that they were going to come back manslaughter. i was that concerned. bill: on the fourth day of deliberations, the jury reached a verdict. we the jury duly he impanelled and sworn in the aboven titled action on our oath do find the defendant as to count one, first-degree murder a domestic violence offense as to victim noor falaeh al-maleki not guilty we the jury do find the defendant as to count one, second-degree murder guilty. in other words, the jury did not agree that this was a premeditated murder. it was not an honor killing. a defeat for the prosecution. for the injuries suffered by family friend amal, the jury found al-maleki guilty of aggravated assault. he was also found guilty of two counts of leaving the scene of a serious accident. record believed she had failed
bill: and record intended to make the jury confront that issue. in her mind, record would succeed only if the jury returned a verdict of first-degree murder. that meant the killing was premeditated by a man driven by a sense of shame and dishonor. even if the jury convicted al-maleki on the less serious charge of second-degree murder or even manslaughter it would be a devastating loss for record and a victory for al-maleki and his public defenders. ladies and gentlemen, one of the founding fathers of this country thomas jefferson has been quoted as saying nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong. bill: january 24, 2011. prosecutor record made her opening argument to the jury as al-maleki, the accused listened to an arabic translation. this is a case about a man,
his own daughter because it suited his purpose. what do you say so the phone calls from jail where he said honor is precious? nothing is better than honor? i think it sensationalizes what is nothing more than a parent killing a child. i m not saying that because he was from iraq that he may not have had some belief that it was an honor killing but i think in the final analysis what it does is gives him vindication to call it an honor killing and it dishonors the victim. the judge sentenced 50-year-old al-maleki 34 and a half years in prison for his crimes, killing noor, injuring amal and receiving the scene of a serious accident. because my wrath will be nothing compared to the wrath of god if you don t have for forgiveness.
his own daughter because it suited his purpose. what do you say so the phone calls from jail where he said honor is precious? nothing is better than honor? i think it sensationalizes what is nothing more than a parent killing a child. i m not saying that because he was from iraq that he may not have had some belief that it was an honor killing but i think in the final analysis what it does is gives him vindication to call it an honor killing and it dishonors the victim. the judge sentenced 50-year-old al-maleki 34 and a half years in prison for his crimes, killing noor, injuring amal and receiving the scene of a serious accident. because my wrath will be nothing compared to the wrath of god if you don t have for forgiveness.
a tree. he looks out, noor. noor my baby is lying there. two vastly different accounts of what happened. who would the jury believe. the prosecution s first witness was charles cooper who worked at the welfare office and said he saw al-maleki rundown noor and amal and then run off. cooper was questioned by stephanie low, record s caisson tell. coal. can you tell us what you saw then? two females exited the building and then the screech of the tire and sounds of cracking and breaking and then the lady hits the ground. a bystander tearily recounted how she rushed to noor s aid after she was hit. i pushed the hair out of her face and i held her hand.