tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post1347186376029616929..comments2024-03-25T02:53:26.373-04:00Comments on Women in Crime Ink: Desperation: The Story of an Abused WomanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-46044013031840105482014-06-24T21:07:01.318-04:002014-06-24T21:07:01.318-04:00what happened with this case?what happened with this case?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-73152699782785342262011-03-02T04:35:20.644-05:002011-03-02T04:35:20.644-05:00That's a pretty challenging case. Domestic vio...That's a pretty challenging case. Domestic violence is a really intriguing and quite so troubling. It's a pretty tough job as a lawyer.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.domesticviolenceattorneyhelp.com" rel="nofollow">domestic violence attorney palm springs</a>domestic violence lawyer palm springshttp://www.domesticviolenceattorneyhelp.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-12647524978805704882010-09-11T17:52:46.345-04:002010-09-11T17:52:46.345-04:00"Shooting two times is a bit more troubling f...<i>"Shooting two times is a bit more troubling for a defense lawyer than just one time. Why is there a need to shoot two times?"</i><br /><br />An elderly woman in Texas was asked why she shot a burglar 6 times. She replied, "I ran out of bullets".A Voice of Sanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285284153694191831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-82791590301748539612010-09-10T08:20:35.062-04:002010-09-10T08:20:35.062-04:00Remember the case of Francine Hughes? Maybe you ca...Remember the case of Francine Hughes? Maybe you can get some ideas from that. These two cases have similarities to me. <br />I hope your client gets justice and finds herself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-87106681887144535212010-09-08T15:19:47.709-04:002010-09-08T15:19:47.709-04:00I pray for this poor woman and you. You have a ha...I pray for this poor woman and you. You have a hard road ahead of you, thank goodness you aren't defending someone like Betty Brodrick. She will gain strength from you and will be able to testify in her own defense. It seems to me, the jury will need to hear her side of what happened. I can understand her not telling anyone, but did anyone see bruises, notice a change in her demeanor? Often friends/family see something without really seeing it for what it is. I have a friend who has oddly eplained bruises. I pray I'm wrong and it doesn't end up like this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-88498866122830307902010-09-08T01:09:48.176-04:002010-09-08T01:09:48.176-04:00If her prints are on the gun the man had, that wou...If her prints are on the gun the man had, that would complicate matters too. Proving she was temporarily non compos mentis during the initial act, due to fear, and also as a reaction to years of abuse, is hard to, because prosecutors will ask why she didn't tell anyone or simply leave. Many are still ignorant of the behavioral manifestations common in women who suffer battered woman's syndrome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-42931854344767231652010-09-08T00:46:29.895-04:002010-09-08T00:46:29.895-04:00I can truly empathize with the woman Mrs. Scardino...I can truly empathize with the woman Mrs. Scardino, and have recently had a second hand ( it didn't happen directly to me but I witnessed it) experience involving domestic Violence. The woman has a kid with the man (for lack of better wording) and is pregnant by him again...he's beat her on several occasions yet she defends him..eventually one will kill the other. But in their instance everyone pretty much knows that he's a monster. The man (again for lack of better word) in your case was one of those exceptionally greasy types who wore the persona of "loving, kind gentle man" in front of family and peers, yet in the privacy of his own home his true monstrous face revealed itself to his Spouse and was expressed by violence, and domineering control over her every move. <br /><br />I'm curious to know a few particulars which might be significant in this case . 1) was the mans gun found in the house? 2) was it near his body, or out of its case? (though prosecutors could argue she staged the scene.)<br />3) when did your Victim (and she is a victim) purchase her own gun? Recently? or months ago? ( if she purchased the gun quite a long time ago it will give prosecutors ammo to declare her acts were more thought out and premeditated, though it's understandable that she would have bought one at ANY time if she was in fear of her safety and finally decided to use it.)<br /><br />The firing twice thing is purely bullshit in my eyes quite honestly, and it's stupid for them to attempt to measure her actions by having fired two shots. When you're in a panic, or scared for your life you often tend to over-react or act in desperation because you're terrified.<br /><br />Unfortunately the absence of any prior history involving domestic Violence is a problem for you, and complicates a Burning Bed defense. In this day and age (as I'm sure you're more aware than I) you're best bet is finding a good reliable psychologist to testify on her behalf. From what little you describe of her affects/mannerisms she's probably suffering post traumatic stress syndrome from an extended period of abuse. Juries are often sympathetic to that. I hope someone from her work comes out and speaks as a chracter reference for her, and indicates some of her abuse. (did she ever go to work with black eyes, or unexplained bruises?)<br /><br />Good Luck to you ma'am...and I'll keep this nameless woman in my Thoughts, and hope that shes given the justice SHE DESERVES. (unfortunately she had to take it into her own hands.)iustitia_est_defluohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825597508174124225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-52171203101268507012010-09-07T14:14:18.359-04:002010-09-07T14:14:18.359-04:00Thank you for your comments. I hope that this wor...Thank you for your comments. I hope that this works out well for her also. I will keep you advised. katherinekatherine scardinonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-61983730636186832982010-09-07T10:42:19.594-04:002010-09-07T10:42:19.594-04:00Thank God she has you for her lawyer. That gives h...Thank God she has you for her lawyer. That gives her understanding and a chance.Nanna Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581559162123886908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-34188060605676046972010-09-07T10:08:54.674-04:002010-09-07T10:08:54.674-04:00I hope you can get a sympathetic jury.I hope you can get a sympathetic jury.Leahnoreply@blogger.com