Murdaugh/SC Murder Trial

[Hermes]

This did lead last evening to my wife telling me all her thoughts on putting defendants on the stand and the things she weighs between the jury's expectations to hear from the defendant, that same jury's bias against the defendant when he or she gets on that stand and the incapacity of most defendants to hold up against a skilled prosecutor. It was very interesting and something I'd never asked her about.

She rarely recommends her clients go on the stand, but in the end it is their choice.

 

[Twirling Time]

Sounds like he's copping to enough charges to put himself away for the rest of his life even if he skates on murder.

 

[DanOregon]

Surprised he put himself on the stand. Isn't that usually what happens when you have nothing to lose?

 

[Jake from State Farm]

Bubba and Paw Paw would agree dad is a piece of work

 

[sgreenwell]

Surprised he put himself on the stand. Isn't that usually what happens when you have nothing to lose?

I think he was pretty firmly in that position anyway, but yeah. The Today Show's legal analyst said that some of the jury was crying while he testified, which makes me worry that it might have worked for the forker. I think he's still facing like 90-something counts of fraud, drug distribution and other crimes, and kind of like OJ, it wouldn't surprise me if prosecutors and the judge are quite comfortable with the maximum amounts that those crimes account for, instead of sending him to some white collar prison.

 

[TigerVols]

Bubba and Paw Paw would agree dad is a piece of work

Wouldn't Paw Paw have to be dug up and told that's the name daddy is now using...since apparently no one heard daddy call him that when he was alive.

 

[qtlaw]

I think he was pretty firmly in that position anyway, but yeah. The Today Show's legal analyst said that some of the jury was crying while he testified, which makes me worry that it might have worked for the forker. I think he's still facing like 90-something counts of fraud, drug distribution and other crimes, and kind of like OJ, it wouldn't surprise me if prosecutors and the judge are quite comfortable with the maximum amounts that those crimes account for, instead of sending him to some white collar prison.

Damn, the jurors bought that crap? Maybe they're just feeling for the wife and son. If not, it's just more of the king worshiping which is the worst. I mean get a life, why root for the guy who has had every possible advantage ever given? Maybe it's because I'm the offspring of immigrants but I'm never rooting for those clowns.

 

[SixToe]

I'm with what @SixToe said: Why did he murder the wife and son? I believe he did it, but the motive (for that) is unclear. I believe he had Stephan Smith (the openly gay high schooler) killed to quash rumors his son dabbled in bi sexuality, and I believe he and his wife killed Gloria Satterfield (the housekeeper) because she was an insurance payday. Wait, I guess do know his motive. Separate circumstances, but they each knew too much.

The likely perception: "Gay teen in S.C. won't be missed by too many. Whack him and it's one less fag around here among the good folk of the Lowcountry. He probably knows things, too."

Wrong. You'd have to be a complete f'ing moron to think that murdering a gay person of any age won't create attention these days. But we go back to the ego thing of explaining it away, we're the good people around here, "got what he deserved as a sinner" and all that claptrap.

Similar perception about the housekeeper. Two sons struggling to get by, one with mental problems and "just an old trailer," nice guys but not a big loss in the overall and they're beneath us, etc.

Daddy Psycho got away with that one until he didn't, and it just underscores how much of a POS he is.

 

[tapintoamerica]

He's gonna walk. He and his klan have run that county for generations. One of the jurors will be bought — either with cash or fear.

 

[Twirling Time]

He's gonna walk. He and his klan have run that county for generations. One of the jurors will be bought — either with cash or fear.

The Feds bat last.

 

[Slacker]

What a selfish, evil asshole. Hope he gets his ass kicked hard three times a week in prison.

 

[FileNotFound]

Verdict is in.