It's the Tourette's . . . Not Mee!

[BlueTiki]

Lawyer: 'Hiccup girl' may use Tourette's defense

By TAMARA LUSH
The Associated Press
Tuesday, October 26, 2010; 1:47 PM

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The lawyer for a young Florida woman who was known for unstoppable hiccups and is now accused of murder said Tuesday he may present an unusual defense in her case: His client has Tourette's Syndrome.

Jennifer Mee, 19, was charged Sunday with first-degree murder after police said she lured a 22-year-old man to a meeting where he was robbed and shot a day earlier. St. Peterburg Maj. Mike Kovacsev said police do not believe she fired the gun.

Mee was briefly famous in 2007 because she couldn't stop hiccuping. Her attorney, John Trevena, said she was diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome, a neurological disorder that can cause involuntary movements and speech problems.

"Hiccups are a symptom of Tourette's," Trevena said, declining to be more specific about how the condition might have affected his client's behavior.

Trevena said Mee, who has never been arrested before, is distraught and is being held without bond in a protective confinement wing at the Pinellas County Jail because she is a high-profile inmate.

Her attorney is used to cases with a bright media spotlight; he represents the father of John Graziano, the Iraq War veteran who suffered severe brain damage while riding in a car with wrestling star Hulk Hogan's son, Nick Bollea.

Kovacsev told NBC's "Today" show that police had records of about a dozen contacts with Mee over the past year at a series of different addresses, many where her boyfriend roughed her up.

"She didn't actually live on the street, but was transient in nature because she tended to live in different motels or apartments and moved from one location to another," he said. "Sometimes when you live a little bit of a transient lifestyle you tend to hang around some unsavory individuals."

He added that the two men charged with Mee had "minimal criminal records" but that her ex-boyfriend was in jail for robbery.

The victim in the case was 22-year-old Shannon Griffin. Police said he worked at Walmart and had lived in Florida for about a year - before that, he lived in Petal, Miss.


Police said Mee accepted a friend request from Griffin on a social networking website five or six days before the robbery, but it was unclear if he had recognized her as the "hiccup girl."

Her mystery plight put her on the "Today" show as a teenager in 2007, where she was hugged by fellow guest and country music star Keith Urban.

Mee's constant hiccups stopped on their own after five weeks, but Trevena said that Mee still suffers from periodic bouts.

"They'll always continue," he said.

Fucking Bitch! Fucking Bitch! Fucking Bitch!

Sorry . . . that was the Tourette's typing!

[Lady Cop]

as i mentioned when i posted about this female thug, lethal injection will take care of those hiccups. and tourettes.
defense people can be very creative. no jury is going to buy that crapola (except maybe oj's jury) nomatter how many "experts" they pay to support that theory.
she had just met that poor guy online and lured him to his murder for $50. lousy bucks.
going to go find a pic of the victim.....

[Lady Cop]

she's trying to plea it out.

photos below are the victim and the useless cunt in court.

Tampa Bay Online:
The attorney for the woman who became famous because of hiccups and was charged with murder Sunday wants to explore a plea deal for his client, who he said is cooperating with authorities.

St. Petersburg police said Jennifer Mee met Shannon Griffin online and lured him to a meeting Saturday night so he could be robbed by two of her roommates: her boyfriend, Lamont Newton, and another man, Laron Raiford.

A struggle broke out during the robbery attempt, police said, and Griffin was shot four times and killed.

Although Mee did not fire any shots, she was charged with murder under Florida law, which holds that anyone associated with a crime leading to a murder can be charged.

Mee's attorney, John Trevena, said he wants to see whether prosecutors are willing to make a deal for a lesser charge.

"You have a lot of mitigating factors," Trevena said. "She is 19. She has no priors or history of violence. She was not the trigger person. She has been cooperative. She has Tourette syndrome. All those things play heavily in her favor."

Trevena said he does not know whether he will be successful.

"But I would be remiss if I didn't ask," he said.

Mee met Griffin on a social network site called MocoSpace, Trevena said.

The discussions began in the past two weeks, he said. While declining to offer many details, Trevena said it wasn't Mee's idea to rob Griffin.

Griffin was a standout high school athlete in his hometown of Petal, Miss., and was getting ready to head back to his family home for a vacation, according to his uncle, Shawn Griffin.

Police are investigating a number of scenarios about why Griffin agreed to meet Mee, police spokesman Mike Puetz said. Investigators will have a better idea when they obtain copies of the online conversations, Puetz said.

Meantime, Mee's mother, Rachel Robidoux, said she was very worried about her daughter.

"People say they can imagine how I feel, but until you have been in this position, you have no idea," she said in a phone interview this morning. "My daughter's life is not safe right now until something changes."

For Griffin's family, the notion of a plea deal "is a tough pill to swallow," his uncle said.

"The punishment should be based on the crime itself, and the nature of the punishment should be the same for all three," said Shawn Griffin, who added other family members had yet to hear about Mee seeking a plea deal.

"They would probably be enraged to hear that," he said. "We haven't focused on the court side yet, but in our heart, we are seeking the severest, most extreme punishment possible."

Shannon Griffin

[Lady Cop]

the other 2 scumbags---> Laron Raiford
Lamont Newton

[Duchess]

She lured him there to be robbed, she bears much of the responsibility for his murder. Had she not enticed him there he wouldn't be dead right now. People & their ridiculous, bullshit excuses, Jesus Christ.

[Lady Cop]

correct Duchess! in florida the felony murder rule dictates that she is eligible for death penalty. that's why her lawyer is trying to cut a deal and avoid trial. probably in exchange for LWOP. life without parole.

[Lady Cop]

HAHAHAHA THE HICCUPS ARE BACK!

The 19-year-old, known universally the last few years as "Hiccup Girl'' after a highly publicized effort three years ago to quit hiccupping, was in court Tuesday in Pinellas County for a bond hearing. Mee is charged with first-degree murder and has been held without bond. St. Petersburg police say she lured Shannon Griffin, 22, to a dark alleyway on Oct. 23 so two of Mee's roommates, Laron Raiford and Lamont Newton, could rob him.

During the robbery, Griffin was shot four times, police say.

In 2007, then 15 years old, Jennifer Mee gained national attention for a case of the hiccups that lasted more than a month. At today's bond hearing before Pinellas County Circuit Judge Donald Horrox, Mee's mother, Rachel Robidoux, testified her daughter had a learning disability and was illiterate with the mental capacity of a 12-year-old.

Mee's attorney, John Trevena asked the judge to reduce bond and release his client into the custody of her parents.

Griffin's cousin, Doug Bolden, also testified. He said his cousin had come to live at his home about a year ago to escape an area in Mississippi devastated by hurricane Katrina. After moving to St. Petersburg, Bolden said, Griffin secured his GED and a job at Wal-Mart.

"Next thing I know, that Saturday, he's smiling, saying he's going to meet a girl," Bolden said. "The thought that he was lured into a predatorial situation is tragic."

Mee began to sob openly during Bolden's statement. Then the hiccups started.

Judge Horrox said he would announce his decision on Mee's bond on Friday.

[Lady Cop]

CLEARWATER, Fla. - Jennifer Mee could not keep it together in court.

After a hearing this morning, Judge Donald Horrox says he wants more time to decide if bond should be set for Jennifer Mee, known as "Hiccup Girl."

For more than one hour, Mee sniffled, cried, and hiccupped while lawyers asked witnesses to speak.

[Duchess]

She's probably terrified...Good.

I swear I'm not heartless.