‘There Is No Defense’: Expert Thinks Jayme Closs Kidnapping Case Won’t Go To Trial
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Criminal defense attorney Lynne Torgerson, who read the criminal complaint outlining the evidence that led to the charges against Patterson, is convinced the case will not go to trial.
She has no affiliation with the case, but her experience leads her to believe Patterson and his team will enter a not guilty plea Wednesday despite the fact that the 21 year old admitted to police how he abducted Closs from her home.
“There’s just a certain life to a case, and if the arraignment is extremely early, it would probably be irresponsible to allow your client to resolve it at that date, especially in a case this serious,” Torgerson said. “But ultimately it’s [Patterson’s] decision.”
She also does not expect Patterson to enter a plea of not guilty by mental defect. In the complaint, Patterson told investigators how he carefully covered his tracks to avoid detection, such as wiping down the shotgun shells used, wearing a mask and killing Closs’s parents to ensure there were no witnesses.
“All of that evidence, and there’s additional evidence, would negate any mental defect, knowing that it was wrong, ‘Couldn’t control myself at the time,’” Torgerson said.
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