11-08-2016, 01:16 AM
(11-06-2016, 11:27 AM)ramseycat Wrote: Even if he didn't do it on purpose, he needs to rot in prison. How do you forget your child? He was too wrapped up in his sexting and cheating on his wife to remember his own son. He's a skank and deserves prison.
I just read the charge instructions. If the jury acquits Ross Harris of malice (intentional) murder, they will have the option of convicting him of a lesser felony charge that doesn't require intent (criminally negligent murder).
Today, closing arguments were given.
Prosecution:
Prosecutor Boring argued that it's not reasonable to believe that Ross Harris forgot his child considering that he'd buckled-in Cooper less than a mile from work, the car seat was so close to the driver's seat/view, and Harris had returned to the vehicle at lunch. Prosecutor Boring said it wasn't that Ross Harris didn't love his child, but rather that Ross Harris loved himself and his obsessions more than he did his son. “As much as we may not want to believe people are capable for this kind of evil, that’s what the facts show in this case,” Boring said.
Defense:
Defense Attorney Kilgore argued that Ross Harris was forgetful and clueless, not murderous. He said the prosecution jumped to conclusions and unfairly tried to use Harris' unrelated extra-marital sexual activities as proof of murder. Kilgore reminded the jury that records show Harris had been planning a family vacation and looking for homes near good child schools shortly before Cooper's death, and that everyone who knew Ross Harris (including Leanna Harris/Taylor) saw Ross as a good and loving dad. Kilgore didn't address the sex charges at all.
Story: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/georgia-hot-...rosecutor/