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(09-25-2018 08:02 PM)DarkTriad Wrote:  

(09-25-2018 07:52 PM)Dulceácido Wrote:  

Gonna be a criminal trial for the ages, for sure--but that ain't shit compared to the eventual civil trial. Similar to OJ. Criminal trial was a complete shit-show.

The crime was really solved in the civil case.

Criminally, it really has very little to do with "what actually happened." It only depends on "what the lawyers can prove or disprove." People's rights are protected. There are rules...

Civil court is a massively different monster. Gloves come off the attorneys at that point.

If it went to trial, it would draw a lot of attention (and probably reveal some weird dirt) but I doubt it will go that far. They're going out of their way to offer her an easy deal already (manslaughter!?!) and they're probably putting together a strong enough case that she'll be forced to take it. She did a clever job, but it's still hard to put together an unassailable murder defense in 5 minutes after a traumatic event. There are going to be holes and neighbors and all kinds of evidence and inconsistencies coming out.

I read from several online comment chains that for this kind of case they usually start with a lighter charge because it's easier to upgrade the charge to something more serious as evidence comes out, but if they start with a heavier charge and the evidence doesnt fully support it, it's harder to downgrade the charge and theres a bigger chance of her walking. Havent had time to vet this, but maybe someone here can shed light.