steve-in-kville wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 11:41 amThat brought back a memory. It was exactly a year ago I started our own. Had to edit it down from seven pages to one. I was at that for days.
No doubt. And yet I think it's important to write one. It must be taken into account at sentencing. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bring up memories, this thread kinda does that tho.
Nope, you're good.
I naturally express myself through writing so it came a bit too easy. I was told by various sources to edit it down to one page or the judge may not even bother to read it.
The defense rested and the case should go to the jury in the morning.
One of the questions in my mind is why they would not allow testimony about the missing underwear (at some point I think somebody mentioned it and it was struck from the record by the judge) and why there was no discussion of the possibility of an assault. I wonder whether the victim’s family did not want it brought up. If so I can sympathize. Maybe there’s nothing there. Maybe there’s enough without that to put the crime on Gooch.
mike wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 8:38 pm
One of the questions in my mind is why they would not allow testimony about the missing underwear (at some point I think somebody mentioned it and it was struck from the record by the judge) and why there was no discussion of the possibility of an assault. I wonder whether the victim’s family did not want it brought up. If so I can sympathize. Maybe there’s nothing there. Maybe there’s enough without that to put the crime on Gooch.
That's kinda what happened in the Linda Stoltzfoos case. There was evidence but that was dropped from the charges.