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Question: My son's father was killed by his girlfriend and she is trying to say that he was abusing her to the point of having to kill him. His girlfriend who killed him and i were the only 2 serious relationships he ever had and my sons grandmother (my ex's mother) wants me to write a letter to the judge so that she (the girlfriend) cant get a bond. im not going to lie and what i do have to say about him might incriminate him or even back up her story so what should i do? I dont want to help her because she took my sons father away. So should i just wait til they subpeona me or write the letter. no matter what i do i know i have to tell the truth.
Lloyd H. Golburgh: My answer is based on the premise of real justice, rather than legal justice. If you care about real justice, you'll let the prosecutor and the girlfriend's lawyer know what you know about your ex. If you have information that is consistent with the girlfriend being victimized by your ex, maybe his murder was justified. Maybe not. But the lawyers for the state and for the girlfriend should be informed of what you know. They can fight about whether or not it was justified. Once they have the information, the chips can fall where they may and your conscience should be clear.
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Posted By Lloyd Golburgh on August 05, 2009 12:00 am | Permalink  |