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08 May 2006

Susan Polk's self-employed pathologist-for-hire: Meh. After testifying last week that Susan Polk's husband died from heart failure, not a whole bunch of stab wounds, and after accidentally misplacing his notes on the subject, hired gun John Cooper has decided that, upon reflection, maybe he doesn't want to be involved in the looniest trial ever.

So he simply did not show up to testify today.

Happy Monday, everybody!

post by: mudpuppie at: 20:50 | 9 comments

Self-employed pathologist? What does that mean, he sets up a roadside stand and waits for a stiff to happen by?

posted by jonmc 08 May | 20:53

jon.

posted by arse_hat 08 May | 21:01

Oh well, then.

*takes out ad in Village Voice reading "SEND ME YOUR TUMORS! BARGAINS! BARGAINS!"

(also my DKT/MC5 tickets arrived in today's mail! Woot! I'm psyched!)

posted by jonmc 08 May | 21:08

I'm going to be so disappointed when this is over. I love the pup recaps.

posted by jrossi4r 08 May | 21:11

Aw, this thing gets better and better. What a messed up situation all around.

posted by LeeJay 08 May | 21:26

These updates are better than Nina Totenberg's reports from the Supreme Court.

Seriously, self-employed pathologist. If it wasn't a murder case, it was be hysterical.

posted by birdherder 08 May | 21:44

So, was a mistrial part of the plan?

posted by brainwidth 08 May | 21:45

Braiwidth, they've stopped saying how many times Susan Polk requests a mistrial in a given day -- apparently the reporters can't count that high.

Yeah, a mistrial is what she's been going for all along. Hard to tell if that was part of the pathologist's plan, though. Wouldn't it be great if she paid him to mistrial?

posted by mudpuppie 08 May | 21:49

maybe. she's been asking for a mistrial every single day.

posted by small_ruminant 08 May | 21:57

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