Forensic Vocab
Chris did not testify in court, but read a personal statement. This was NOT sworn written testimony and therefore NOT this form of written testimony.
What is a deposition?
This was Joan's response to "Did Chris do this to you?"
This is how Chris reacted when sentenced to life in prison.
What is the defense?
Would Chris consider a plea bargain at this point? Why or why not?
This is the important testimony given by Chris' fraternity brothers.
What is, he was not in the lounge the night of the murder?
Most "psychopaths" have this problem in childhood, which Chris did not have.
What is abusive parents?
This is Patty Szostack's relationship to Chris Porco.
What is Aunt?
This is the key evidence does the forensic pathologist the defense found provides.
What is proof that Peter Porco's time of death was not what was reported originally?
In a criminal case, the accused is the defense and the government is this.
What is the prosecution?
According to the defense, this is why an axe was used for the murder.
What is a reference by the mob to "Freddy the Fireman"?
What is, he went to parties, on dates, and/or to bars?
What is the judge's words were biased against the defence?
The surveillance footage of the Jeep and the toll ticket were major prosecution evidence but the defense says they prove Chris' innocence because of this.
Despite the large amount of blood from axe wounds, there was not a single kind of this print at the scene of the crime.
This was the evidence provided by the Porco's neighbor, Marshall Gokey.
What is, he saw a yellow jeep parked outside the Porco's the morning of the murder?
This is the actual, clinical term for a "psychopath."
What is anti-social personality disorder?
Patty Szostack testified that Chris could be excused from the crime as a "crime of passion" because
What is she said the crime was carefully, coldly planned?
What is Chris dated his daughter?
This type of evidence doesn't need to be searched for by dusting for fingerprints or using a black light, it is just sitting there.
What is physical evidence?
According to one juror, this was the piece of evidence that the jury dismissed and didn't care about.
What is Joan nodding her head? (They assumed she didn't know what was going on).
This is why it doesn't actually matter whether Chris had antisocial personality disorder or not.
What is, there is no treatment for it.
The judge suggested Chris use this resource if available at his prison.
What is a mentoring program to help inmates take responsibility for their crimes?
What type of evidence does Chris allege the defense failed to use because it got "buried in a mountain of paperwork"?
What is an alibi (witness)