“Thank you, Perry Mason.”
by admin ~ August 12th, 2009.Lynndie England Convicted – http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/09/26/prisoner.abuse.england.ap/index.html
Capt. Jonathan Crisp, England’s lawyer, countered that England was only trying to please her soldier boyfriend, then-Cpl. Charles Graner Jr., labeled the abuse ringleader by prosecutors.
“She was a follower, she was an individual who was smitten with Graner,” Crisp said. “She just did whatever he wanted her to do.”
Not a lot to work with, I know, but there were some neglected defenses.
THE FIVE NEGLECTED DEFENSES OF LYNNDIE ENGLAND
1) “My client insists that this is a case of mistaken identity. You can always change 1-bedroom Odessa apartments for 2 or 3-bedrooms. We have reason to believe the culprit is
this man.”
2) “If the muzzle does not fit, you must acquit.”
3) “You’re out of order! You’re out of order! The whole trial is out of order!”
4) “Lynndie. I want you to let us speak to Captain Howdy. Will you let us do that, Lynndie?”
5)
The Boo Boo Face.