manslaughter. that the defendant, intend, wanted and desired to eraise noor from his life and this earth and all in the name of honor. when you made your closing arguments did you think i have got this case sewn up? i never have that level of confidence but i he knew i had some jurors in our pocket. did faleh intend to hurt any one? no. al-malecki s lawyer argued this was not a premeditated honor killing and at most h his client was guilty of manslaughter because he intended to drive close enough to his daughter noor to spit on her. she is not scared of him harming her. she thinks he is going to do something else, spit, embarrass, call her a name. deliberations begin. day one. no verdict. day two. they are still deliberating.
manslaughter. that the defendant, intend, wanted and desired to eraise noor from his life and this earth and all in the name of honor. when you made your closing arguments did you think i have got this case sewn up? i never have that level of confidence but i he knew i had some jurors in our pocket. did faleh intend to hurt any one? no. al-malecki s lawyer argued this was not a premeditated honor killing and at most h his client was guilty of manslaughter because he intended to drive close enough to his daughter noor to spit on her. she is not scared of him harming her. she thinks he is going to do something else, spit, embarrass, call her a name. deliberations begin. day one. no verdict. day two. they are still deliberating.
faleh al-malecki sat silent as the prosecution presented its case. after the state rested the judge asked if al-malecki would take the stand in his own defense. is your client going to testify, counsel? he has chosen not to testify today. without calling a single witness the defense rested? counsel, are you prepared to give closing argument? in closing argument the prosecution pounded away at the premeditated honor killing theme insisting it was the jury s duty to return a guilty verdict of first-degree murder, not second-degree or even man absolute. manslaughter. that the defendant, intend, wanted and desired to eraise noor from his life and this