“World’s Greatest Dad” mug presented as evidence in murder case

In a case involving the torture and murder of a seven-year-old girl by her stepfather, previously discussed on this blog, the defense attorney has introduced a “World’s Greatest Dad” mug as proof that his client didn’t kill his stepdaughter.
What an idiot. That’s far more likely to be used against the defendant by jurors, given [...]

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Interesting development in Logan Goodall murder trial

Today, the defense called defendant Michael Merrifield’s brother, Patrick, as a witness.
Patrick Merrifield invoked his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination. I very strongly suspect that this was done intentionally by the defense, to plant doubt about Michael’s guilt in the minds of the jurors. Otherwise, why would they call a witness who they [...]

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