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I've been following the Clara Harris case and had a little celebration today when I found that the jury had come back with a Guilty verdict.
While under some circumstances I think the crime of passion defense may apply, Ms. Harris' (or is that Dr. Harris'?) situation seems to lack some essential elements. In fact, her actions appear to have some elements of premeditation. She tracked him down, ran over him, and then ran over him twice more to make sure. All the while his step-daughter was in the car, not only having hysterics, but fighting with her, trying to make her stop.
She knew what she was doing.
I'm still nibbling some fingernails, because of course, juries can be unpredictable. The sentencing phase is still underway, and they can apparently bring back a decision for anywhere from 5-99 years imprisonment. It's unfortunate that the death penalty is off the table on this one ... I think a date with old sparky should await this lady.
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