Not sure if you've seen the news about the murder and rape of Sally Anne Bowman. The defendent trying to get out of the murder charge has admited to finding Sally dead and then having sex with her but not murdering her. I'm not sure if just me or does it seem worse to you that he's offering up a defence of sleeping with a someone who has been stabed to death than just sticking is hand to the murder charge.
worse defence argument ever?
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Someone pointed out in a previous thread on this that the punishment for sex with a corpse is two years, so it's obvious why he has chosen this route. Unfortunately for him his DNA was also found on another stabbed and raped woman in Australia, so he'll be going to prison for a long, long time.
It might seem mad, but if theres any small pathway to avoiding a murder charge then the defence will take it.
I think this defence argument is worse...
http://moonflake.wordpress.com/2007/02/08/worst-legal-defense-ever/
"HIV Does not exist"
lmao.
http://moonflake.wordpress.com/2007/02/08/worst-legal-defense-ever/
"HIV Does not exist"
lmao.
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Well, the burden of proof is on the prosecution to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he did kill her. He obviously doesn't deny near her body or having sex with her (dead or alive) as I guess they found his DNA in her? But they still yet have to prove he is the killer which is the main charge.
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they also found his DNA n another dead and raped girl.
Which only proves that has a habit of interfering with corpses... (devil's advocate, obviously)
On topic, his lawyer must have some big balls to suggest that plea bargain.
It plain terrifies me that someone like that could only get 2 years. I'd want him sent for psych treatment before he was even considered to be ever let out. The fact that his apparent first instinct when faced with a dead body was to do that to it is just beyond my comprehension...
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But if there are no physical evidence that he killed her (or them), only evidence that he had sex with them, then the jury can really only find him guilty in those charges. Unless they find his prints on some murder weapon, witnesses or he confesses. I presume that they only have evidence that he had sex with them and with DNA evidence he would be silly to actually trying to fight that fact. So it is not the "worst defence argument ever", but a good one if you want your client to spent the least amount of years behind bars, who knows. If he's only guilty of this sex charge, he could even not do time (or even time served) and come out under probation or put in a mental hospital instead.
Just watch your thread doesn't get locked... Like mine did..
unfortunately some people were posting some very distateful stuff in that thread so it had to be locked and one member suspended
if this goes the same was there will be more suspensions handed out