Michel Bryant, Lakai Vinson & Chad Young Discuss the Nicole Nachtman Closing Arguments 08/05/19

TL;DR

Nicole Nachman found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder without the possibility of parole.

Transcript

hey everybody welcome back to the law and crime Network I'm Michael Bryant along with Chad young also another guest to join us very soon here hope you had a great weekend lots going on for you a beautiful weekend here in the East a lot going on today too so don't don't get lazy on me so just a bit of the prosecution closing argument there and the F... Read More

Key Insights

• 🤳 The jury's verdict suggests that they did not believe the battered child self-defense or the insanity defense.
• 😥 The issue of premeditation and Nicole deviating from her original plan may have been a point of contention for the jury.
• 🛀 The defense's argument that Nicole's mother's actions were like "taking a bat" to her was not convincing.
• 🕳️ The defense's expert witness poked holes in the defense's argument of Nicole's insanity at the time of the killings.
• 😨 The absence of evidence supporting Nicole's fear for her life weakened the defense's claim.

Questions & Answers

Q: Was the jury's verdict surprising?

The guest attorney believes that the jury's verdict was not surprising and that the prosecution's closing argument was spot-on.

Q: Was the battered child self-defense defense convincing?

The attorney and the host both agree that there wasn't enough evidence to support the battered child self-defense defense, and it would have been groundbreaking if the jury had believed it.

Q: Did Nicole's childhood experiences justify her actions?

The attorney argues that while Nicole had some challenges in her relationship with her mother, it did not amount to abuse that warranted killing her mother.

Q: What evidence supported the claim of Nicole's fear for her life?

The attorney points out that there was no evidence presented in the trial to support the defense's claim that Nicole feared for her life before killing her mother.

Summary & Key Takeaways

• The prosecution argued that Nicole Nachman was a bad mother, but being a bad mother didn't warrant death.

• The defense failed to establish a history of abuse or violence that would justify Nicole's actions.

• The jury may have struggled with the issue of premeditation and whether Nicole deviated from her original plan.