Keep Your Mouth Shut
Watching the nightly news I came across a story of a man accused of shooting and killing his wife. It was reported that the couple had 3 children and the victim was 7 months pregnant. The incident was shocking, sad and tragic.
The man has been charged with Capital Murder. While he was in handcuffs the defendant was asked a question by the media and responded that, "She had it coming." Not a good response.
When an accused is charged with serious violent crimes like Murder and Capital Murder, cases are usually tried on punishment. Anyone accused with a crime is innocent until proven guilty, but many of these cases are tried because punishment cannot be resolved.
The defense has to prepare mitigation evidence for the punishment phase of trial in the event that part of trial is reached. A defendant does not help himself or his defense by making these type of statements. If I and many others saw this on the news you know that the Harris County District Attorney's Office is watching and can't wait to use this at trial. The simple and easy rule is: Keep your mouth shut.
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