False allegations: "It's simple fast, and guaranteed to achieve the desired result," says Anne P. Mitchell, a defense attorney in San Jose, California. "In one fell swoop, she can get her husband completely out of her and the children's lives, and assure herself complete custodial control."

catOrmOuse · 2010-04-14T05:19:19+00:00

FTA Even though Lewis´ prosecutors knew from Heaslet´s diary that her rape allegation was false, they did not pursue criminal charges against her for filing a false rape report. Instead, they proceeded with Lewis´ trial. Without being told about the critical passages in Heaslet´s diary, Lewis´ jury was faced with a choice between ´he says it was consensual, and she says it was rape´. The jury chose the woman´s story, and Lewis was sentenced to eight years in prison.

Prosecutorial misconduct of the highest order.

windynights · 2010-04-13T18:26:15+00:00

And in one fell swoop she'll guarantee herself a future where she's regarded by her children and in-laws and shared friends as a pariah. It's no victory.

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