Woman who slashed fiance with samurai sword cries in court

Submitted by Mastodon on Fri, 2019-01-25 22:41

Article here. Excerpt:

'The ex-girlfriend of disgraced pol Hiram Monserrate took another stab at crying in Queens court Friday as jury deliberations began in her samurai-sword case.

It was the second teary day in court for Karla Barba, who is facing up to 25 years prison for a bloody 2016 fight with her fiance in the Jackson Heights home they share with their 4-year-old daughter, Mia.

Barba had burst into tears Thursday on the witness stand, where she claimed that “accidents happen.”
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Her lawyer then began closing arguments, telling jurors again that the pair love each other and that Barba never meant to seriously injure Larrea when she lunged at him, decorative sword in hand, during a domestic dispute.

“She did not unsheathe the sword,” said lawyer Stacey Richman. “It came undone itself” as she swung it a second time.

“This was a crazy, unfortunate accident,” Richman told jurors. “But it wasn’t a crime.”

Richman then used an unfortunate analogy in describing Barba’s mental ability: “She is not the sharpest knife in the drawer.”'

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That's actually been used in court. And in fact at times it's been reasonable to believe the person claiming that. But guess what? The shooter's guilty anyway. That is b/c weilding a deadly weapon is just that. If you do so negligently, you are still guilty of the effects of doing so.

I wonder though if the pussy pass will kick in in this case.

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Submitted by Matt on Sat, 2019-01-26 02:19