all just my opinions and stuff like that.
Where is our adorable little Kyron? It's been almost half a year since he has gone missing.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alcoholism.html
ETA: OOps, sorry ms. Emma Peel, put Anna by mistake. now changed.