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Pistol-packing housewife
As one commenter has previously remarked, the forensic evidence should be clear cut. It will indicate where exactly the bullet entered the husband's body, what position his body was in at the time, how far away the gun was from his skin when it went off, what angle the shooter fired from and possibly a few other interesting details. When the jury hears these details, the prosecutor may need all his "ultra-competence" to still make it look like the victim was shot in the back as he walked peacefully away. On the other hand, "crafty" Pfingst could "trick" the jury into believing that a struggle had gone on between husband and wife. Then that old red herring, the blue "get-away bag" may begin to look more like the marriage-escape hatch that the accused claims it was all along.— September 19, 2014 12:43 p.m.
Julie Harper may claim self-defense
Visduh, I have not looked again at the comments since I posted my first one, and I am not a member of the family. A friend called my attention to the case and the upcoming trial. It struck me that there's an excess of animus toward a woman who might turn out to be convincing in court that she suffered at the hands of an abusive husband. The description of him by his colleagues at work is no guarantee of saintly behavior in the marriage home. Also, I agree with an earlier commentator that Pfingst is a competent and honorable attorney. He has said that the state allows whatever it is he may have done with evidence and I'm sure he knows the law on that. Why would he risk possible sanctions by the attorney general or the bar association by doing something stupid?— September 12, 2014 1:46 p.m.
Julie Harper may claim self-defense
Several points are troubling in the Julie Harper case. The writer earlier reported that the judge said Harper's husband Jason was shot in the back. Meanwhile a coroner has given testimony and the reporter now says only that the deadly bullet entered his body though the ribcage. What more is the reporter not telling us? The ribcage is a big surface that could be shot through from a number of different angles. Being shot in the back, however, is the most pejorative description that could be given. At trial, will that hold up? Even if not, "being shot in the back" may linger in jurors minds, despite swearing they knew nothing of the case ahead of time. Also, the commenters are assuming that Pfingst has the weapon used in the shooting and that a bag containing money and a passport was a "get-away bag" Julie Harper planned to use after premeditating a crime. The reporter only says that the prosecutor "suggested" these stories. I find it telling that the prosecutor has finally decided not to call Pfingst to the stand to answer to the "suggestions." Julie Harper has already spent more than a year in jail, presumably on the assumption that she is guilty of murder. Maybe it's time people wait until she gets her day in court, and I don't mean the Reader court of public opinion.— September 6, 2014 11:35 a.m.