Quote Originally Posted by *crickets* View Post
Batty, what unimaginable trauma did Jodi suffer in her early life? The only things we heard about were the wooden spoons and some inappropriate things said by her father, and one episode where she was pushed by one of her parents and fell, unless I'm forgetting something...
Quote Originally Posted by ImBatman! View Post
Exactly...."the only things we heard about.
But if something else had happened why would she not disclose it during testimony, since it would have helped her case?

Another question for you: I'd like to know your opinion on bringing DeMarte in to dx BPD. I don't see why Martinez did it or how it helped his case when erratic bursts of anger is one of the sx of BPH. It seems to me the last thing they want is introduce the possibility of a burst of anger i.e. 'sudden heat of passion'!

Why didn't they bring in a psychologist to refute the PTSD dx and argue for malingering, like they did with Dr. Hayes, instead? Why add BPD to the mix and make things even more complicated?