The second day the State continued with their witnesses and then the defense started calling their witnesses, first, Dr Steinberg, professor of psychology and neuroscience with impressive credentials who brought light on the adolescence brain.
This time I was not alone in the courtroom as the defense’s character witnesses had arrived. It felt better and important to have people on his side of the courtroom to show he has people who care about and love him. I think only having the wife was not giving the best of impression as the wife is usually seen as crazy if not hybristophile. Having a full family still supporting someone incarcerated 17 years later tells much more.
On a personal level, I knew the stories that were shared, but they were still heartbreaking to hear…
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