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To: wouldntbprudent

I agree with you.


35 posted on 12/17/2005 11:01:18 AM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: Dr. Scarpetta; wouldntbprudent
Well, if the guy's insisting she didn't know ahead of time, a charge as an accessory after the fact is weak. All she has to do is testify "I was afraid of him."

The DA I'm sure is reluctant to take on a case this weak. I mean, we're all pretty sure what went down and that she was involved to some degree, but proving that to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt when the kid is wailing and crying on the stand and the bad guy is insisting she had nothing to do with it would be tough.

It would also jeopardize their prosecution of the main offender.

I don't know how they do things in those parts, but my money's on her having made a deal to testify in exchange for non-prosecution of what amounts to a fairly weak case. If so, this will come out when Ludwig's lawyer files a "Reveal the Deal" motion.

36 posted on 12/17/2005 12:54:37 PM PST by AnAmericanMother (. . . Ministrix of ye Chace (recess appointment), TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary . . .)
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