Sunday, November 29, 2009

Lawyer Worries Murderer is "Morose"

Quoting from the Telegraph
(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/6677978/Hertfordshire-man-in-Australian-court-for-murders-of-father-and-sister.html),
a lawyer's comments regarding his client who is charged with the murder of his father and sister, and who has been schizophrenic for years (the client):

Mr Meadley, who has known Waterlow for some years, told reporters he was worried about his client's mental state, saying he looked "a bit drawn" and "a bit morose".

"I'm not very happy about how he looks or how he feels or how he sounds," he said. "I haven't seen him face-to-face and I'll wait until I can get to a place where that can happen."

End quote. Morose? How should a prisoner look, regardless of what he had done or not done, and in this case, I can only assume, though this is weak, the lawyer is trying to point out his client who should look devastated, in looking morose, is showing evidence of his lack of capacity to grasp his situation.

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