Verdict watch in the case of abortionist Kermit Gosnell continues: No verdict again today.
#Gosnell jury dismissed for the day with no verdict. Resume deliberations Friday morning.
— jd mullane (@jdmullane) May 9, 2013
Philly-area columnist J.D. Mullane tweeted out the staggering photo of the verdict sheet yesterday as a reason for why the jury is taking so long to arrive at a verdict.
Horrifying.
Wow MT@jdmullane: Why is jury in #Gosnell taking so long? pic of verdict sheet containing counts to be considered. pic.twitter.com/akdaBWYbKI
— Manhattan Dec (@ManhattanDec) May 9, 2013
@jdmullane holy cow can one person actually be charged with that many counts!?
— TwoNickles (@Xtrme4) May 9, 2013
@Xtrme4 It is two people – Eileen O'Neill is Gosnell's co-def. Still, her charges are only a page and a half. The rest is #Gosnell.
— jd mullane (@jdmullane) May 9, 2013
@jdmullane @disciple96 A lot of fine distinctions (1st/2nd degr, murder/manslaughter) – per charge. & pr'ly some sheer bargaining.
— David M. Wagner (@david_m_wagner) May 9, 2013
@GregZeboray not even in my nightmares imagined an office like this … monstrous & barbaric
— Kitty Alvarado NBC (@HeyKitty) May 9, 2013
https://twitter.com/adamsbaldwin/status/332552093472792576
The jury was read back monstrous testimony today, before which Gosnell was once again smiling. He was later laughing.
Kermit #Gosnell in courtroom to hear read-back of Adrinne Moton testimony. Expected to take several hours. Gosnell relaxed, smiling.
— jd mullane (@jdmullane) May 9, 2013
Recommended
#Gosnell jurors finish re-hearing Adrienne Moton testimony – deliberations will now resume #VerdictWatch
— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) May 9, 2013
#Gosnell jury requests read-back of clinic worker Adrienne Moton testimony. Moton admitted snipping necks of 10 babies at abortion clinic.
— jd mullane (@jdmullane) May 9, 2013
Adrienne Moton, whose testimony was read back to the #Gosnell jury, is 35 and plead guilty to 3rd degree murder of "Baby D" by neck "snip."
— jd mullane (@jdmullane) May 9, 2013
Moton testified on March 19. In exchange for her testimony, she made a plea deal with prosecutors.
— jd mullane (@jdmullane) May 9, 2013
Moton said she met Kermit #Gosnell through his niece in the 1990s. Gosnell performed 2 abortions on her, in '95 and '99.
— jd mullane (@jdmullane) May 9, 2013
When her medical insurance did not pay for one of the abortions, #Gosnell accepted an in-kind gift from Moton's fiancée: a wood fence.
— jd mullane (@jdmullane) May 9, 2013
A wood fence.
Moton at first volunteered at the Phila abortion clinic, then was paid $8 to $10 an hour to clean and sterilize medical instruments.
— jd mullane (@jdmullane) May 9, 2013
#Gosnell taught Moton how to perform ultrasounds on women seeking abortions. She said her training lasted "minutes."
— jd mullane (@jdmullane) May 9, 2013
Moton said she also began administering anesthesia and labor inducing meds to abortion patients, though she had no medical cert to do so.
— jd mullane (@jdmullane) May 9, 2013
Women undergoing abortions chose amount of sedation & most chose heavy. "They didn't want to be awake. They didn't want to hear anything."
— jd mullane (@jdmullane) May 9, 2013
Heartbreaking.
We continue to pray that justice will be served.
Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.), who is running for governor and is a former abortion clinic director, continues to remain silent.
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