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...town's 82-year-old courthouse, installing lights and vying for camera angles that accentuated the high ceilings. Meanwhile, lawyers debated whether the trial should be televised at all. Those in favor argued that live testimony would provide an opportunity to heal Union's wounds. Smith's lawyer, David Bruck, countered that potential witnesses feared an O.J. Simpson-type spectacle that would make them "as recognizable as Kato Kaelin...
...this case." In the defense's opening statement, lawyer Judy Clarke painted Smith, 23, as a troubled woman and failed suicide. "When we talk about Susan's life, we're not trying to gain your sympathy," said Clarke. "We're trying to gain your understanding." Lead defense attorney David Bruck has saidhis case will be based on Ms. Smith's mental state...
Pleading that his client is either guilty but mentally ill or not guilty by reason of insanity, lead defense attorney David Bruck is expected to argue that Smith -- who wrote a detailed confession -- was psychologically destabilized by a lifetime of betrayals: a father who killed himself, a stepfather who molested her, a husband who cheated on her and a boyfriend who toyed with her affections. The prosecution, led by 16th Circuit solicitor Thomas Pope, is expected to portray Smith's murderous act as the culmination of a life of deceit and manipulation. In reality, both characterizations may contain elements...
...psychiatrist, Dr. Donald Morgan, South Carolina Circuit Judge William Howard ruled thatSusan Smith is mentally able to stand trial. A subdued Smith quietly told the judge during a hearing today that she understood that she is charged with murder and faces the death penalty if convicted. Her attorney, David Bruck, had argued that his client was suicidal and if called to testify might ask the jury to give her the death penalty. Dr. Morgan found Smith to be suicidal, butsaid she was saneand able to understand the proceedings. After the hearing, Bruck said he had no problem trying to save...
...down a boat ramp into John D. Long Lake on October 25 while her kids, 3-year-old Michael and 14-month-old Alex, plunged to their deaths while strapped in their car seats. Prosecutors haven't decided whether to seek the death penalty. Smith's lawyer, David Bruck, said today that his client was in mourning over the death of her children. "I think it's fair to say that the full horror of what has happened is bearing down on her now," Bruck said.Post your opinion on theCrimebulletin board...