Litigation
Nov. 13, 1999
The Practice: Jury Believes Flashback Alibi and Acquits
^^The Practice^^ By M.C. Sungaila Rebecca Washington and Eugene Young defend a young woman, Jan Carlson, accused of murdering her mother. Their defense is lack of intent because she killed her mother in a child sexual-abuse flashback. But the abuse is uncorroborated, undocumented and denied by the defendant's sister, Briana. And why did she lash out at her innocent mother, not the attacker? But maybe we're not supposed to apply cold, hard logic to someone who suffered abuse.
By M.C. Sungaila
Rebecca Washington and Eugene Young defend a young woman, Jan Carlson, accused of murdering her mother. Their defense is lack of intent because she killed her mother in a child sexual-abuse flashback. But the abuse is uncorroborated, undocumented and denied by the defendant's sister, Briana. And why did she...
Rebecca Washington and Eugene Young defend a young woman, Jan Carlson, accused of murdering her mother. Their defense is lack of intent because she killed her mother in a child sexual-abuse flashback. But the abuse is uncorroborated, undocumented and denied by the defendant's sister, Briana. And why did she...
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