Prosecutors Reinact Alleged Sex Assault in Court

Wide-eyed jurors watched Thursday as two prosecutors acted out a scene in which, a woman alleges, her church pastor sexually assaulted her.

Over the defense lawyer's strong objections, Assistant District Attorneys Kelly Siegler and Paul Doyle demonstrated as the woman described what she says happened during closed-door counseling sessions with James Tucker. . . .

[S]iegler, a veteran Harris County prosecutor, is known for aggressive questioning and occasional courtroom theatrics. She drew nationwide attention recently during the murder trial of Susan Wright, who stabbed her husband nearly 200 times.

At one point during the March trial, Siegler brought the couple's bloodstained mattress into the courtroom and, grasping a knife, straddled Doyle on the bed to demonstrate how she believed Wright killed her husband.

I don't know about you, but if I were a judge, this kind of thing would not take place in my courtroom. Details here from the Houston Chronicle.

Comments

[Arvind]

Yeah right. If I were a judge, I would happily allow this to happen. It's like free entertainment on the job.

[Elaine Brady]

I would like to know how to contact Susan Wright and lend her my support. I don't believe she received a fair trial and just want her to know that there are people who believe in her.