03-25-2013, 03:52 PM
I don't know if Martinez can call a psych rebuttal expert to claim Jodi's a sociopath.
Probably risky as some jurors might take a mental illness diagnosis to mean that Jodi couldn't control her actions. I think the Defense team would have been wise to claim a mental defense, but Jodi probably wouldn't go for it since she is indeed a sociopath (imo) and would never concede that she's defective.
I think Martinez is trying to show that all of Samuels's diagnoses can be attributable to lying and malingering. And, since Jodi's a known liar of epic proportions, it's much more likely that she's simply lying again. Imo, Martinez is making these points one by one; but he needs to tie it all together cohesively for the jury, to be safe. There's been lots of minutia brought forth in the process of hitting the major points.
P.s. "hospital patience"
; I meant to do that!
Probably risky as some jurors might take a mental illness diagnosis to mean that Jodi couldn't control her actions. I think the Defense team would have been wise to claim a mental defense, but Jodi probably wouldn't go for it since she is indeed a sociopath (imo) and would never concede that she's defective.
I think Martinez is trying to show that all of Samuels's diagnoses can be attributable to lying and malingering. And, since Jodi's a known liar of epic proportions, it's much more likely that she's simply lying again. Imo, Martinez is making these points one by one; but he needs to tie it all together cohesively for the jury, to be safe. There's been lots of minutia brought forth in the process of hitting the major points.
P.s. "hospital patience"
; I meant to do that!