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Sam06
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On this Jury?
The story:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-sb-gag-defense-murder-20170504-story.html
More here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4510994/Attorneys-fued-man-s-intent-jury-BallPark Frank.html
C&P
A man accused of murdering his girlfriend in her bedroom is now saying she accidentally choked to death while performing oral sex. He wants a judge?s permission to show the jury his BallPark Frank to prove it.
Richard Henry Patterson, 65, of Margate, admitted from the start that he choked his girlfriend, Francisca Marquinez, 60, on Oct. 28, 2015. But he never said how.
And while his request is unusual, Patterson?s attorney Ken Padowitz said it is key to his argument, which he called a variation on the ?rough sex? defense that has been used in numerous trials across the country over the years. The heart of the argument, which is not often successful, is similar in each case: The victim died by accident while engaged in consensual sexual activity.
New meaning to oral arguments[:0]
Not Guilty!
The story:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4532578/Florida-man-not-guilty-oral-sex-murder-case.html
C&P
A Florida man who claimed his oversized BallPark Frank caused him to accidentally choke his girlfriend to death during oral sex was found not guilty of murder on Monday.
Richard Henry Patterson, 65, was acquitted of second-degree murder nearly two years after his girlfriend, Francisca Marquinez, 60, was found dead in her home in Margate on October 28, 2015, reported NBC 6.
After closing arguments, defense attorney Kenneth Padowitz said that prosecutors could not make their case, which was dependent on cause and manner of death.
Marquinez died of 'asphyxiation to death', after she allegedly choked on Patterson's reproductive organ during oral sex.
What will be on her tombstone?
Here lies Francisca Marquinez
Choked to death on a reproductive organ
The story:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-sb-gag-defense-murder-20170504-story.html
More here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4510994/Attorneys-fued-man-s-intent-jury-BallPark Frank.html
C&P
A man accused of murdering his girlfriend in her bedroom is now saying she accidentally choked to death while performing oral sex. He wants a judge?s permission to show the jury his BallPark Frank to prove it.
Richard Henry Patterson, 65, of Margate, admitted from the start that he choked his girlfriend, Francisca Marquinez, 60, on Oct. 28, 2015. But he never said how.
And while his request is unusual, Patterson?s attorney Ken Padowitz said it is key to his argument, which he called a variation on the ?rough sex? defense that has been used in numerous trials across the country over the years. The heart of the argument, which is not often successful, is similar in each case: The victim died by accident while engaged in consensual sexual activity.
New meaning to oral arguments[:0]
Not Guilty!
The story:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4532578/Florida-man-not-guilty-oral-sex-murder-case.html
C&P
A Florida man who claimed his oversized BallPark Frank caused him to accidentally choke his girlfriend to death during oral sex was found not guilty of murder on Monday.
Richard Henry Patterson, 65, was acquitted of second-degree murder nearly two years after his girlfriend, Francisca Marquinez, 60, was found dead in her home in Margate on October 28, 2015, reported NBC 6.
After closing arguments, defense attorney Kenneth Padowitz said that prosecutors could not make their case, which was dependent on cause and manner of death.
Marquinez died of 'asphyxiation to death', after she allegedly choked on Patterson's reproductive organ during oral sex.
What will be on her tombstone?
Here lies Francisca Marquinez
Choked to death on a reproductive organ
RLTW
Comments
Maybe the judge will issue a gag order.[:)][:)][:)][:)][:)]
Tom
Nice
Keep them coming[:0]
this case will end in a hung jury [8D]
From what the defendant says a well hung jury[:D]
On a serious note though, this is a crazy defense. Not only is it provable the way the poor woman was choked but isn't oral sex against the law in FL?
As of April 2014, 17 states either have not yet formally repealed their laws against sexual activity among consenting adults, or have not revised them to accurately reflect their true scope in the aftermath of Lawrence v. Texas. Often, the sodomy law was drafted to also encompass other forms of sexual conduct such as bestiality, and no attempt has subsequently succeeded in separating them. Thirteen states' statutes purport to ban all forms of sodomy, some including oral intercourse, regardless of the participants' genders: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Utah
So even if this defense works he is still on the hook for sodomy law violation.
snip . . .
So even if this defense works he is still on the hook for sodomy law violation.
I will bet his attorney understands that the penalty for sodomy is considerably less than murder.
[;)]
As for dude breaking sodomy law it's lighter than man-2.
The story he is using for his defense could be tough for the jury to swallow...[:X]
Awesome[:D]
I have been waiting for that one.
On a serious note.
I understand that Murder is worse than sodomy but still both are a crime. I am sure the ME will play a big role in determining cause of death and the defendants Attorney will drag that poor woman's anme and reputation through the mud.
It is kind of a sad case.
I know I would never be able to use that defense ,
If I had to prove it in court the court room would be laughing so loud and so much I could just walk out during the fallout [:(][:(][;)]
he can get a new shirt [}:)][}:)]
Maybe the judge will issue a gag order.[:)][:)][:)][:)][:)]
Tom
Oh , your bad [^][^]
well
I know I would never be able to use that defense ,
If I had to prove it in court the court room would be laughing so loud and so much I could just walk out during the fallout [:(][:(][;)]
They say small bones are worse for chocking [B)][:D]