@ Tia--that was one of the stipulations discussed by the attorneys before starting this phase. Not only were several of the photographs not allowed to be shown, but there was a very strict limit on the time they could be on the screen.

Another courageous victim doing anything it took to make ends meet, while Jimmy flushed away his privilege and destroyed SO MUCH instead...

@Suzi Lewis It seems to me that the less emotional the witness is the better it is for the defence and also it might send a signal to the jurors that the PT is doing something wrong

she seems numb

At this point, I ALMOST like that the jury (sadly) was forced to endure The Jimmy Show. It now provides SUCH a contrast to the authenticity & viscetal emotion here...even when restraint is required by law.

@Suzi @ MW understood thanks. IMPO with the length of time the defense was allowed to keep up all his pictures up for longer periods of time trying to convince the jury how great he was as a kid.. These families should be allotted the same time to show them how wonderful they were.. But ty for responding.

Phew, when she referred to Eric as "his name was" I got scared something happened to him.

Matthew McQuinn, just a guy in love, working hard to make ends meet and wanted to enjoy a movie with his girlfriend. Until you (JH) decided in your manufactured mind to kill these honest, caring, loving, hard working people, At the beginning of this trial I gave him the benefit of the doubt, not anymore, I hope he burns.

It would be so hard for me to sit that close to the man that took my family member.

@Resa- which means that this part of the trial is being effective.

@MW maybe those are memories that the victim wanted to talk about?

@MW: LOL!! YES!!

Tia, I think we all agree but the reality is that there is very little restraint placed on the defense during the mitigation phase. The attorneys walk such a fine line in trying to get their point across of the heinous nature of this crime without "unduly" prejudicing the jury with emotional testimony and risking a mistrial. Once again, the law seems to be on the side of the criminal and the victims are relegated to the back.

Instead of eagerly popping up to 'catch' objections, the DT should be watching and learning how to present effective lay witnesses. It is the tiny, simple and unrehearsed details that slip out and make these witnesses so powerful. The Little Jimmy sideshow was too forced, too calculating, too devoid of real life simple details. Especially that awful 'the biggest cry for help was his silence'. Felt so fake at the time, looked it up on Internet - it's all over the place as a common marketing phrase!

@Suzi agreed

Which DT member is sitting on the end next to JH? I can't keep Nelson and Spengler straight.