Bailed Out!
http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/07/28/1375497/jason-young-released-on-900000.html#ixzz1TQeACgMp
So. Mama Pat bailed his ass out. She put up five pieces of property, totalling $1.1 million, for a 900K bail.
Will he (heh) stand “pat,” or will he run? I am guessing he is confident in his ability to snow the jury once again, and will stay. Who knows–he may need Mama again some time.
Of course, we need to remember that, now that he has obligingly got up on the stand and testified, he has finally locked hmself into a story. All it takes is proof that any part of his account is false, and down he goes. I think that the prosecution should be analyzing the footage of his testimony very carefully, with the help of body language experts and http://blog.eyesforlies.com/. I am aware that neither of these analyses can be admitted in court, but at least they can let the prosecution know where to hammer.
Please…somebody hammer at this lying areshole. I know that confessions on the stand are rare…Perry Mason aside…but wouldn’t it be awesome?
“Look at these pictures, Mr Young. Now you know as well as I that those photos are not of the same shirt. Can you please explain to the jury why the police didn’t find this shirt in your luggage? After all, your mother did swear under oath that nothing was unpacked or left at her house in Brevard…”
“Just why did you not claim the life insurance you bought and paid for?”
“Why did you tell two different people two different stories about your stay at Hillsville?”
“Please demonstrate for the court how you reached a twig to put in the hotel door.”
I hope the judge will instruct the jury in the legal definition of “reasonable doubt,” and that they get a jury smart enough to apply it, instead of insisting that the case be proven to the standards of a fictional crime show.
