Feb 19, 2015

"I'm going to fuck you guys up", will a different jury in the Stiglich case by a self-defense claim?

Judson Stiglich was held to answer on all charges after the preliminary hearing in his case where he is charged with voluntary manslaughter concluded today. DDA Stacey Eads did a great job in building a case proving each count Judson Stiglich is charged with in this case, especially since Jennifer Robinson's testimony and certain statements were favorable to Stiglich.

Mr. Russ Clanton, who has been hired by Stiglich's family did not question Ryan Robinson's mother. Margaret Robinson pretty much corroborated what her daughter Jennifer Robinson had testified about arriving at the house and Judson Stiglich telling Jennifer Robinson that she had to tell her mother the truth that he had shot Ryan Robinson.

Margaret Robinson's testimony was brief compared to the hours of emotional testimony over two days by Jennifer Robinson with pauses and recesses. When confronted with reports and her own statements on cross, Jennifer Robinson added a few details she had left out the first day when she testified.

In the Matthew Brown case that recently went to trial, the jury did not vote for voluntary manslaughter or a justified killing. Compared to a preliminary hearing, more evidence is provided at a jury trial. Stiglich cried when Jennifer Robinson testified at the preliminary hearing. Matthew Brown teared up, only on the stand. Stiglich could be seen as a more sympathetic defendant.

Jennifer Robinson is a witness caught in a tragedy for both families. She loved her brother and it is clear that she still cares deeply for Stiglich. We may never know the back story and some facts but it was clear to see Jennifer Robinson is caught between two conflicting loyalties. Her family does not like Stiglich and they are in the courtroom and with her all the time. She often said, "I don't remember" and "I don't recall." She seems to remember some events clearly but when backed into a corner by her own words, she often says, "I don't recall" or "I don't remember."

When Jennifer Robinson was questioned by Mr. Russ Clanton, Stiglich's attorney, the knock on the door was clarified as "pounding on the door."  Jennifer Robinson said that caused her anxiety. She told Mr. Clanton that Ryan Robinson told Stiglich and her, "I'm going to fuck you guys up." She also said Ryan Robinson did say that he was going to get a gun, his AK-47 and that she was scared. There was a vague reference that both Stiglich and she were scared "because of what had happened to me".

Jennifer Robinson did not witness the actual shooting but she is the only one, besides Stiglich and her brother who was present and can tell what happened before the shooting and after the shooting.

Jennifer Robinson has painted Stiglich in a very sympathetic light so far. If a jury believes her and if Stiglich testifies, will Stiglich's jury trial have a different outcome than the Matthew Brown case?


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