08-14-2013, 06:56 PM
The Defense of Andrea Sneiderman
The defense called a number of character witnesses on behalf of Sneiderman and also focused on the changing stories from two key prosecution witnesses.
1. Andrea's former friend, Shayna Citron, testified for the prosecution that Andrea's marriage was essentially over and she seemed more stimulated by her boss and cold about her husband. She implied an affair (testimony which contradicts defense witness accounts that the Sneiderman marriage was a very happy one).
Yet, when Citron was originally interviewed by police, she said that the marriage had gone through a rough patch but was back on track and that Andrea would never compromise her ethics or bend the rules. The jurors heard that original interview played in court.
2. Donna Formato, the administrator of the day care center where Rusty was shot to death, reportedly made a statement to one of Andrea's friends and a police officer that Andrea collapsed in a chair when told Rusty was shot. Later, Formato said that no one mentioned that Rusty was "shot". Now, she claims that she can't recall if anyone told Andrea that Rusty was shot.
I really don't like Andrea Sneiderman. But, this seems like another weak case; I think prosecutors are likely gonna come up short in proving beyond reasonable doubt that Sneiderman committed perjury and fraud. JMO.
Ref:
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/will-...ify/nZN8S/
The defense called a number of character witnesses on behalf of Sneiderman and also focused on the changing stories from two key prosecution witnesses.
1. Andrea's former friend, Shayna Citron, testified for the prosecution that Andrea's marriage was essentially over and she seemed more stimulated by her boss and cold about her husband. She implied an affair (testimony which contradicts defense witness accounts that the Sneiderman marriage was a very happy one).
Yet, when Citron was originally interviewed by police, she said that the marriage had gone through a rough patch but was back on track and that Andrea would never compromise her ethics or bend the rules. The jurors heard that original interview played in court.
2. Donna Formato, the administrator of the day care center where Rusty was shot to death, reportedly made a statement to one of Andrea's friends and a police officer that Andrea collapsed in a chair when told Rusty was shot. Later, Formato said that no one mentioned that Rusty was "shot". Now, she claims that she can't recall if anyone told Andrea that Rusty was shot.
I really don't like Andrea Sneiderman. But, this seems like another weak case; I think prosecutors are likely gonna come up short in proving beyond reasonable doubt that Sneiderman committed perjury and fraud. JMO.
Ref:
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/will-...ify/nZN8S/