Summary: The Michelle Lodzinski Murder Case

Being from a country with a legal system that is a product of combining civil, Islamic & customary law, going to a courtroom and observing a case seemed like a very unnatural and intimidating task. Having no exposure to courts with the exception of dramatized television shows, I expected all who worked in the court to be big scary officials. This idea was proven to be quite the myth when the judge of the murder case I observed dismissed certain issues presented by lawyers with a casual “Peace” or “I don’t want any drama, man.” My peers and I were very confused soon after our arrival to the superior court, as we were intending on observing the famous Michelle Lodzinski murder case, however different employees seemed to have contradicting information concerning the case, varying from a simple “there are no cases going on”, to a “You should …show more content…
When the court was back in session, the prosecutor announced the name “Marrel Dashik”, the accused briefly worked as his secretary, when asked to describe her as an employee, he commented on her constant tardiness, and having a strange demeanor, then the defendant’s lawyer objects and as a result the judge asks the lawyers to meet at the sidebar, giving the accused an ear piece to hear everything that is said. A few minutes later, the prosecutor resumed to ask the witness questions of which revealed that he had a few casual conversations with Michelle, where she spoke of her struggles as a single mother, having had Timmy 5 years ago at the time, however he then commented that she did not have a picture of Timmy on her office desk, but had one of her boyfriend. Finally she left on a Friday and did not show up for work on Monday. The witness was also asked about Ellen, he said that he did not know or speak to her even though three employees in that workplace fit the description resembling