I had never attended a trial until my daughter's murder trial. What I witnessed in that courtroom enraged and redirected me.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
You know, my daughters have been through their entire lives and knowing about my case.
I suppose that one of the reasons I wrote 'In Contempt' was because of the money. After the trial I came to realize that there were things that I needed to do if I was to protect myself and my family, so there were some selfish reasons for it.
I was a trial lawyer when I was elected to Congress.
I want people to understand that tragedy and trial does not necessarily mean that you are a victim.
When you have a child victim, I don't think cameras should be in the courtroom, ever.
The experience of testifying and the aftermath have changed my life.
It's true I didn't get a fair trial, but the problem is people don't understand the details. It is important to understand the details of the trial and why I'm not guilty under the charges that were brought against me.
From childhood on, I did sit in the courtroom watching my father argue cases and talk to juries.
And I've always felt comfortable certainly in a courtroom because you're just performing. And there was a time in my life when I thought when I grew up I'd be a trial lawyer myself.
I was never given a trial. I never went before any magistrate, nor did my parents. To this day, I do not know what the charges that were lodged against me or my deceased parents at this time.