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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Involuntary intoxication will never fly as a defense. Prosecution will put the husband on the stand and ask if she was acting strange or intoxicated or out of it when he left her alone with THREE young children including an infant. I think we all know what his answer has to be. [/quote]
“It’s over medication, absolutely over medications — possibly with a component of post-partum depression,” Reddington told the Globe.

“She had medical care and treatment on a regular basis. And her husband was very proactive in trying to protect her and help her with the doctors’ medication she was prescribed, said the lawyer, who has hired a forensic mental health expert and toxicologist to help build the defense case.

I'm surprised her lawyer is saying this. First, he is downplaying any PPD factor and does not even mention PPP. He is blaming it all on "over-medication" yet states that she was receiving medical care and treatment on a regular basis and that her husband had no reason to believe he should not leave her alone. These don't seem like wise statements from defense counsel at this stage. [/quote]

They might already be on their second lawyer based on this quote from Boston.com: “Reddington told the newspaper his client has not been allowed to speak with anyone on the phone or to have visitors beyond medical staff, social workers, and the attorney who previously represented her.”    [/quote]

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