"Afluenza" Defense

rockvillemom
Tue, 12 Jan 2016 23:56:59 +0000

@LakeWashington - I understand your point that Ethan is 18, but imagine the prosecution will have witnesses testifying that the “going away” gathering held before they left included discussions about running to Mexico to evade law enforcement - there are quotes from people who attended in the court documents. There is Fred Couch - who could potentially testify that she told him he would never see either one of them again. She tried to withdraw $60,000 from her bank account - was able to take out only $30,000, etc. - hard to say you are vacationing with all that cash. I think it would be difficult to convince a jury that she was an innocent person on a Mexican vacation and Ethan tagged along.

Given public sentiment towards this family - I would imagine we see a plea deal. Would she really want to gamble on a jury trial? Then again, logical decision making is not her forte.